Ellen Bresee

If you are a caring person, you counsel. If you say, "I could never counsel!" you are really saying you wouldn't listen to some heavyhearted person who comes to you for help. You may be shy. You may feel inadequate. But Christians desire…

A Closer Walk is just that, as the author shares her daily struggles and practical applications of biblical truth.

Catherine Marshall rose early each morning to study the Scriptures and record in her journal what God was…

At the 1986 Annual Council the division secretaries asked Shepherdess Inter national to conduct a survey on the needs of Seventh-day Adventist ministers' wives around the world. They felt that in order to lend support to this vital group…

You say it's tough being a minister's wife in today's hectic society? There are the complications of members' expectations, living in a fishbowl, small salary, loneliness and isolation, scant family time, etc. It's true that the list is long…

Shepherdess International was officially recognized as a part of the Ministerial Association in 1988. The purpose of the Shepherdess organization is to provide ministers' spouses opportunities for spiritual growth,…

Attaching a specific role to a minister's wife these days is like tying a tin can to a dog's tail. It causes considerable dis comfort, frustration, and howling on the part of the recipient.

A member asked…

The flowers had to be moved. I pulled up whole clumps by their roots. Carefully I separated them and set them in the soil in a new place. Yet the next day they looked wilted and almost dead. Only through daily watering and weeks of special…