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The Christian Working Woman with Mary Lowman exists to encourage, equip and empower workplace Christians in the marketplace.

The Joy Gap is that space between the joy we expect and what we actually feel. This term—Joy Gap—is becoming a noticeable phenomenon in our...

We are examining the Joy Gap—the difference between the joy we expect and the joy we actually experience. This Joy Gap has taken an identity...

Have you ever reached something you really wanted—an achievement, a milestone, even a season of life—and then thought, “I expected to feel h...

The book of Genesis explains to us that it was God’s plan to create two sexes, male and female, both created equally in his image, bot...

I’ve been looking at the book of Daniel and focusing on how he and his friends lived and worked in a foreign and often hostile environment—m...

Do you work with people who seem jealous of your success? How do you live as a Christ-follower in that environment without becoming defensiv...

Do you find it difficult to be honest when you have to deliver bad news? It can feel risky especially when the outcome might affect your job...

Do you work in a hostile or competitive environment where your coworkers are contentious and will do anything to get ahead? That’s a difficu...

Is your workplace a difficult environment? Are you being asked to participate in things that don’t align with your biblical convictions? Man...

When you look in Scripture, you can find some very stunning examples of people who had pockets of fear—and I’m talking about some great sain...

Extravagance is generally considered an undesirable trait. It’s defined as excessive, wasteful, exorbitant. Yet, when I look at God, I...

I want to talk about Ichabod. How would you like to be named Ichabod? It’s not a lovely name, is it, but what it means is even worse....

Stop and think: Where in Scripture do you find the term self-esteem? How about self-love? I’ll save you some trouble; you won’t...

It has almost become a cliche to hear people say they’re seeking to know “who they are.” This lack of identity and purpose...

It is very common to hear people say they’re trying to “find themselves,” to discover their identity. As I’ve attemp...

Galatians tells us exactly what the fruit of the Spirit is. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness...

I’m examining, “Can this job be saved?” Here’s the last situation to consider. Your manager doesn’t know the job, the company, the pro...

Can this job be saved? For example, take this situation. You are the human resources director for a company that does a lot of business with...

Did you ever work in a situation that seemed like mission impossible? I’m asking the question: Can this job be saved? When you do find yours...

Can this job be saved? I’m examining five different job situations and asking: As Christians, what should be our course of action if we find...

I want to present some job situations that are touchy and difficult, and ask the question: Can this job be saved? If you’re a Christ-followe...

It is a bit of a paradox, I agree, to be both contented and not contented. Maybe it’s helpful to say we should accept who we are but never s...

Do you have some giants in your life right now—some people or situations that are way bigger than you are? Some obstacles you don’t know how...

Did you ever think about this: David had to be able to kill Goliath, because that was the deed which propelled him to eventually become the...

Use your own slingshot! It comes from David’s life. When he volunteered to fight nine-foot Goliath, King Saul offered him his heavy armor an...

You remember the famous story of David and Goliath. I think there’s a lot we can learn from this story. David visited the battlefield, where...

Are you happy with who you are? Do you often wish you were someone else or had a different personality? Are you envious of other people̵...

Do you ever feel pulled in two directions? On one hand, we know from Scripture we’re to accept who we are in Christ. We’re told not to compa...

I’ve been focusing on the death, burial, and resurrection of our Savior. Can I ask you: Of what or who do you boast? Or in our vernacular, w...

As we prepare for Easter Sunday, it’s important to rehearse again this incredible truth that God, the Son, came to earth to die to pay the d...

I hope you’re looking forward to Resurrection Sunday as much as I am. It truly is the best day of the year, when we sing the glorious truth...

Have you ever asked yourself this question: What kind of god dies? Jesus kept telling his disciples he came to die and deliver them from the...

It’s the week before Resurrection Sunday. I hope you have been preparing your heart to celebrate this Sunday, for it is truly the most impor...

Have you ever prepared a really good meal for your kids—something balanced and nourishing—and when you call them to the table, they say, “I’...

Money problems are crisis points for most of us, aren’t they? Fran is learning how money problems affect every part of her life. Jesus...

When we’re having money problems, it can cause all kinds of other problems, can’t it? Fran is struggling with too little money a...

We continue our fictional story of Fran and Jesus, as Fran struggles with not enough money to pay all the bills. Yesterday she said to Jesus...

Fran is facing some serious financial difficulties. She is trying to cut expenses and is facing the possibility of having to find a cheaper...

Do you ever struggle with finances? Our friend Fran has some important lessons to learn about managing her money. I tell this on-going story...

I’m going to talk about money today and specifically how we can be victorious over money—how we can refuse to be enslaved to it. And if you...

I so often need a second chance, how about you? But you know, sometimes we are very reluctant to give others a second chance, even though we...

Have you read the book of Hosea lately? God gave me a second chance after I went my own way for far too many years, and now he allows me the...

One of my favorite people in the Bible is Peter. Do you know why? Because despite messing up—several key times in his life—he made a wonderf...

Have you ever felt like you’ve made a mess of your life? If you’re carrying regret, I hope you’ll lean in—because this is for you. Do you re...

For many years now God has given me the unbelievable opportunity to encourage you to believe that God’s Word is relevant to every need...

We will always struggle to keep God as the center of our worship and satisfaction. Just like the verse in Come Thou Fount says, “Prone to wa...

Presented by Jenn Miller What do you do when you find idolatry in your heart? I think one of the dangers of spending time analyzing a certai...

Presented by Jenn Miller Is it really that big of a deal if I have little idols in my heart? Since we are naturally sinful and are prone wan...

Presented by Jenn Miller We’ve been examining how easily idolatry can slip into our hearts. We looked at how idols keep us from loving the L...

Presented by Jenn Miller Idolatry is when we turn to anything besides God for our fulfilment, security, hope, or comfort. John Calvin once g...