by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jul 17, 2024 | Christian Living, Leadership, Ministry
It was a sad day in my pastoral journey years ago when I had to ask a musician on a worship team I led to step off of the church worship team for a season due to a moral failure. He became angry and responded with, “This is my way of worshipping God. How am I...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jul 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
I am thankful to have massages on a regular basis which help tremendously with physical as well as mental health. My massage therapist, Malik,is extremely skilled, and although he is well aware that I like light pressure, there are rare occasions when he presses too...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jul 3, 2024 | Depression, Mental Health, Therapy
This week I was having a talk with my oldest son, Dustin, and we were discussing a friend who is so intelligent, we believe they most likely score high enough to get into Mensa. I mentioned that the friend is indeed brilliant and I wish for their sake that they...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jun 26, 2024 | Sabbath, Soul Care
“Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.” ~ Barbara De Angelis I didn’t have my first real vacation as an adult until my teen sons and daughter were almost grown. We always...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jun 18, 2024 | Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Disciplines
God has been calling me to a place of depending on Him rather than some of the things and people I depend on so much. I’m not saying God has called me to be totally independent of others, or resistant to receiving help. I know as human beings we are wired for...
