by Stephanie | Mar 14, 2020 | emotional health, Leadership, rhythms
Friends, I know I’m not the only one who feels like my eyes and my ears are consumed with information, reactions, and comments that easily raise my level of anxiety. It’s so important to stay informed and to be as competent as possible whenever there are...
by Stephanie | Sep 4, 2017 | emotional health, healing, Life, Vulnerability
Guest post by Pastor Steve Wiens The wilderness is one of the main characters in the Hebrew Scriptures. Abraham, Jacob, Moses, and of course the entire Hebrew population all spend time there. The Hebrew word for “wilderness” is midbar. The word midbar derives from...
by Stephanie | Jul 14, 2017 | emotional health, Life, Lifestyle, rhythms
“There’s an app for that.” This phrase would have made little sense even just 15 years ago! I remember we were just realizing that we could send text messages from our flip phones right about then! Today, as we all know, is very different. Many have...
by Stephanie | May 25, 2017 | Church, emotional health, healing, Vulnerability
There is that sinking feeling. The one that you have when someone shares with you a struggle they have been going through for months, maybe even years and you had no idea. I’ve experienced this many times as someone with great courage opens up about their struggle...
by Stephanie | Nov 15, 2016 | Church, emotional health, healing, Lament, Life, Ministry
Lament – November 13th, 2016 – click here for audio By Stephanie Williams 1. ADDRESS TO GOD’S CHARACTER Oh God, you are our God. Creator, provider, sustainer and King. Messiah, Emmanuel, its to you that we sing. Alpha and Omega the Beginning and the End,...
by Stephanie | Feb 21, 2016 | Church, emotional health, healing, Ministry, Vulnerability
As I made my way to the lobby having just finished my Sunday sermon at my church a young woman I had never met came up to me. She had come with her friend to visit our church that day. “Thank you for what you said today in your sermon. I have never heard a pastor...
