Brenda Rodgers

Author: Brenda Rodgers

  • Weekend Prayers and Links

    We’re getting ready for a yard sale, so I’ve been cleaning out the garage. I opened a bag stuffed on a shelf. There were about six old cell phones inside, including this one. As I shared on Instagram, if you’re younger than 29 you need to know this weighs about two pounds. My toddler girl didn’t mind though. When I walked in with six old cell phones for her to play with, she immediately found someone to “call” on each one. She’s already a little obsessed with the phone.

    As I looked at this phone, though, I saw more than a toy. I saw my past, and I started to miss it.

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  • Weekend Prayers and Links

    I opened the iPad, and the text message meanest text message stared at me. It cut to my heart, and I began to seethe with anger. My heart started beating fast and my whole body shook. I went straight to my phone to text a friend. “You should see the email I got! I’m done! Done!” Then I emailed my husband, who was at work. “You won’t believe the text message I got!”

    Over the next hours I calculated my response. All the while Jesus kept coming to my mind. I tried to shoo Him away. At that moment, I didn’t want Jesus. I wanted justice. Justice was my right.

    But He wouldn’t leave me alone.

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  • Do You Want to Take the One Year No Dating Challenge?

    Are You Ready to Take the One Year No Dating Challenge?Recently I have received several emails about the One Year No Dating Challenge. Many of you want to take the challenge, and need to take the challenge, but don’t know where to start. As I’ve said before, it’s the one thing I wish I had done when I was single. I recommend it to everyone! So I want to help you! However, I want to help you in the ways you need and want help. (more…)

  • 11 Ways Single Women Can Serve Married Women

    Last week I gave you 11 Ways Married Women Can Serve Single Women. Today it’s the single women’s turn. So here are 11 Ways Single Women Can Serve Married Women.

    Honestly, when I was single I was not intentional about serving married women. I babysat some, but never for free, and I mentored a few of my friends’ daughters. But that’s about it.

    However, I noticed a trend as I got older and remained single. Even then I verbalized it like this: “The longer I remain single, the more selfish I get.” I didn’t want to be selfish. I wasn’t setting out to be selfish. But by default I became more selfish. When you are the only person you have to take of every day, it happens. It takes intentional effort to not become selfish.

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  • Weekend Prayers and Links

    Do you ever feel like the brokenness of the world is barreling down on your shoulders, but there’s nothing you can do about it? And even though the brokenness has nothing to do with you this time, actually from your seat life’s pretty good, you still feel like some of it’s your responsibility – like you should bear some of the weight to take it off of the ones who are breaking?

    That’s how I’ve felt this week. First there was more news about Iraq, then Robin William’s suicide, and finally an email I received from a young reader who is struggling with the aftermath of an abortion and broken family. And there’s nothing I can do – except for the one thing I did.

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