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Disciplines Serve Us
Where does the energy of your life go? To what do you devote your time and attention? Are you trying to perfect your backhand in tennis? Are you hoping to read the complete works of William Shakespeare or of Annie Dillard? Do you want to learn to whip up a mean soufflé? Do you spend hours playing chess or working out in a gym? Do you have endless conversations with your closest friends, always hoping to know them better and to be known yourself in ever deeper ways? Do you have a beauty routine that takes time? . . . keep reading
Listening for Her Story Beyond Your Story
As an older woman (at least relatively), you believe in mentoring. You know that you are supposed to pass along your wisdom to those a step behind you, in age or spiritual maturity… but which wisdom will you share? What emphasis will you choose? What will you actually talk about? And how will you decide all this? . . . keep reading
A Person, Not a Project
The more competent and accomplished we are, the more likely it is that we just might see our mentoring partner and the mentoring relationship as if they were "projects." If we are accustomed to making a list and checking it twice, and engaging faithfully and well in many arenas of life (workplace, relationships, service, hobbies), then we are in particular danger of seeing mentoring as something else that we should do and as something that we will ultimately tick off of a list of life accomplishments. . . . keep reading
When the Honeymoon Is Over
In the best of mentoring relationships, as in any relationship, we hit seasons or times that leave us feeling flat and less than fulfilled. Those dry times seem normal in long-term relationships, but unless we prepare for them, they can be unsettling and scary in a mentoring relationship begun with high hopes and purpose. In the best of friendships, work relationships, marriages and parent-child relationships, we experience a gradual closeness and deepening. . . . keep reading
Peter: A Model of Inconsistency
Chances are if you have a favorite character in the Bible, it might be because you identify with him or her. Maybe you see characteristics in the life of an Old or New Testament hero that inspire you or encourage you. . . . keep reading
Mentors as "Chief Repenters"
Are you living out of the present reality that Jesus died for you? You accepted Him as Savior and He delivered you into his Kingdom, but do you realize that His work on the cross doesn't just save us once; it saves us in every situation, every day, if we will hear and experience the gospel personally. . . . keep reading
The Gospel Is the Power for the Mentored Life
Jesus himself is the gospel, the fulfillment of the ancient promise of blessing for the undeserving of all nations. His radical message of mercy, forgiveness and love changed the lives of all who believed it--the lame and the lepers, the hungry and the poor, the righteous and the unrighteous. That very same message will change the lives of mentor and mentoree alike, of every person who asks for that transformation. . . . keep reading
How a Mentoree Prepares Her Heart for Mentoring
In spiritual mentoring the mentor has the more active role. So what does a mentoree need to do to get the most out of a mentoring relationship? She has a role of, primarily, responsiveness and trust (both of the mentor and of God's ultimate leading of their partnership). Yet there are a few things she can do to contribute to the likely success of the mentoring relationship. . . . keep reading

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