In this episode of Shelf Indulgence Book Chats Podcast, we talk with Dalia Monterroso, the President of Chickenlandia, about her debut release, "Let's All Keep Chickens!" ...

Sacrifice is inherent to service. Our resources. Our money. Our hearts. Our time. Surrendering to service means opening yourself up to growth. Embodying a servant's heart means at times you may be asked to step outside of your comfort zone and serve in ways that are not...

In reality, we could list multiple fears centered around volunteering and serving others. From enabling addictions to perpetuating the cycle of poverty to being asked to do something outside of our comfort zone or unintentionally making the situation worse in some way, the list is endless. I have...

Mmmm…I love pie. I particularly like warm blueberry or apple pie with a scoop of cold vanilla ice cream on the side. Tasty desserts aside, there is one piece of pie I endeavor to serve myself on a regular basis to help me not only grow in my faith...

Well, we've made it past the halfway mark in examining the Ten Barriers That Block Christians From Serving segment as part of the It's YOUR Serve series. Are you learning some things about yourself? I know I am. How are you feeling so far? I know. I feel...

In the last blog post for Barriers That Block Christians from Serving, which is part of our It's Your SERVE series, we examined ways to maintain balance when serving others. We extolled the virtues of rest and gave suggestions for how to actively seek out sacred rest. Today, in...

Thus far we examined four barriers that block Christians from serving on a consistent basis, family-of-origin influences, confusion about our roles as caregivers, tunnel vision to our own trials, and thinking we are not needed. Today, we are going to talk about finding balance....

We've examined how the families we came from have influenced the families we create, learned the importance of accepting our role as caregivers, and prepared ourselves to answer the call of service no matter what season of life we may be in. Today, we focus on serving with...

Being willing and ready to serve the Lord means you may be called upon to serve others when it is inconvenient at best and difficult at worst. ...

Is it my job or my place to assume a caretaker role? It's a question we may have all asked ourselves at one time. Myself included. For whatever reason, we fail to fully understand our roles as carers of God's earth, people, and all creation....