Do you know that it's okay to enjoy your life? And not just once in awhile, but every day?

I am a hard worker, have a lot of responsibilities, and my personality is naturally more serious. I remember a time many years ago when I realized that as much as I loved being in ministry and doing what God called me

My friend Penny and her husband have been serving in the ministry for more than twenty years, and both of them have been pastors. Penny has also worked for me, assisting me with various personal needs. She's ironed my clothes, cleaned up my messes, made coffee for me, prayed for me, and basically, done

I know a preacher whose son became sick with cancer. He prayed and believed with all his heart that God would heal him. But his son died. He became angry with God and cried out to Him, "Where were You when my son died?!"

A woman who works for me was divorced after thirty-nine years of marriage. Her husband left her. One day she found a note from

I used to be a very insecure woman who gained worth and value through what I did. And I was in full-time ministry. I was a pastor on staff of a good church that was thriving, led a weekly meeting of about 400 women, had a parking space with my name on it, and an office with my name on the door.

For a long time, there was so much turmoil in my life. It really saddens me to think about all the years I wasted living this way. I was a Christian and went to church, but I spent a lot of time being upset about things I couldn't do anything about, experienced feelings of guilt and condemnation

We all have habits. Here are a few of mine: I brush my teeth several times a day. I drink a lot of water and keep a bottle of water with me most of the time. I wiggle my toes all the time. Every night when I go to bed, I put lotion on my hands and feet. I also put lipstick on a lot to keep my lips moist.

A habit is "a usual manner of behavior

How to Handle Being Mad Without Being Foolish

Want to hear something ridiculous? Dave and I used to argue over who the actors were in a movie. He had a fixation on Henry Fonda and was always thinking everybody was Henry Fonda. It used to make me so mad when he would say, "Oh, that's Henry Fonda."

The Way to Get Out of the Mess You're In

When I was interviewed by Time magazine once, the interviewer asked me, "Does God want people to be rich?"
I knew that simply saying yes or no would get me in trouble, so I explained it like this: "God wants His people to have everything they can handle and keep Him first in their lives

I like to work and am a focused person. But I didn't always use wisdom in the way that I handled work.

I used to live with this cycle: I'd get burned-out, then rest, then work really hard and get worn-out again, then finally rest, then work myself to the point of exhaustion, then take a little time off… You get the picture.

"Come and dine," the Master is calling. "Come and dine!"

I was working with my son, Randy, to edit an article recently when I quoted some scripture. He stopped me and asked, "Did you mean to repeat yourself? You referenced the hungry twice."

I grabbed my Bible and turned