In caring for the fatherless, we can’t overstate the importance of the local church.

Cultivating a healthy women’s ministry is less complicated than you think.

Titus is to set an example for the flock. Paul says the same to Timothy when he writes to him as well (1 Tim. 4:12). Paul consistently taught this to young pastors specifically, but I think we can apply it to ourselves too. Be an example to others. God is interested in how we live […]

This is the first of a 2-part post on accountability. Accountability is a word that can conjure up different emotions. Some people are scared of it; they think that another person is going to be prying into their lives and might not like what they find. Some people think it’s great; why wouldn’t you want […]

A Review of The Pastor’s Wife by Gloria Furman When Mez gave me this book to read, I was in two minds about how helpful it would be. I’ve read books like this before, and sometimes they are only really suitable for those pastoring in the States. Often it is difficult to see the relevance […]

This post was written by Sharon Dickens, 20schemes Director of Women’s Ministry. This is part 2 of a 2-part blog series on the issue of wisdom and counselling written by Sharon Dickens (20schemes director of women’s ministry). In the first part of Dumb Yet Dumber, we were thinking about who is the source of our […]

I sat in a meeting talking about how we might be able to help women in hard places do women’s ministry. The thing is, I’m sitting there thinking, This is crazy! What have we got to say? What can we do? We don’t have anything to offer. What if they ask questions we don’t know […]

Gloria Furman is the author of Glimpses of Grace, Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full, and The Pastor’s Wife. She lives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with her husband Dave, a pastor, and their four children. Gloria is a member of Redeemer Church of Dubai and blogs at www.gloriafurman.com

Being a woman and being single is very difficult. Being a godly single woman is awash with all sorts of pitfalls and minefields. The big question for today is, “What happens when we don’t do it well?” I’d like to be able to say that I have always handled being a single woman well and […]

Just this past week, a Scotsman was sentenced to 15 years in prison for shaking a 15-week old baby so hard that it is brain damaged and will need full time care for the rest of its life. For those who can stomach it, the story can be read here. It’s easy to picture these […]