Can I Borrow a Cup of Hope

Why Thoughts Aren’t Prayers

Why Thoughts Aren’t Prayers

According to my car, the outside temperature was 103 degrees. But inside the car, where a glitch caused the air conditioning to intermittently stop working, it felt like the surface of the sun. My GPS showed a solid red line of traffic on the parched Florida highway...

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Kind Words from Ministry Leaders

Kind Words from Ministry Leaders

How we met... It's pure gold when words of endorsement come from women doing the real work of ministry, with boots on the ground and arms around their women. They know what it's like when someone opens their brand new Bible for the very first time. They have extra...

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A New Excuse Not to Love My Neighbor

A New Excuse Not to Love My Neighbor

In my continual quest to find an exception clause or asterisk to Christ’s Second Greatest Command, I have a new excuse I’m sure the Lord has never heard before: “My neighborhood is a ghost town.” Literally. I live on a guest ranch in Colorado where the cabins are...

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Radiant Resilience Summit

Radiant Resilience Summit

Your cup of hope doesn't have to stay empty. We tend to think we're stuck. But the truth is, encouragement and empowerment from Christian sisters helps. Are you stuck in a negative mindset? Are you trying to spend more time with the Lord, or is prayer and bible study...

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Let’s Fill Her Cup with Hope

Let’s Fill Her Cup with Hope

Preorders Support Convoy of Hope's Women Empowerment initiativeMy husband and I will personally donate $1 to Convoy of Hope for every confirmed pre-sale order of Can I Borrow a Cup of Hope? submitted through the form below through September 26, 2023. Convoy of Hope is...

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Meet 5 Women Who Will Fill Your Cup with Hope

Meet 5 Women Who Will Fill Your Cup with Hope

In the summer of 2020, I taught the Bible study that would become Can I Borrow a Cup of Hope? at ClearView Community Church in Colorado. Sitting six feet apart in every other row of the sanctuary, with just as many women joining online, together we faced this scary...

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Kind Words from Shannon Popkin

Kind Words from Shannon Popkin

How we met... I remember vividly the first time I heard her name. I was taking a personal retreat for Maundy Thursday but had set aside time for a call with a literary agent I was trying to impress. Blythe Daniel told me that Kregel Publishing had used a new hybrid...

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“Cup of Hope” Launch Team!

“Cup of Hope” Launch Team!

I've always said that living my books is hard and writing them is easy, but selling them is the hardest part of all. Truth is, without a team of people committed to spreading the word, most books gather dust on warehouse shelves. I firmly believe Can I Borrow a Cup of...

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Kind Words from Jennifer Rothschild

Kind Words from Jennifer Rothschild

How we met... I met Jennifer and her husband, Dr. Phil, at the Proverbs 31 She Speaks Conference in 2009. She was superstar, yet so approachable. I won a door prize at her session and signed up for womensminstry.net, which they founded to equip women in ministry to...

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St. Peter’s Day is June 29

St. Peter’s Day is June 29

It’s always a good day to be in Italy, but June 29 is special. This is the celebration of St. Peter's Day, a significant religious occasion in Rome and around the world celebrated with regattas, parades, and fireworks. Fishing communities have a feast with dancing,...

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