Encouragement & Strength for Pastors’ Wives

One Line and Then She's Gone

Whitney Shafer

Published on: 2026/09/29

Job's wife lost everything Job did but gets one line. What barak and tummah reveal about disenfranchised grief and the one standing beside.

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Under the Broom Tree: What Elijah's body needed before his soul could heal

Whitney Shafer

Published on: 2026/09/22

Elijah begged God to let him die under a broom tree. Before God ever addressed his theology, he addressed his body. Here's what that means for burnout today.

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The Prayer No One Understood: Hannah's Story in 1 Samuel

Whitney Shafer

Published on: 2026/09/15

Misunderstood in your grief? Hannah's prayer in 1 Samuel 1 was mistaken for drunkenness. Here's what her story teaches about honest prayer and letting go.

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