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 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...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jun 11, 2025 | Church, Gifts of the Spirit, Ministry, Prayer, Uncategorized
This past Friday I woke up with a word of knowledge. As soon as my eyes opened, the Lord showed me this thing. I had no tangible evidence of it before I arose early with this in my spirit, but a few hours later I did some investigating in the natural and discovered...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | May 8, 2025 | Business, Conflict, Leadership, Ministry
Have you ever noticed how one moment of hurt or disappointment can change the way you see someone—especially a leader? My husband Larry and I were on staff at several churches in our first years of our ministry before we were lead pastors — he as a youth pastor...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Apr 23, 2025 | Marriage, Dating, Leadership, Ministry, Relationships
My husband did not grow up in a Christian home or have an example of a Christian marriage. He was actually the person who led his parents and sister to the Lord after becoming a Christian. So, he learned about relationships and future marriage for the very first time...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Apr 8, 2025 | Marriage, Family, Ministry
I’ve been married 37 years now, going on 38 in June. I’ve never been married before that, so this actually is my first rodeo, but I’ve been doing it for a looooooong time. And I can tell you 3 things Larry and I do for each other that changes...
