Jolene Engle

But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” Luke 10:40 It doesn’t take much effort on my part to act like Martha wondering…

Last month my pastor was teaching a series on marriage. One Sunday the message was specifically geared for wives-biblical truths that are not easy to swallow and that are counter to the culture. As I listened to my pastor I realized the importance of the biblical principle that older women are to teach the younger…

So you want to feel like a cherished wife, (every wife does, by the way.) It’s why we married our guys. But maybe you no longer feel cherished by your man. That’s a discouraging position for a wife to be in, so let’s see if we can change that, shall we? But before we head…

My heart is just torn over the recent news of a young pastor who recently took his own life. Based on what I had read, this young man battled with anxiety and depression for quite some time. From the old to the young, from the Hollywood elites to those who live in obscurity, unfortunately, suicide…

Fall is approaching and with this glorious season (my favorite time of year) comes Women’s Bible study! With a new book to study and new women to meet, joining or leading a Bible study has been a large part of my life for close to two decades now. Bible studies have helped me grow in…

Relationships can be tricky. Two imperfect human beings who come from differing backgrounds, people who make mistakes and let each other down, can make for a messy relationship. Add to the mix you’re not sure of what the Bible has to say on the matter, you might find yourself in one difficult situation. From what…

Before Eric and I began to date, our paths crossed 10 years earlier when he was my high school volleyball coach. At the time, I was an unsaved teenage girl, and Eric was a Christian and ‘old’ (we’re 7 years apart). Years later, we ran into each other while playing volleyball at a local gym…

The arguments continue along with the cold shoulder. Not long after he walked out the door and hasn’t returned. I get a lot of emails from wives telling me similar stories, whether its, “He’s been sleeping on the couch for years, he sleeps in another room or he’s left the home”.  The premise is the…

If you’ve been a Christian wife for any length of time now, then inevitably you’ve read or heard about how a wife is to respect her husband as stated in Ephesians 5:33.  Right? Let the wife see that she respects her husband. When we were dating our men, most likely our respect for them came…

Your husband will disappoint you. It’s a given. Just like you will disappoint him because that’s what sinners do–we let others down. How you handle the disappointment will determine the tone of your relationship as well as how your husband will respond to you. When the disappointment happens here are 4 steps to take: 1.Tell…