Brenda Rodgers

Author: Brenda Rodgers

  • Young or Wise? Which Wife Would You Rather Be?

    This past October I hosted a 31 days series called 31 Days of Interviews with Single Women Making a Difference.

    There was one woman I interviewed who is 34 years old. When I asked her this question, “What is your biggest pet peeve about the way single women are perceived?” This is how she answered:

    “I would say that my biggest pet peeve is that once you’ve hit 30, you’ve reached your expiration date. If God can open up Sarah’s womb way past her ‘prime’ years, then God can bring my husband at any age. I hope to be a wise wife not a young one.” ~ Liv Migenes

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  • When Your Singleness Doesn’t Match Your Convictions

    The hardest parts for me about being single were the assumptions people made. For instance, they assumed because I wasn’t married I didn’t want to be married – that I was purposely delaying marriage to build a career or find myself or have fun or whatever. When in fact, nothing could have been further from the truth. My singleness didn’t match my convictions.

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  • Big Changes for Triple Braided {Plus Some New Contributors!}

    Hey Friends! I hope your new year is off to a great start!

    Remember, “But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13-14).” What’s done is done! And because of Jesus whatever was done that wasn’t righteous, you are forgiven! So look forward into this new year with your eyes on the One who truly matters! 

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  • The One Year No Dating Challenge :: Month 1

    So here we go! The beginning of the One Year No Dating Challenge! I hope you are joining us here and participating in this yearlong challenge.

    This is how it will work:

    On the 1st of each month (except I’m posting it a day early this month) I will post a monthly theme and some thoughts about the theme that you can think and pray about throughout the month. I may also include some extras like scripture verses for you to memorize and study and a challenge or two.

    This is what to expect:

    The One Year No Dating Challenge is not about dating, men, or marriage. It’s not about “if I do this then maybe God will send me a husband.”

    The mission of the One Year No Dating Challenge is grow your relationship with Jesus so that you can discover who you are in Him and who He created your to be in order to live out those truths in your relationships and daily life.

    So let’s get started!

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  • Bible Study Options for the New Year

    As the year winds down, hopefully you’re starting to think about your Bible study options for the new year. There are hundreds of ways to spend your time with God – reading and praying – and no one way is better than the other. What’s important is that you regularly spend time reading the Bible. In my opinion that’s at least five days a week. Of course, every day is even better.

    If you’re thinking about taking the One Year No Dating Challenge, this is so important for you! The One Year No Dating Challenge is about growing your relationship with Jesus. It is impossible to grow your relationship with Jesus without being in the Bible regularly.

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  • How to Help Someone During a Miscarriage

    Every Monday I go to the doctor to find out how much more of my baby has left me that week. They take blood and a few days later I get the results. For several weeks now I’ve seen the number of the hormone level decrease.

    And I cry.

    It’s good, they tell me, that the hormone that once showed up on a little plastic stick and initiated eternal joy into my soul is almost gone. But for me it’s the last I have of him . . . or her.

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