Waiting

Every one of us has or will experience medical waiting rooms throughout our lives. These challenging moments that can stretch into hours, days and...

What She Said!Sharon BettersOctober 13, 2024SeptComment

An Answer to Jesus’ Prayer

In John 17, our groom, Jesus, prayed for His bride, the people of God, the church. He prayed this prayer right before He was arrested...

What She Said!Paula MilesOctober 12, 2024SeptComment

A Bride

God graciously gives us pictures in His Word that help us understand this interdependent living grounded in the truth that He calls us to. We begin to...

What She Said!Paula MilesOctober 11, 2024SeptComment

A Body

Yesterday we talked about being built as living stones into a holy temple, a dwelling where God lives by His Spirit....

What She Said!Paula MilesOctober 10, 2024SeptComment

A Building of Living Stones

In both of these passages, we read that we as “living stones” are being built – it’s a present, continuous process. In a culture of instant gratification, we ...

What She Said!Paula MilesOctober 9, 2024SeptComment

You Have Been Brought Near

You who were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. That is good news! No longer are we foreigners without hope...

What She Said!Paula MilesOctober 8, 2024SeptComment

Not Easily Tossed or Blown

On October 3rd, 2017, waves came for our family when our son, Clary, a freshman at Clemson University, was in a serious car...

What She Said!Paula MilesOctober 7, 2024SeptComment

Interlock, Overlap and Fit Together

I wish I could attend the Bible studies taught by this week’s Guest Writer, Paula Miles. I first heard Paula speak at a women’s conference. Her passion...

What She Said!Sharon BettersOctober 6, 2024SeptComment

Dear Future Me: On Regret, Memory, and Keeping the Record Straight

Tonight {if all goes well, and really, who am I kidding…} I will rock my three year old and put her into the crib for the last time, as tomorrow we will...

What She Said!Holly MackleOctober 5, 2024SeptComment

“Wake Up, Jesus!”

In Matthew 8, an exhausted Jesus climbs into a boat with his disciples and immediately falls asleep. The disciples are expecting a calm trip—they are used...

What She Said!Holly MackleOctober 4, 2024SeptComment

Equipped

God is gracious and merciful, and he didn’t allow me to stay there for long. He used a small group to reveal my sin patterns, and to cause me to grieve the lost months (years?), and to...

What She Said!Holly MackleOctober 3, 2024SeptComment

A Stinging Realization

A few years ago, a light bulb went on in my marriage. While on a weekend getaway with some couple friends, we were asked: “What have your biggest ...

What She Said!Holly MackleOctober 2, 2024SeptComment

Today and Forever

We have a Savior who is as much coming as he is come. The beautiful yet sometimes excruciating tension of the “now and not yet” can cause us to stumble...

What She Said!Holly MackleOctober 1, 2024SeptComment

She Blooms

I might not labor or spin, but I sure do know how to worry. I can fret with the best of them—I can spin possible negative outcomes...

What She Said!Holly MackleSeptember 30, 2024SeptComment

What She Said!

I’m so excited to bring you this series of What She Said! Your response to the summer series encouraged me to recruit six more guest writers. Each one brings a different style and personality but the same passion for offering help and hope through the truth...

What She Said!Sharon BettersSeptember 29, 2024SeptComment