I yank it. I pull it. I stretch it. I rake my fingers through it carelessly. Yes, I’m talking about my hair. God has been showing me that the way I treat my hair is a barometer for the way I treat myself and others. …
Mentoring
Dealing Gently with Difficult People
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” [Ephesians 4:32] The popular writer F.W. Boreham once lost patience with a difficult man name Crittingden, who said and wrote many critical words. Boreham, angered beyond endurance, finally …
The Greatest Journey
“I did not realize there was more. The beautifully wrapped shoe box was enough. I never imagined the box was filled with things.” As a child in an Eastern European orphanage, this now articulate young woman had once received a shoe box wrapped in Christmas …
Choosing Gentleness
She was harsh with the other students. She snubbed her teachers. She intimidated me, and I was just a substitute secretary! Tianna was a sophomore in the small school where my husband was Director. She stood tall and proud and gazed down her nose at …
Share the Gospel: Use Words
“Share the Gospel daily. If necessary, use words.” Before my husband and I began our journey to serve as international missionaries, I clung to this phrase. I would justify to myself that I had indeed been obedient to the great commission because I had lived …
Nothing is so Strong as Gentleness
Kellie Renfroe founded Mentoring Moments in 2005 with two friends as a way to introduce women to the benefits of godly mentoring. Happily married for 23 years to Greg Renfroe, they have one daughter (13 years old) and three sons (19, 11, and 8 …
Gentleness: Strength under Control
Have you ever spent time with a horse? Most of them weigh over 1200 pounds. Not only do they outweigh humans, but they also out power us. However, with the right training and leadership you can ride and lead them. When I think about gentleness, …
Gentleness ~ The Spirit of Christ at Work
Gentleness sees the lost and reaches out with a caring hand and loving tone. “The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you …
Biblical Ways to Offer Kindness
“Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance.” Romans 2:4 Thy loving kindness is better than life, Thy loving kindness is better than life. My …
Leave “If Only” Behind
Just last week I was talking with a dear friend who experienced a disappointment in a relationship and has struggled to stop longing for life to return to how it used to be. As she shared her feelings, God stirred in my heart a passage …