Q&A
Q: WHAT’S IN THE WORKS? WHAT IS MY CONTRIBUTION HELPING TO BRING ABOUT?
I’m currently working on a book titled “Purposefooled: Why Chasing Our Dreams, Reaching for Greatness, and Discovering Our Calling Fails Us and What We’re Really Meant to Live For.” I’m so excited about it! It is about our addiction to doing big things and why we feel so allergic to the small. It aims to address the common problem of attaching our purpose to the tasks we do. I plan to use the people and stories in our Bibles to show how God moves forward his Kingdom in surprising ways. But I’ve got 4 other books I’m researching for and hoping to write one day.
In addition to those book ideas, I’m exploring the idea of starting a podcast with another ministry and am eager to find the time to get it going and possibly sound proof a space in our home.
Q: HOW DO I HELP?
The most helpful thing is a monthly donation. Consistent, monthly income allows me to hire additional help so that my time is freed up to think, pray, and write. Currently I manage my website, Jimmy’s website, our online stores, my amazon store, our inventory, emails and more. I’ve almost always done these things for our small business and have been happy to. But outsourcing these tasks makes space for writing, studying and creating! Consistent income also helps pay for regular writing retreats.
But if something regular isn’t possible, you can also give a one time donation.
Please also pray for me and for my family as we seek the Lord for wisdom in this time to decide the best path forward concerning my writing and speaking. You can also tell your friends and family members about my website, the different seminars and classes I have available, and the free resources I offer here.
Q: WHY ARE YOU ASKING FOR SUPPORT NOW?
In previous years, Jimmy has made space in his schedule to oversee our home and children so I can write. But now, he is in seminary along with his full time work at our church. So he has little to no space to do this currently. We are thrilled with this change, but it has changed my ability to get away to write.
In previous years, we’ve had income from speaking events and concerts that I used toward writing retreats while my kids are with their grandparents. We’ve had income from events to pay for assistants to help with the minutiae of our small business. But now, post-pandemic, we’ve lost much of our event income. We trust the Lord is sovereign over this and we are cutting all the expenses we can, but still, it has prevented us from making decisions that would allow me to write.
Q: WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
For $25/month, you get access to a monthly Q&A and a twice-monthly Bible study with me on Zoom! Each Q&A is themed, where I pick the topic and you send in all the questions you have about it. Previous themes have been sexuality, food & health, time management, and discipleship. For the Bible study, we study books of the Bible together. I give some homework, but you only need to do as much as you want. There’s also a private facebook group for this study for discussion in between sessions and further study tools. If you aren’t able to be present for any of these scheduled times, all sessions are recorded and emailed to you.
For $50/month, in addition to everything listed above, you’ll also get access to my Friendish Seminar (reg. $29.99).
For $100/month, in addition to everything listed above, you’ll get access to my 8-week Bible Study Methods Class through the book of Hosea (reg. $19.99).