“I felt nervous and laughed as my husband led our family devotions. And he never led them again.” Susan Shepherd at the PCA Women’s Leadership Conference
I know that many of you are not on Twitter and it may feel daunting to click on the “replay” mode of the LiveBlogs, so here are some of my favorite lines from the first plenary session of today’s PCA Women’s Leadership Conference. (These are the lines I tweeted @tarabarthel @pcacep #pcalt.)
BTW–The last two quotes (and the title of this post) are like a punch in my gut. I gasp at the honesty and rawness of what Susan Shepherd shared. She could only do so if she were assured of her forgivenss and her standing in Christ. And she is! I truly believe that the ripples of her testimony will be ocean waves of grace and glory by the time we get to eternity. Thank you so much, Susan. And thank You, our wonderful Heavenly Father, that you are making all things new.
SDG,
Tara B.
“We pray with Moses, “Show me your glory!”” Jane Patete
“We are celebrating God’s faithfulness! And we say thank you to Dr. Charles Dunahoo.” Jane Patete
“God not only gives us what we ask for, He gives us an overflow.” Dr. Stephen Estock
“Back then, our thinking was: “Never trust anyone over age 30,” so we thought the church was a failed man-made institution that didn’t understand the true faith.” Teri Anderson
“When a generation believes that the church is irrelevant, personal piety becomes preeminent. (“Just Jesus and me.”)” Teri Anderson
“Doesn’t knowing what the church really is give a thirst and zeal for gospel community?” Teri Anderson
“Our design is not our personality, temperament, personal taste, styles or preferences.” Teri Anderson
“When compassion happens, action is taken that costs the giver something.” Teri Anderson
“Compassion adds the element of action to the feeling of empathy.” Teri Anderson
“Ungodly womanhood is not limited to married people.” Susan Shepherd
“I felt nervous and laughed as my husband led our family devotions. And he never led them again.” Susan Shepherd
“I know I am forgiven, but I have been working for 30 years to rebuild what I tore down in that one moment.” Susan Shepherd