Ever since Trump won the election two days ago, I've seen speakers and writers that I love express either jubilation or outright despair on Twitter and on Facebook. I understand that emotions are high. But I want to encourage all of you who feel called to speak or write to remember your main purpose, and to never, ever let politics jeopardize Continue Reading
How Much Do I Share When I Speak-if It Concerns Others?
My story is about learning how to say "God, you are enough." When I share my story, I do so to challenge women to open up their hands, and say, "God, you may have given me many blessings, but ultimately my life is based entirely, and solely, in You. You are my Source. You are enough." And I do that by sharing my story of loss--my son who Continue Reading
How Not to Get Jealous of Other Speakers
Last week I turned on Facebook, and found that a woman that I've been following, and who has been my peer and my friend, just got a new TV show. I was happy for her. I really was. But I have to admit that my first reaction was a gulp. And a sigh. And a twinge of jealousy. I've been working hard! Why does she have a TV show and I don't? Continue Reading
What Does Trusting God with Marketing Look Like?
I have a confession to make. I've always been a wimp when it comes to trusting God with marketing. You probably are, too. Most of us suffer from this illness. We sit back and say: I trust God to grow my ministry. How is that wimpy, you say? Well, let me illustrate by telling you a story. I started my main marriage and parenting blog in Continue Reading
Use Your Words: When Your Speaking Ministry Stresses You Out
Today on Use Your Words we talked stress. Usually I give you some pep talk about marketing, or planning a talk, but I thought it was important to touch on something all of us deal with, but rarely talk about: how draining ministry is. And speaking ministry has its own unique stresses! Every Tuesday I host a BlogTalkRadio show for 30 minutes, Continue Reading
Telling the Gospel to Those Who Haven’t Heard It
I'm sorry that my posts have been infrequent lately--I'm trying to take some time with family this summer, because my year coming up is going to be so busy! But I have some things on my mind that I thought I would share with you. One of the things that happens once a speaker has been speaking for a while is that we tend to get known outside of Continue Reading