Encouragement
When Your Efforts Feel Wasted: Finding Meaning in God’s Hidden Work
I sat amongst a small group of teenage girls, eager to dive into God’s Word with them. But […]
Candi Powers
Behind the Smile: Facing Hurt while Trusting God as a Pastor’s Wife
I won’t soon forget the day years ago when I walked in a few minutes late to the […]
Communication
Episode 226 – Cultivating a Healthy Marriage with Tate and Wendy Cockrell
Candi Powers
Unfair Expectations and the Pastor’s Kid: How to Respond with Wisdom
Has your child ever been treated unfairly because they’re the pastor’s kid? I know they know better. I […]
Marriage
Pastor, Don’t Ignore the Unhealth in Your Marriage (Part 1)
My wife and I had the worst fight of our marriage several years ago. The argument occurred following […]
Marriage
Pastor, Don’t Ignore the Unhealth in Your Marriage (Part 2)
In part one, I told you about the worst fight my wife and I have had to date. […]
COVID-19
For Pastors’ Wives: Living in the Land of “Re”
We are living in the land of "Re": re-entry, re-gather, re-opening. In other words, starting again. Businesses and churches are re-opening, but people are still getting sick. Plans for the fall are happening, but with necessary precautions and heightened sensitivity.
Anxiety
Pastor’s Wife: Check Your Mental Temperature
We live in an age where we check our temperatures to go to work, school, the dentist, and even inside a restaurant. This external thermometer gauges how healthy our physical body is, but is no help in gauging our mental and emotional health.
Charles Spurgeon
Pastors’ Wives: The Church is Not Your Rival
Several years ago, I attended a retreat for pastors’ wives where we talked about a question commonly discussed in these types of circles: How do we balance family time and ministry? I think at the heart of this question, women are asking this: How do I guard time with my family well while also being supportive and involved in my husband’s calling as a pastor?