michelle joy waters

It's been over a week since we returned from our Holy Land pilgrimage. What an amazing, life changing journey! Many people told me that...

Yesterday wasn't the strangest Ash Wednesday, but it was certainly up there. Twenty-five years ago—Ash Wednesday 1996—Eric got down on...

What a game changer of a year it's been! Join us for our Women's One Day Retreat: Game Changer: "See, I am doing something new!" We'll...

Here we are. Not much has changed. School ended without any fanfare. We held our breath, waiting for the end of "Zoom Gloom," monitoring...

Happy Mother's Day! The greatest gift this year will be heading back to church on Sunday after seven weeks at home. (Just so you know, I...

I've been SO excited to get to work on my messages for Level Up: A Life Worthy of the Lord. I cleared my calendar all day Tuesday and...

It's not a big surprise that the holidays are hard for a lot of us. I've been to three funerals in as many weeks so I'm feeling the...

Everyone loves a new beginning. We don't have to wait until the new year to start over; the first Sunday of Advent signals the beginning...

Excited to share two upcoming opportunities! First, I'll be teaching on my latest book, Cross Trained, on Wednesday mornings, November...

We're wired to crave connection. It's the reason social media pulls us in so powerfully. There are hundreds of great ways to connect...

Disclaimer: four of my six children don't like worship all that much. I'm holding fast God's to promise on this one: "train up a child in...

Introducing.... Pastors Confidential: two pastors, one podcast: short segments (usually released on Mondays) where we take the questions...

St. John is looking forward to hosting Marriage Night 2019 put on by RightNow Media. It's a simulcast event featuring Drs. Les and Leslie...

I'm not happy if I'm not learning, stretching, growing in some way. My dad took me to a Tony Robbins event when I was in high school and...

My discipleship group just finished Growing Strong in God's Family this morning! It's the first in a three book "course in personal...

A great night of fellowship and service last night at our Cross Generational Ministry (Cross Gen). The Quilters had small hands help them...