Jessica Miller Kelley
Mother's Day Worship: Plan with Sensitivity
Mother’s Day is one of the unofficial “high holy days” of the church calendar. Like Christmas and Easter, the second Sunday in May often brings in visitors the…
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Article 7 Deadly Sins (Sermon Series and Study)
People may say that Christians are too judgmental, that we talk too much about sin, but it seems that the problem really is that we talk too much about other people's…
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Blog Biblical Marriage: A Look at Love, Respect, and Submission
When I heard that Rachel Held Evans was calling her husband "master" for a week during her “Year of Biblical Womanhood,” my first thought (forgive my gutter-mind) was…
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Article New Year's Visitors
New Year’s resolutions are a celebration of good intentions. Some we stick with, some we don’t, but the goal is always to make changes that we know are good for us…
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Blog Olympics Sermon Ideas and More
As the number of television stations, websites, and every other diversion increases, it gets harder and harder to find cultural references that most people in your congregation…
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Blog Startled by God (A Sermon Illustration)
My eight-month-old daughter startles very easily. She'll be creeping across the floor and if I call to her or walk into her line of sight, she jolts in panic before smiling and…
About This Author
Jessica Miller Kelley is a managing editor of Ministry Matters and of Circuit Rider magazine. A denominational mutt and pastor's wife, her work equipping and inspiring leaders for ministry is informed by a wide range of church experiences. She also blogs about working motherhood, cute kids and craftiness at The Parsonage Family.
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