Dena Johnson

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4 Lessons From Lysa Terkeurst’s Divorce Announcement
January 5, 2022

Three years ago, Lysa Terkeurst and her husband stood before man and God and renewed their vows following a painful separation after infidelity. They gave so much hope to those walking the painful journey of infidelity, a reminder that God is able. And God truly is able. He is able to heal the most broken…

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Emotional Abuse | Faith | Grace | Hope | marriage | Ministry | Pain and suffering | prayer | promises | Surviving Adultery and Divorce

An Open Letter to Lysa TerKeurst Revisited
January 3, 2022

On New Year’s Eve, Lysa TerKeurst, founder of Proverbs 31 ministries, announced her marriage is ending after nearly 30 years. It’s been several years since she made a similar announcement and I penned the following words to her. You see, in 2017 she announced her husband had been unfaithful and she was pursuing a legal…

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Hope | marriage | promises | Spiritual Growth

One Word for 2022
December 29, 2021

We are on the cusp of a new year, filled with 365 brand new days. A new beginning. A fresh start. New opportunities. Full of promise. New mercies every single day. These last two years have been difficult for so many. We’ve seen so much pain, so much loss, so much division. Many of us…

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Christmas | Faith | Hope | promises | Spiritual Growth

The Truth About a Silent Night
December 22, 2021

Silent night, Holy night, All is calm, All is bright As my daughter led the congregation in worship with these words, my heart was heavy and burdened. Yes, it’s that time where we celebrate the peace brought into the world by our Savior, God incarnate who came into the world as a precious baby wrapped…

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Christmas | Grace | Hope | Pain and suffering | Spiritual Growth | Surviving Adultery and Divorce

When Life Gives You Too Much
December 9, 2021

Have you ever felt completely overwhelmed with life? Felt like you were struggling just to keep your nose above water and keep breathing? Thought you simply couldn’t continue putting one foot ahead of the other? Maybe you were shattered by adultery. Perhaps the pain of infertility was ripping your heart into pieces. The death of…

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Faith | Grace | Hope | marriage | Pain and suffering | prayer | promises | Spiritual Growth

Five Reasons the Christian Life is Hard
November 29, 2021

Recently, I was reading an old blog post from when Roy and I were first married. In case you don’t know, our first couple of years were HARD…and that might be the understatement of the year! As if marriage isn’t hard enough, remarriages are even harder. When you take two people who have baggage from…

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Faith | friendship | Hope | promises | Spiritual Growth

Let’s Be Thankful!
November 23, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving! Have you contemplated those things for which you are thankful? I know I have many things. My health. My family. My job. Redemption. Purpose. Relationships. And, of course, my Savior whose love and forgiveness and faithfulness is the one constant in this life. Where would I be without Him? Today, though. Today, I…

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Anger | Faith | Forgiveness | Grace | Hope | Pain and suffering | promises | Spiritual Growth | Surviving Adultery and Divorce

You Want Me to Forgive Her?
October 12, 2021

As I sat through the funeral service, I couldn’t concentrate on the words being spoken. I kept hearing a still, small voice in my head. “Extend forgiveness,” the voice urged. It was my first time back in this church building since my husband had resigned his position as pastor of the congregation nearly five months…

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Advice for Divorce
October 5, 2021

Divorce. The word alone strikes fear into the heart of people. Maybe you lived through your parents’ divorce. Maybe you watched friends’ marriages suffer the ultimate destruction. Maybe you’ve walked that dreaded path…or you fear your marriage is heading down that road now. I’m not sure there’s another pain in this life that compares to…

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Emotional Abuse | Faith | Grace | Guilt | Hope | marriage | Pain and suffering | Surviving Adultery and Divorce

A Tale of Two Adulterers
September 21, 2021

The more I talk with people who have walked the dark path of adultery, the more I realize not all affairs are the same. I have a dear friend who walked the dark, painful days of adultery with me. Her husband had been a pastor at a local church when he had an affair. Through…

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Faith | Grace | Hope | promises | sexual purity | temptation

Living in Purity
September 16, 2021

To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven (Karen Sunde). I’ve spent a lot of time lately contemplating sexual purity. Before I was married, I held to very high standards of purity. I never allowed myself to be in a situation where I might be tempted to compromise my standards. I filled my mind with…

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Hope | promises | Spiritual Growth

Take Off the Graveclothes
September 7, 2021

One of Jesus’ most famous miracles is recorded in John 11 when He raises Lazarus from the dead. A man named Lazarus was sick…So [his] two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.” …So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, he stayed where he was for…

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