Where’s Your Focus?
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Major Beth Desplancke Early in my marriage, my husband took me to a nearby city to attend a play. We weren’t familiar with the …
The Gift of Christmas
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Commissioner Colleen Riley I love the lights, the decorated trees, the smells of baking and the laughter of family gathering together. It is always …
Thankful Through Troubles
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Major Beth Desplancke November is here, fall is in the air, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I personally love the Thanksgiving holiday, …
Contentment in Any Season
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Colonel Donna Igleheart Greetings in the lovely name of Jesus. It is my honor to greet you in this way and a first to …
Welcome Home to the West
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Major Beth Desplancke On July 1, 2020, Colonel Donna Igleheart joined the Western Territory’s family as the Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries. Her and …
Lead Yourself
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Commissioner Jolene K. Hodder While in Kenya, my husband and I hired a guide to take us to a place called Crater Lake. There …
The Good in Goodbye
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Commissioner Jolene K. Hodder “For every goodbye, God also provides a hello.” Donna Gable Hatch I’ll never forget the first time I tried on …
Gospel Mothering
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Commissioner Jolene K. Hodder Alice von Hildebrand is 97 years old. She’s a well-known feminist, and she never had a child of her own. …
Hollow Bunnies
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Commissioner Jolene K. Hodder As I walked through the largely empty shelves of local grocery stores this week, I was struck by the large …
Disturbed Nest
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Commissioner Jolene K. Hoder Just as an eagle stirs up its nest, encouraging its young to fly… Deuteronomy 32:11a (THE VOICE) My late father loved …
The Cycles of God’s Call
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Commissioner Jolene K. Hodder Soak me in your laundry and I’ll come out clean, scrub me and I’ll have a snow-white life. Tune me …
Alice in Wonderland
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Commissioner Jolene K. Hodder For weeks before the big costume party, my daughter had been planning her outfit to the tiniest detail. She was …
Window Dressing
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Commissioner Jolene K. Hodder In our home, there is an established procedure for watching Hallmark Christmas movies. At the appointed hour, I run upstairs …
His Provision
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Commissioner Jolene K. Hodder After a good night’s sleep, our family rose early, slathered on the sunscreen, and prepared for our holiday adventure -whitewater …
The Lesson in the Cake
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Commissioner Jolene K. Hodder My daughter once came home from middle school and announced that she and five other students had signed up bake …
Is Faith Personal or Is it Inherently Social? PODCAST
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] Our salvation in Christ begins personally—it’s a decision and commitment made individually. But it does not end there. A genuine personal relationship with God flows …
He Understands
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] By Commissioner Jolene K. Hodder I received that call every child fears—come quickly, your father is ill. I dropped everything, jumped on a flight and …
A Mixed Salad
by Commissioner Jolene K. Hodder I love salad. Just thinking about the cool crunch of fresh vegetables and the flavorful collision of complementary tastes makes my mouth water. I love …
Whose Plan is It?
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] by Commissioner Jolene K. Hodder After a hectic travel schedule, I recently asked my husband to take a long walk with me along the Rancho …
How Trees Have Transformed My Leadership
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] by Commissioner Jolene K. Hodder My family and I have spent many wonderful holidays in the Kakamega rain forest of western Kenya. The forest is …