by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Mar 25, 2026 | Leadership, Ministry, Relationships
One of the most important things I’ve learned over time is that leadership is weighty. And leaders need other leaders who understand that weight. But these relationships don’t always happen automatically. They often grow slowly, intentionally, and sometimes...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Mar 19, 2026 | Leadership, Uncategorized
There’s a moment every leader faces, sometimes more often than we’d like to admit. An email comes in. A comment is made. Someone asks permission to do something. A situation unfolds that feels urgent, emotional, or even personal. And everything in you wants to...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Feb 11, 2026 | Christian Living, Leadership, Marriage, Ministry
When two leaders live under one roof, it can be powerful. It’s also complex. After 38 years, Larry and I have a little experience in this. This is not our first rodeo. Both of us carry significant responsibility. We each have strong convictions, instincts, and...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jan 23, 2026 | Christian Living, Leadership, Spiritual Growth, Surrender
I know that sentence can sound heavy, but I actually find it freeing. We are never at the end, until we are. Maybe you’re reading this today and you are discouraged. For whatever reason, you you feel you’ve come to the end of something. Maybe it’s...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Dec 16, 2025 | Leadership, Ministry
I once heard Joyce Meyer say something in one of her messages that stopped me in my tracks. She said, “When you get disappointed, you need to get reappointed.” At first glance, it sounded clever, almost like a catchy play on words. But the longer it sat with me, the...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Dec 10, 2025 | Christian Living, Leadership
In the past few weeks I came across an article that got my attention on LinkedIn. It was titled, People Who Push Their Chair Back in When They Leave a Table Usually Display These 8 Unique Qualities, by Jitendra Patel. I was immediately attracted to read it because I...
