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...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jun 3, 2025 | Business, Family, Marriage, Relationships
I’ve been away in Colombia on a missions trip for ten days now, and I’m coming home today! [Insert cartwheel here!] I will be so happy to walk back in the doors of our home and even happier to see my husband at the airport. Being reunited after time apart...
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 | Mar 12, 2025 | Relationships, Business, Family, Ministry
I once had a friend I will call Rita who was friends with a woman I will call Annette. The reason I have changed their names will soon become clear. I was not friends with Annette. Although I had nothing against Annette when I first met her, she instantly disliked me...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Feb 26, 2025 | Change, Christian Living, Leadership, Loss, Ministry, Relationships
Is there someone in your life who you desperately want to help, but when it gets down to it, they do not really want to be helped? Some would say it makes no sense to keep trying. They shake their heads in disbelief that you have hung on for so long trying. But if...
