Jolene Engle

I couldn’t be happier to close the book on last year. With all of its disappointments and disheartening situations, my feeble soul looks on to this coming year with great anticipation. My discouraged, yet hopeful heart clings to Isaiah 43:19: For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you…

Suffering is a part of everyone’s life. Like you, I’ve had my fair share.  While my spirit wants to be more like Jesus, my flesh wants nothing to do with this painful process because it’s taxing and doesn’t feel good. Struggling with chronic ill-health for over a decade has been hard. Losing our business has…

I get countless emails from wives who feel hopeless in their marriage and if this is you, then today I have a fabulous resource you’ll absolutely love! My friend Becky and her co-author, Jen put together a thirty-day devotional journey that meets hurting and heartbroken wives right in the midst of a difficult marriage and…

The ministry of marriage can be a messy thing. Not meeting each other’s expectations, old wounds, trials that suck the life right out of you, and the darling kiddos that can consume your every waking being, one would think, “Who’s got time to better their marriage?” Whether you’ve been married for 10 months or 10…

Every human being only has 24 hours in a day, and how we choose to spend our time will be determined by the priorities of our life. When we were dating our spouse, we did things for them and we spent countless hours with them. In essence, they were a priority to us. I could…

I’m not a naturally upbeat person with a pep in her step. Melancholy is more my bent. So the idea of being a joyful person eluded me for many years when I was a young Christ-follower. Coming out of a deep, dark pit of atheism, I had my fair share of depression struggles and suicidal…

God doesn’t leave a couple clueless on how to have a thriving marriage. The Bible spells out clear commands on how a husband and wife should treat each other and today I’ll be addressing four of them. The question we have to ask ourselves is, “Are we going to be doers of the Word or mere hearers…

A while back, a friend of mine shared how he will be walking his last daughter down the aisle to get married. The closeness, love, and pride this daddy feels for his girls is not something I can relate to. I was happy for him and the heritage he and his wife have built in…

The idea of being a biblical wife sounds great if you’re engaged or maybe newly married. But if you’ve been married for some time now, you’re might not be too excited about this God-honoring pursuit. Most women I meet have no problem becoming a biblical mom, but to pursue what the Bible says about wifehood…

Hurricane Harvey, Irma, and now Maria. Fires in the West. Massive earthquakes in Mexico. Threats from North Korea. Shootings and bombings across the world. From natural disasters to man’s sin, the world is in need of hope. But where does one find hope in such darkness and despair? Hopefully, they’ll turn to us, the Christ-follower,…