Are you looking for a speaker for your next women's event? I'd love to talk with you about how I might serve you and your audience. I've been in ministry for 30+ years and have a passion for equipping women to walk deeper in God's word, walk out of their doubt, shame, and fear, and walk boldly into their fierce calling. I am also an author, discipleship mentor, lay counselor, and host of the award-winning Fierce Calling Podcast. My newest book release, Surrender the Joy Stealers: Rediscover the Jesus Joy in You (Elk Lake Publishing), is a 6-week Bible study and...
Posted by Doris Swift on 08/30/2023
" The weary world rejoices! " God gave Christine Trimpe these words during a difficult season, inspiring her to go deeper with her study of joy. What she learned was life-changing: God's joy is more than abundant and carries us through our darkest trials and tribulations. Seek joy, and you will find it! Countdown to Christmas in the Gospel of Luke with this 25-day advent devotional to discover the joy of the Lord despite difficult circumstances. In this joy-seeking journey, you will: • Experience the transformative...
Posted by Christine Trimpe on 08/10/2023
A note from your mom in your lunchbox because she knew you’d be having an especially hard day at school. A text from a fellow baseball mom just to say you were on her mind. A lipstick heart that your daughter drew on your bathroom mirror. An unexpected card from a childhood friend. There is something especially powerful and permanent about the written word of encouragement. And it doesn’t take much—just a small reminder that someone is thinking of you, that you’re not alone, that someone sees you, that we are in this together. Sister in Christ, I Need You is a collection...
Posted by Shana Grooms on 07/14/2023
What threatens to steal your joy today? As a leader in women’s ministry, Doris Swift has counseled countless women who have forgotten their worth, question their value, and can’t find their joy. Have you been there? When the struggles of this world drain us dry and wring us out, our desert mentality becomes fertile ground for the enemy’s lies to grow. We place our trust in what we see and feel instead of in the God we know and love. The enemy may threaten to steal our joy–but the truth is, he can’t crack the code. God has infused us with his joy, his Spirit, and...
Posted by Doris Swift on 07/04/2023
What threatens to steal your joy? Grab my free resource, Surrender the Joy Stealers, and walk forward in the Joy Jesus gave you. Based on my six-week Bible study, Surrender the Joy Stealers: Rediscover the Jesus Joy in You, this free resource can be used to help you rediscover your joy. It's perfect for individuals or groups. This condensed version of the Bible study can be used independently of or to enhance the Bible study. ...
Posted by Doris Swift on 07/04/2023
This 30 Day Devotional is a companion to the book You Can TRUST Him by Joan E. Murray. Do you have difficulty trusting some people? How about God? Can you really trust Him? Have you ever asked yourself why it is so hard to TRUST? There are many of us who struggle with trusting others. One of the reasons for this is that often, the people we trusted to watch over and care for us; failed us. Their abandonment left deep wounds and scars in our souls. As a result, some of us believe that just like these people, God cannot be trusted. You Can Trust Him is an in-depth journey into inspirational,...
Posted by Joan E. Murray on 06/20/2023
Have you been playing it safe? Are you snoozing in the “Sonshine”, content with your mediocrity? Have you become convinced that safe living is true living? Yet do you wonder if God has something more for you? If you're a daughter of the King, who has let… your fear paralyze youyour busyness distract youyour strongholds control youyour perspective distort youyour mediocrity diminish youyour comfort pacify you Well then, I DARE you! Now is the time to say no to fear, and yes to God. Now is the time to unleash the power of God's Holy Spirit,...
Posted by Kristi Huseby on 01/13/2023
Get Excited About Spending Time with God! Do you struggle with prayer? Do you worry that you’re doing it wrong? Prayer should be the most natural thing in the world, but it’s not. We make it far more complicated than it needs to be, primarily because we don’t understand the character of God and how He works. In this study you’ll get to know God in a more personal manner as you delve into the lives of Bible women who walked and talked with Him. Through their interactions with God, you’ll discover who He is and what it is He wants for you. —Develop a better...
Posted by Sharon Wilharm on 10/25/2022
Are you wondering what on earth you were put here for? Do you find yourself wandering from one thing to another? Are you ready to discover your God-given mission? Quit Wandering sits you on the shoulders of scripture's master-strategist, the prophet Nehemiah. This highly acclaimed resource is a step-by-step roadmap for team-leaders and individuals to discover what God has prepared for them and prepared them for. The 15 strategies are clear and applicable to your life and to the life of your team. They include curiositysensitivityfavorthe askdiscretionhandling opposition, etc. Bulk discounts...
Posted by Hannah Thuku Kolehmainen on 08/16/2022
Is Spiritual Growth only for women who are Super-Saints? Do you blow it sometimes? Compare yourself to others who seem spiritually all together? Wonder if a not-so-perfect woman can still be loved and used by God? If you do, let best-selling author and not-so-perfect woman, Poppy Smith, encourage you to hang in there! Among the heart cries Poppy addresses are: How can I be more like You, Lord? Does it matter what I think? You mean, I have to change my attitude? How can I stand in life's storms? Can my stumbling blocks become stepping stones? Refusing the wear masks or keep secrets, Poppy...
Posted by Poppy Smith on 08/14/2022
Pain and suffering in our lives do not equal a lack of love from God. Instead, they reveal, at the right time, a divine and perfect purpose packed with love. Are you searching for hope amidst a trial? Beauty Beyond the Thorns offers a transformative perspective on where it can be found. Darci weaves biblical stories with modern-day stories, including her arduous journey through chronic pain, to demonstrate how God can turn life’s unexpected curveballs into victorious home runs. This is a story about the upside of suffering. In Beauty Beyond the Thorns, you will learn: Suggestions...
Posted by Darci Steiner on 08/06/2022
Beauty Beyond the Thorns Study Guide: Discovering Gifts in Suffering is a companion to the book, Beauty Beyond the Thorns: Discovering Gifts in Suffering. In this study guide, you will be led to write about your journey of suffering so that you can find the beauty often hidden behind hardship. Each chapter draws information from the book, encouraging you to personalize its teachings so you not only read stories of healing, but you also experience personal healing. Study Guide for Beauty Beyond the Thorns: Discovering Gifts in Suffering is a study guide...
Posted by Darci Steiner on 08/06/2022