I have some exciting
things coming up...Over Easter break I met with Dr.
Alvin Reid to talk about my book and him introducing me to
his NavPress publisher!!! So, I am working on my book proposal to be sent to NavPress early in June. Pray that this book is finally used as a way to spread God's Truth! Here is the brief description of the book:
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In a generation of instant gratification and a Just Do It mentality, preparation for things worthwhile has become sorely outdated. What if women began to prepare to meet their earthly prince as well as their Heavenly King? Life wouldn’t be about racing to the finish line, but a slow and steady marathon producing a life of Godly maturity and blessing. Inspired from the book of Esther, The Beautification Process: Preparation for Your Earthly Prince and Heavenly King teaches women the importance of discovering a life of purity, courage, and faithfulness as God commands. As both a theological and devotional book, you will learn:
- The importance of an intimate relationship with your Heavenly King
- Remaining faithful to the King of Kings by His power throughout your lifetime.
- Theological truth about singleness, dating, and marriage
- Why preparing to be a Godly wife is important before meeting your earthly prince.
- God’s design for women to be pure, courageous, and faithful.
- How to remain physically pure in a morally decaying generation.
- To grasp the final victory of an eternity with God
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Dustin and I are trying to figure out if this is the time to really pursue my writing. I have off two months this summer, paid, that I can try to get my writing and teaching ministry off the ground so that could be my job. Pray with us the Lord will clearly direct us.
Also, this Sunday, April 21, our church's women's director asked me to teach the first of a 3-week study
on biblical womanhood for Sunday School (called Life Change). I am
both humbled and excited! If you missed my last teaching on suffering from last year's women's retreat, you can check it out here: http://www.northwake.com/womens-ministry-retreat-talks-2012/
Other teaching opportunities come from the women's director at the seminary, Denise O'Donoghue, to speak
with Virtuous Pursuits (a women's speaking team at SEBTS) and teach BWI
classes (female non-degree seeking students).
As for the PhD adventure....Since all the professors we speak to keep saying that I NEED to
get my PhD...I am now on the path to trying to get in!!! I have 4
leveling classes (Greek I, II and Church History I, II) to get my MDiv
Equivalent, since I only have my MA in Biblical Counseling. I will get
those next school year. So I am signed up for a full class load next semester!! Exciting to be back. After these leveling class, I have to take a crazy hard standardized
test...if I pass that...then I read about 10 books and take the SEBTS
theology entrance exam. If I pass that and they decide they want
me....then I'm in! hahahahaha Ridiculous! Currently
there are no women PhD's in biblical counseling, so the door for my
writing/teaching/counseling would be wide open! Which is so exciting. And after this school endeavor, I will be finished forever as a student! (Which I know many friends and family will be happy for!). So we will look forward to that in about 2-3 years. :)
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