Wendy Pope

Our Heritage

Holiness. We had a lively discussion about Romans 12:1-2 in Sunday School yesterday, particularly the holy and pleasing portion of verse 1. Romans 12:1-2 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to…

Prayer Prompters

I am aware of so many prayer needs. People I know. People I don’t know. I am the first to admit how difficult it is to remember everyone. Typically when I hear of a need I press pause and pray right at the moment I hear of the request. Very often the Lord burdens my…

Exhale. Inhale.

I spent the weekend in the writer’s world at the Re:Write Conference in Austin, TX. Sitting in a room with giants in the writing arena like George Barna, Mark Batterson, Ted Dekker, Mary DeMuth, and Crystal Paine (and more) was quite intimidating. To be very honest, I was paralyzed with intimidation. I sent Scott the…

Dare to Hope

“Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this.” Lamentations 3:21 (NLT) Have you ever cried until the tears would no longer come and uttered words like “Everything I hope for from the Lord is lost?” Then you, me and Jeremiah make three. Like me you have probably asked questions like: “Why Lord? What am…