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Book Review | Ruth, A Portrait
This detailed memoir takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes tour of this ministry power couple, complete with the detours, disagreements, d
Bridgette Tomlin
Jun 27, 20195 min read


Assuming the Best
I can visualize just where I was sitting in the dimly lit bedroom of our rent house, 16 years ago, where we housed our ministry's home...
Bridgette Tomlin
May 27, 20195 min read


The Ticket Out of Loneliness Island
With 21 years of itinerant ministry under my skinny snakeskin belt, I have sat across the table from many a ministry wife who either unloads
Bridgette Tomlin
Mar 25, 20196 min read


The Treasure of Loneliness Island
Loneliness Island can bring a girl down, if she lets it. And yes, we should throw out that life preserver for authentic friendship, even if
Bridgette Tomlin
Mar 18, 20195 min read


The Trap of Loneliness Island
Once loneliness has a choke hold on an individual, it seems all the more difficult to break out of it. Often ministry wives begin to take in
Bridgette Tomlin
Mar 11, 20195 min read


The Temptation of Loneliness Island
Loneliness Island may be isolating, but it is overpopulated all the same.
Bridgette Tomlin
Mar 4, 20195 min read


Beginnings.
A new year isn’t a new beginning just because the hands on the clock pass from 11:59pm to 12:00am. A new beginning doesn’t surface...
chrestentomlin
Jan 1, 20191 min read


Lonely at the Top
It's lonely at the top. You may have heard that statement before--most likely before you found yourself "at the top" where you
Bridgette Tomlin
Oct 15, 20184 min read


Anxiety Busters, Part Two
There is a moment in every crazy cycle of anxiety where we have a choice to get off the cycle. As with any habit, it’s easier to create a ne
Bridgette Tomlin
Sep 17, 20183 min read


Anxiety Busters
The peace of God ruling and reigning in your life as a believer on the Lord Jesus Christ may be the single most important ally you have in a
Bridgette Tomlin
Sep 10, 20184 min read


Let's Connect.
How many times have you been at a corporate meeting for ministers and found yourself saying "we really should get together soon",...
chrestentomlin
Aug 26, 20182 min read


What's Your Secret?
If they could do it, so could you and so can I. I've heard it said before, "sin makes you stupid". And it only takes one "
Bridgette Tomlin
Apr 23, 20183 min read


Seeking a Trusted Adviser
I will never forget years 14 and 15 of my life. I often refer to them as the years my mom "flipped the switch" in her efforts to p
Bridgette Tomlin
Feb 26, 20185 min read


Let's come alongside.
Through our Sanctuary retreats, Let's Connect events, the Facebook online community, and personal connection, Sanctuary is growing in it
chrestentomlin
Feb 9, 20182 min read


Working 9-to-When?
It's Wednesday night. At 11pm. I am desperate for sleep after a day packed with endless questions, messes to clean up, meals to cook, er
Bridgette Tomlin
Jan 29, 20186 min read


On Your Guard
The fact that he simply entered our home was not the frightening factor. It was the fact that he chose to enter unexpectedly, during the nig
Bridgette Tomlin
Nov 6, 20176 min read


That Ugly 'B' Word
Do you find that when you're talking to some people these days that you're on a meter of time? We are too busy.
Bridgette Tomlin
Aug 7, 20175 min read
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