by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Oct 15, 2025 | Christian Living, Church, Pentecostal, Spiritual Growth
Have you ever wondered if God was trying to speak to you—but you weren’t sure how to tell? Maybe you’ve prayed, “Lord, I want to hear You,” and then found yourself second-guessing every thought or feeling that followed. You’re not alone. I hear from God on a daily...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Oct 7, 2025 | Leadership, Ministry, Work
For most of my life, I’ve gotten high on work. I used to plan events like a woman running a relay with no baton, white-knuckling the very thing I’d begged God to bless. If something was off, I felt it in my spine. If a volunteer missed a beat, I replayed it while...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Sep 30, 2025 | Influence, Leadership, Mentoring, Ministry, Uncategorized
I’ll never forget the morning I opened social media and saw photos of my long-time mentee — not just a poor choice, but something shocking and public. For a moment I wanted to believe her account had been hacked. It wasn’t. It was real. She had gone off the deep end....
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Sep 24, 2025 | Business, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Relationships
I have never met anyone who doesn’t want to be liked. Most people I’ve met also want to be successful. (Believe it or not, a few have admitted they could care less about success.) Many of us want both. But what if the pursuit of one compromises the other? What if the...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Sep 17, 2025 | Marriage, Family, Ministry, Relationships
Every marriage faces challenges. Some are obvious, like financial stress or health struggles, but others slip in quietly, almost unnoticed, until you realize intimacy has been chipped away bit by bit. The good news is, once we can name these enemies, we can fight them...
