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Thanks + Planks | Week One
This year, I'm bringing back THANKS & PLANKS, a four-week challenge for the body, soul and mind.
Samalee Allen
Nov 4, 20242 min read

November Blog Series
This year, I'm bringing back THANKS & PLANKS, a four-week challenge for the body, soul and mind.
Samalee Allen
Nov 1, 20241 min read

LTS Soon to Celebrate 100 Episodes!
As Let's Talk with Sanctuary wraps up Season Four of the podcast this year, we are also celebrating the completion of 100 episodes...
Sanctuary
Oct 23, 20241 min read


The Ticket Off Loneliness Island
The goal is revelation. And the revelation is that you are valuable, you are loved, and you don't have to be lonely.
Bridgette Tomlin
Jun 28, 20246 min read


The Temptation of Loneliness Island
Let's attempt to break down the lie of loneliness and send out a life preserver to you who have camped out on Loneliness Island.
Bridgette Tomlin
Jun 7, 20245 min read

Let's Retreat '24 Registration OPENS NEXT WEEK!
“(Let’s Retreat) felt like God setting a lavish feast for me to come to in the presence of my enemies.”—Let’s Retreat guest Lindsey M.
Sanctuary
Feb 27, 20241 min read

LTS Season 4 Launches TODAY!
We are launching Season Four of Let's Talk with Sanctuary today and welcome a return visit with our friend, Sheila Harper of SaveOne ....
Sanctuary
Jan 12, 20241 min read

We're taking a (short) break.
We aren't going anywhere. Just taking a (short) break.
chrestentomlin
Nov 20, 20231 min read


Blooming from Sorrow
Recently I shared on Sanctuary's podcast about the sudden death of my husband, joe, on March 15, 1981, and the healing of my broken heart...
Betty Calabrese
Apr 28, 20213 min read


Happy Birthday, Sanctuary!
Six years ago we hosted our very first Let’s Retreat with a few dozen unsuspecting guests who literally had no idea what they were attending
Bridgette Tomlin
Feb 28, 20211 min read


Beware of Blah
Why are we as women so content to push people away and settle for a life that is okay or good when God has designed a life for us that can b
Lisa Goins
Sep 9, 20206 min read


Let's Talk.
Sanctuary is launching a brand new PODCAST for women in ministry just ahead on Wednesday, September 2, 2020!
chrestentomlin
Aug 14, 20201 min read


What's In Your Hands?
Ministry happens when you use what you have in your hands. Practicing hospitality is an ongoing process. Special encounters await. Going bey
Dorcas Schroeder
Jul 22, 20205 min read


Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Can we minister to our neighbors during a pandemic? Absolutely, yes! In a world where gathering is discouraged and fear prevents neighboring
Dorcas Schroeder
Jul 15, 20205 min read


A Ministry Wife Mantra
I'll take one for the team and say the thing that most ministry wives wouldn't dare say out loud:
I don't want to go back to th
Jennifer Watson
May 20, 20205 min read


Creating Conversation: Talking to Kids About Crisis
It is often hard for us to know what to say because it is very possible that we are trying to sort out our own feelings regarding what is go
Karmen Wilson
Apr 8, 20205 min read

Crisis + Competition
If we aren't careful, though, the western Church will tragically miss an opportunity to put out a clarion call that loudly blasts, "
Bridgette Tomlin
Apr 1, 20206 min read

Surrender to Surgery
The Surgeon wasn't necessarily trying to remove things from me. He was actually attempting to give life to something deep within my spir
Bridgette Tomlin
Mar 18, 20204 min read


Soul Surgery
Things took a turn for the worst, or rather a turn toward the emergency room. Long story short, I may have traveled to Missouri with a gallb
Bridgette Tomlin
Mar 4, 20204 min read


Scary New Things
I have learned there is no shame in sharing your story of weakness when it points to God’s strength lifting you up out of the pit, and comin
Casey Graves
Jan 9, 20205 min read
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