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Driving Miss Crazy
I recently read a beautiful story about a woman at the end of her life going on her last drive. Someone was driving the car as they...
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joyforministry
- Jun 13, 2023
- 4 min
Is it OKAY That I Am Still Angry?
This past weekend, during a night where sleep evaded me, I stayed up and watched the entire Hillsong documentary. This new one, called...
joyforministry
- May 7, 2023
- 1 min
Are You Still Hiding?
Check out this week's Pop of Joy. Need Prayer? Click the FOR Prayer link on our page or email us at: joyforministry@gmail.com Sign up...
joyforministry
- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
It's Scary to be a Pastor in 2022
For the last several years, the world has watched as celebrities and influencers have become part of the "cancel culture". Some are...
joyforministry
- Dec 23, 2021
- 8 min
Fired From Church - Surviving the Trauma Part 2
“Mom I had a dream. I was at school and I was walking past a classroom. I saw my little buddy from church and he screamed for me to...
joyforministry
- May 1, 2021
- 7 min
Fired From Church: My story of surviving the trauma.
I will never forget the call. I was at my desk at work. I knew my husband Jason was having a meeting with his boss that morning. I looked...
joyforministry
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
Messy Ministry
There is one thing I have become convinced of since hosting a podcast and talking to women in ministry. Ministry is messy. You can’t be...
joyforministry
- Dec 24, 2020
- 3 min
What You Feel is Not What You Believe.
Dear God, I feel so many things. Help me to choose the things I believe. I feel inadequate. I believe that I have the power of Christ. ...
joyforministry
- Nov 27, 2020
- 3 min
Don't Stop Short
It is Thanksgiving week and I am reflecting. Recently, my husband and I sat down for an interview with a woman who is doing her doctoral...
joyforministry
- Oct 8, 2020
- 4 min
I Am the Older Brother
Micah 6:8 says to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly. Act justly. I have a passion for justice. I seek it to a fault. If I...
joyforministry
- Sep 2, 2020
- 4 min
Ministry is not enough
A few years ago I set out to lose some weight. I set healthy goals and established some healthy disciplines. Through hard work and...
joyforministry
- Aug 11, 2020
- 5 min
Put Up Guardrails But Not Walls
I recently wrote a blog on trusting God. A day after I wrote it, the question came to my mind “who do you trust in this world?” As a...
joyforministry
- Jul 28, 2020
- 5 min
I thought I had more trust in God.
I love my morning coffee. It is just about my favorite thing. Many times I go to bed at night thinking of how I can’t wait to wake up to...
joyforministry
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
Let God Rewrite Your Song.
We all have things that take us back. When I was pregnant with my first child, my husband and I would talk about baby names. There were...
joyforministry
- May 27, 2020
- 5 min
I am offended.
I am winning. But I have a confession to make. I can hold a grudge like nobody's business. My whole life I have been a grudge holder. A...
joyforministry
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
Lord, Change Me!
This Monday's devotion is brought to us by Kaitlin! What a powerful word about prayer!
joyforministry
- Apr 9, 2020
- 4 min
The Early Years Series - Ministry, Marriage, and a Mess, oh my!
Ever think back to a really hard time in your life that you thank God that He brought you through it AND that you never have to go back...
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