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Flashback: Some thoughts from MinistryNet ’07 (Bangkok) on e-mentoring, which is primarily by email . a. Avoid being a spiritual tipper (dump-track). Stop preaching, start loving. b. Be personal, authentic, transparent. Look for areas of connection. e.g. “I had a similar question…”, ” When I was lost, I found…” c. Use search engines to look up answers to difficult questions. d. Join them in [...]

When I began this series, I hoped to end it with lots of answers and a specific plan. There were blanks in my story I wanted filled. And yet, I stared at the ceiling the other night with many of the same questions going through my mind. What will happen next? What does God want me to do? [...]

This isn’t what you think. It’s not about mushy, pie-in-the-sky, singing-in-the-rain romance. (Although there is a little rain as you’ll soon see. And there’s a big surprise for you!) Nope, this is about a different kind of love, a different kind of story… yours. But let’s start with the rain first. One day as I gathered books and stepped into the hall [...]

* Last post of our 21-day challenge ! Thank you so much for sharing this journey with me. We’ve shared, learned, prayed, and grown together. On this final day, I simply want to pray for your story … Lord, Thank You being the Author of our lives. And thank You for the woman who is reading these words. I imagine her, leaning toward a computer [...]

To start from part one, click here. The Israelites had a holy GPS to the Promised Land and the journey still took a long time. Jesus knew He was called to be the Messiah but He didn’t officially begin His ministry until age 30. Esther spent a year on beauty treatments before she even met the king (sign me up for that [...]

To start from part one, click here . I messed up. Again. I sat on the back deck thinking about what a failure I’d been. What must God think of me? I was writing in my journal as I had been every day. Lately, I felt like God had been impressing on me to only write good things—compliments people [...]

*  The 21- day challenge started on part 11 of the series. That’s why the numbers on Holley’s blog are higher than 21. A Story Statement is a lot like a Mission Statement. I like the word “story” because it implies creativity and freedom as well as reminding me that God is the Author. Whatever you call it, the purpose is the [...]

As you know by now, I’m a “live from the heart” kind of girl. That means some days (okay, a lot of days) my emotions try to get the best of me. So I’ve been asking God what to do with all these feelings. As I prayed and pondered, this little sentence popped into my heart… Emotions make great messengers and bad bosses. [...]

I tend to embarass myself when I speak by doing things like, oh, walking into the men’s room or breaking water jugs . Yes, ma’am. So when I showed up to speak at a conference for the wives of worship leaders yesterday, I vowed I would change my crazy ways. And I felt quite calm until realizing the other [...]

To God.com Dear Lord, Every single evening As I’m lying here in bed, This tiny little prayer Keeps running through my head: God bless all my family Wherever they may be, Keep them warm And safe from harm For they’re so close to me. And God, there is one more thing I wish that you could do; Hope you [...]

Flashback: This was early 2006 when we were anticipating the screening of “The DaVinci Code” in Singapore cinemas and had a website “Right2Reason” set up to share central truths about Jesus’ birth, death and resurrection. It was also our 1st attempt at paid “advertisement” on search engines, using Goggle Ad Words, to help the evangelistic site [...]

Just read this bit of news on Yahoo,  titled “Pope to priests: Go forth and blog” A presence on the Web, precisely because it brings us into contact with the followers of other religions, nonbelievers and people of every culture, requires sensitivity to those who do not believe, the disheartened and those who have a deep, [...]

One of the main reasons for having this blog is so that each one of us can interact with one another, especially sharing stories and also encouraging one another along the way when we face difficulties. It’s very much like what we are doing as e-mentors, responding and reaching out to others. As such [...]

There is a website for all of Global Media Outreach’s volunteers worldwide to network. It has links to some resources to help you in e-mentoring. You simply use the same penname and password for ARC to log in. Go to https://www.gmovolunteers.com/login.php To highlight a few things there, check out: – Discipleship :  30-Day Guide, Growing In The [...]

There’s something about face-to-face, neck-hugging, shoulder-crying, loud-laughing times that make all seem right in the world again.

I’ve spent the last few days at the Blissdom conference in Nashville. That’s where Dawn Camp snapped this fun photo of Stephanie and I. I saw many of the (in)courage writers , connected with people from twitter, and made new friends too. And I thought of you. Because I connected with [...]

To start from part one, click here . Skill: A strength expressed in a specific way that builds up others and benefits the Kingdom. Now that you know your strengths , what do you do with them? Chances are, you’re already doing something. Strengths are made to be expressed. We call those expressions skills. Skills can get overlooked. Besides being made fun of [...]

To start from part one, click here . Strength: a personal characteristic that can be used on behalf of God in service to others. To find the core strengths in your story, download the list and find the words that most apply to you. Download Strengths List Then put them through the S.T.R.E.N.G.T.H. Test … Service – Does it help me serve God and others? Time – Has it [...]

To start from part one, click here . When I began this series, I knew one post would be about our strengths. They’re essential to our stories. But I avoided it. Why? The “good Christian girl” voice inside kept saying, “But that’s not humble.” Finally, I had a little chat with her… “Girl, what’s your definition of ‘humility’?” “Being insecure, thinking everyone else is better than [...]

To start from part one, click here . Some of you are saying, “I want to go in new directions but I don’t know how to move on from the past.” I’ve read your comments.  All of them. In the Meaningful Memories post many of you mentioned it was hard to find even one good memory. I left a comment for [...]

To start from part one, click here . It’s a junior high lunch table. We eavesdrop on giggly girls… “My boyfriend is captain of the football team.” “I found THE COOLEST JEANS last weekend!” “I got an A on the Science test.” Is anyone else’s heart racing just thinking about being back there. Good grief. Okay, I’ve regained my composure. The point is that as women [...]