A Note from Kelly King: Ongoing contributor Deb Douglas addresses an issue that has probably touched the majority of our readership. Whether you have faced the personal struggle of an addiction or someone in your family has, ministry leaders must be prepared to offer guidance. If you are looking for ...
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A Note From Kelly King: One of today’s greatest cultural struggles is loving women struggling with gender identity and sexuality. Today, ongoing contributer, Deb Douglas, writes on this timely subject and how we can love women with the love of Christ. If you’re looking for a Bible Study that ...
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A Note From Kelly King: I still remember sitting across the table from my new friend, Stacee. As we talked, she began to share her story with me—her struggle with anorexia, cutting, and her husband losing his ministry position because of her illness. In the midst of opening up to me, she also shared ...
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From Kelly King: In today’s article, Deb Douglas reminds us that sometimes dealing with difficult people is a matter of looking in the mirror. Jesus spoke about the need for us to remove the log out of our own eyes before we take the speck out of another. As a leader, may this article remind us to ...
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A Note From Kelly King: Are you guilty of wanting to “fix” someone? If I were honest, I would admit I’m guilty—especially when it comes to those I’m closest to. In today’s article, Deb Douglas reminds us that our role as leaders is not to fix difficult people, but understand how to give them ...
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A Note From Kelly King: If leaders were honest, we would admit there are some people who just “make us crazy.” The reason is that ministry translates into relationships and people—all people. We must realize difficult people are always going to be in our lives. It’s how we respond that makes the ...
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A Note from Kelly King: How do we love others? The same way we love the Lord—with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Deb Douglas finishes her series on Messy Heartaches in a Messy World, by reminding us of ways we can practically make this happen. The question I get asked most frequently ...
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A note from Kelly King: Last week, Deb Douglas began a three-part look at ways to help hurting families. In part two, Deb takes a closer look at how we respond to hurting people. Last week, we began with a list of ways families are suffering from heartaches in this messy world. (You can read that ...
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A Note from Kelly King: I’ve often said that everyone has their “stuff.” It doesn’t mean we minimize the hurts and messiness of people, but it’s a reminder that we live in a broken world. Deb Douglas, in her continuing series on Ministering in the Messy, gives all of us some practical ways to ...
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