2013-12-20T06:00:04-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/women/ http://faithgateway.com/making-your-home-haven/ 2013-12-20T06:00:04-05:00 Why do we love certain houses, and why do they seem to love us? It is the warmth of our individual hearts reflected in our surroundings. — T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, quoted in Welcome Home We all desire to make our homes a haven. After all, no woman wants a cold, messy, or critical home. Whether you […] http://faithgateway.com/why-i-fell-in-love-with-amish/ 2013-12-13T06:00:05-05:00 When I was in the sixth grade my family moved near a library, and the summer of my sixth grade year was spent visiting there daily, checking out books, reading two or three before bedtime, and then heading back the next day for more. Out of everything I read, my favorites were the Little House […] http://faithgateway.com/allow-god-to-be-god/ 2013-12-06T06:00:04-05:00 …hallowed be Thy Name. — Matthew 6:9 When you’re close to death, you tend to see your life flash on the movie theater of your mind. Which I did. But I also saw Jesus. Not in a He-is-standing-right-there way but in a majestic way. I flew from South Africa to Washington, DC, after Cape Town 2010, […] http://faithgateway.com/being-thankful-for-everything/ 2013-11-28T06:00:06-05:00 In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. — 1 Thessalonians 5:18 A five-year-old girl was asked to say the blessing at Thanksgiving dinner. She began by thanking God for all her friends, naming them one by one. Then she thanked God for Mommy, Daddy, Brother, Sister, Grandma, […] http://faithgateway.com/beauty-of-new-belief/ 2013-11-23T06:00:06-05:00 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego must have been in disbelief when they heard about the golden image on the plain of Dura. I can just hear them saying to one another, “I thought losing our homes, being kidnapped from our families, and forced into the king’s service was bad enough, and now we’re threatened with death […] http://faithgateway.com/keep-on-keeping-on/ 2013-11-15T06:00:05-05:00 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit. — Psalm 34:18 I don’t think I’ll ever forget the day my dream of being Anna Price’s mom died. I was sitting on the couch with my laptop, returning e-mails when my cell phone rang and I noticed the caller was my adoption […] http://faithgateway.com/god-still/ 2013-11-08T06:00:03-05:00 A wilderness is defined as an uncultivated, uninhabited, inhospitable region. At least that’s the definition I was given when I googled it. I would also describe a wilderness as dry, barren, lonely, and rocky. And it was in a spiritual wilderness that I found myself several years ago. Because it was a time in my life that was […] http://faithgateway.com/gift-of-loneliness/ 2013-11-05T06:00:05-05:00 Calling all the single ladies! Register now for a live chat with The Single Woman author Mandy Hale on Tuesday, November 12th at 8 p.m. EST.  Blogger turned hit author Mandy Hale is affectionately known around the world as “The Single Woman” and in this live chat she will share her stories, advice, and enthusiasm for […] http://faithgateway.com/beautiful-things-happen-when-woman-trusts-god/ 2013-10-25T06:00:07-05:00 July 7, 1966, The Swing. When I was a child, my mom would take my sister Frances and me to the swings in the park. I loved being pushed on the swing by someone I trusted. I felt as if I were flying, airborne, without a care in the world. I would cry out, “Higher, Mommy, higher!” I remember […] http://faithgateway.com/our-top-10-womens-video-bible-studies/ 2013-10-15T06:00:08-05:00 Looking for some great Bible studies for women? We have collected a list of some of our bestselling women’s video Bible studies by trusted teachers like Jennie Allen, Anne Graham Lotz, Lysa TerKeurst, Sheila Walsh,  and more. These Bible studies for women are all based on video sessions you can watch on DVD, followed by group discussion and […]