Let's Grow | the blog

“If you don’t want us to be in the ministry anymore, just say the word. Right now, you make the decision. What’s it gonna be?”

It is possible for all of us to focus on the most urgent tasks at hand, but regret the small things that never seem to make it to the top of

You are fine. Things in your life are okay. You are not going through a tragedy that’s rocking your world yet you don’t feel like there is a

At Sanctuary we are convinced that the number one tool in the enemy's toolbox targeting the Church is merely isolation. If Satan can iso

The reason I went online to learn the definition of a Stepford Wife is that a lovely person posted on Facebook that, “Martha Fouts was nothi

The pastor’s wife of the church I grew up in was a memorable lady. She was such a wonderful pastor’s wife, and yet, now that I think back as

Did you know that you have a backstory or an origin story? Your backstory has helped shape who you are today. Your backstory makes you compa

Here's the reality:  I can't go back and undo what I did or erase what I said, but I can decide if I am going to allow it to haunt m

Once that trust is broken it becomes more difficult to trust. The tables completely turn. It’s now a matter of learning to trust again, not

Truly, one the hardest things for me early in ministry was to fully believe--for myself—what I was teaching others.

It's lonely at the top. You may have heard that statement before--most likely before you found yourself "at the top" where you

We become powerful and will bring much change into our worlds when we stop looking at each other with petty jealousies and competition and s

“It doesn’t seem like you need any help.” I was a perfectionist disguised as a collaborator, which is a fancy way of saying that I was a con

Sometimes we allow ourselves to go down the path of thinking about the worst possible outcome because, somehow, we think it helps to prepare

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

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

How many times have you been at a corporate meeting for ministers and found yourself saying "we really should get together soon",...

I’ll be honest:  this book was deeply convicting to me. Like most middle-class Americans, I am guilty of always wanting more – a better car,

Sometimes I just don’t want to do what everyone else is doing. However, my husband read it first, and then our staff at church. They all con

I like real stories. I want paragraphs to draw me in to someone's world, taking me on a journey from point A to point B.  While we striv