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Top 3 Causes of Burnout…or at least they were my top 3
I have been amazed how much the subject of burnout has resonated with so many pastors, their wives, and people in general. I’m very happy my transparency made others stop and reassess where they were....
View ArticleHellerstadt…and why you need to know that name…
Imagine with me for a moment. You are having a minor surgery, like your appendix is being taken out. You have the opportunity to go to a clinic down the street from your house but you find out the...
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It Takes a Team…
You expect me to say nice things about SaveOne. It is after all, the non-profit I started 16 years ago. But did you know there is a whole TEAM of people behind me, beside me, and around me who love...
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Blood money, venom, elections, and hope…
For many politicians, standing on blood money has been their ticket to getting re-elected. They tout themselves as women’s rights advocates and repeat the same venomous lies we’ve been hearing since...
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UP YOURS!
You know those words that are supposed to shut us up, written by a coward sitting alone in his parent’s basement hiding behind a computer screen? At least that’s what I always picture when I get...
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Snagging the Pass Through….
I was with a pastor’s wife friend of mine the other day and she was describing how she had been going into “pass-through” mode. Of course that phrase is my own terminology that I have coined, but I...
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Crossing the Threshold
She walks across the threshold – perhaps the hardest thing she has done in years. I see the weight pressing down on her shoulders, like a thick dark cloud, no, it’s like a heavy yoke. The secret she...
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THE HERO IN YOU
Have you ever been shaken out of your complacency? Or maybe you have witnessed something so horrific that you could no longer treat it as a nightmare, as though it never happened? There have been many...
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An Army of Truth-Tellers!
I just returned from a marathon travel schedule over the last two weeks to Winston-Salem, NC, Santa Ana, CA, Oklahoma City, OK, and Casper, WY. I tell you that to first of all let you know that SaveOne...
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Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
My view of the Grand Tetons after leaving Jackson Hole, WY Being in vast skies, giant mountains, and the crisp Wyoming air does something to a person. Seeing mountain ranges, antelope frolicking, and...
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5 WORDS THAT CAN CHANGE A LIFE
There are 5 words David (of David and Goliath fame) spoke on the battlefield to remind Israel’s fearless fighting force why they were supposed to be fighting. “Is There Not a Cause?” I borrowed these...
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Don’t Live with Mediocrity any Longer!
God’s destiny for you never included abortion. When you chose to take a left fork onto the road called Abortion, you veered off into an area that wasn’t part of His plan. He wants to steer you back on...
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Why YOU are not helpless this political season
So many of us these days are skeptical about the political process. We are looking at the candidates and freaking out about our choices. I have friends who believe Trump will be the next Ronald Reagan,...
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My interview with a disc jockey…
You guys hear from me all the time, so I wanted to switch things up a little this month. My friend, Mary Fainn was a disc jockey on a local radio station in Guntersville, AL when I first met her. The...
View ArticleThree Questions to Ask Someone Who May be Considering Abortion
No woman in her right mind ever dreams as a little girl, that one day she will grow up and have an abortion. Not one. I usually avoid sweeping statements such as this one in my writing, but I can say...
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How Small is Your Comfort Zone?
Esther: Heroine? Fool? Insane? Psycho? What would be your description? Anyone who has read the book of Esther knows the outcome of the story. *Spoiler alert ahead* She enters an impossible battle, it...
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Promises, Promises
Be careful what you promise! When I started SaveOne, I remember promising God I would go wherever, speak to whomever, and do whatever it takes to get the job done. That “job” you might ask? Seeing...
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Prison…or Platform?
I listened to a podcast this week by a pastor named Carl Lentz. He said these words, “Your pain can be your prison or your platform, it’s your choice.” When he spoke those words I instantly thought of...
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Why we look like this…
I had the most wonderful time Saturday morning sitting around a table with two awesome ladies as I taught the SaveOne training. We laughed, we cried, and we got angry talking about the abortion issue,...
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Shake off pain…put on thankful
As we wind down this year at SaveOne I can’t help but reflect over 2016 and think about the things, people, and moments I am thankful for. Personally, this has been the hardest year our family has ever...
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