When Heaven Goes Silent

The emergency room was deathly still except for my husband’s anguished weeping. Tearless, I held our little son Timmy’s chilling body to my breast, trying to warm him, unwilling to let him grow cold. Bruised from futile resuscitation efforts, he was naked except for a...

Leaders of Value

Initially, I wrestled with my calling to Christian leadership because I am female. I had proper gifts for leadership—passion, vision, education, experience, and desire—but I secretly questioned whether I had pushed myself forward when God really wanted me to sit down,...

Reaching Today’s Women

(Given at the Advanced Writers & Speakers Convention, Denver, CO)  The average American woman is changing. Today’s girls have bigger shoulders, wider waists, and slimmer hips so clothing manufacturers adjust to fit that profile. Like clothing manufacturers...

A Code of Honor

It was a mistake. I knew it then and I admit it now.  I was in Atlanta attending a conference where I didn’t know hardly anyone. Lonely, I decided to telephone an old friend living there. He came down to my hotel, picked me up, and you can guess what happened next: He...