Thanksgiving’s over, and instead of a typical blog on “what I’m thankful for,” I researched the REAL Thanksgiving story. Was it really the simple hug-it-out tale we grew up with? YIKES. This isn’t your […]
Author: Jodi Decker
When Women Don’t Like Other Women
This provocative topic was prompted by a comment made at a women’s evening event, how it’s not uncommon for women to say they don’t like women’s groups or won’t join them. Why is this […]
Acts of Quiet Servitude
Shh! The church has a well-kept secret! I only found out recently, when our couples small group was studying the topic of love and serving others and this came up. We usually serve our […]
When Being Far Away Brings You Closer to God
Today marks 8 months of living in Japan for my daughter. She teaches English in a rural town. She began studying Japanese in junior high and high school because she loved Pokemon. She […]
The Easy Way or the Hard Way
My father raised us with the admonition, “there’s an easy way and there’s a hard way. Which way do you want to do it?” “Easy” translated to obedience; “hard” meant defiance and dire consequences. […]
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
I’m showing my age, quoting a song lyric from The Rolling Stones. It makes me think of the topic happiness, to be featured in an upcoming sermon series. It’s very timely. Wait, what? […]
The Long and Winding Road
The Long and Winding Road Write about your marriage. Really, God? Is it because my blog comes on the heels of our 36th Anniversary? Ladies, I’m not excluding those of you who are […]
What Women Need to Know About Men
I ran into Andrea Bridges and her girlfriend at the recent Aspire Christian Women’s conference. She invited me to sit with them, and as we chit chatted, we realized we all had in common […]
Astonishment and Awe
Astonishment and Awe I love the Easter season: Spring, renewal, Resurrection, eggs, chocolate, and movies. Movies? Yes. I’ve watched The 10 Commandments since childhood. My personal favorite is Ben Hur. More recently, there’s The […]
World Class Worrier
World Class Worrier…I wish it said World Class Warrior. Mental health is an area addressed in 50 Days of Transformation, and I knew I’d have to confront this one. A few weeks ago, […]