Ministry is hard, and ministry wives are often in need of encouragement.
All too often, a woman marries a man-not his ministry-and yet her husband’s calling infringes upon many aspects of their life together. What if ministry life isn’t what they bargained for? What happens when their children aren’t perfect? How do they deal with church gossip, or even slander? As a pastor’s wife of almost 50 years, Jani Ortlund addresses these questions along with many others as she offers encouragement and guidance to ministry wives, reminding them that God works out his delightfully good purposes in and through their sacrifice.
128 pages
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Introduction
Chapter 1: Help! I Didn’t Bargain for This
Chapter 2: Help! It’s Sunday Morning
Chapter 3: Help! I Want to Fix Him
Chapter 4: Help! My Husband Seems Depressed
Chapter 5: Help! I Can’t Remember Their Names
Chapter 6: Help! My Children Aren’t Perfect
Chapter 7: Help! My Pastor Doesn’t Understand Me
Chapter 8: Help! I Haven’t Seen Them for a While
Chapter 9: Help! I Need More of God
Chapter 10: Help! Our Romance Is Regressing
Chapter 11: Help! They’re Talking Again
Chapter 12: Help! Remind Me Why We Do This
