Karen Stiller: The Minister’s Wife

The Minister's Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Doubt, Friendship ...The Minister’s Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Doubt, Friendship, Loneliness, Forgiveness and More
(Tyndale, 2020)

WHO: Karen Stiller, senior editor of the Canadian magazine Faith Today.

SHE SAYS: “Even as some people watch us, I know that God watches over us.”

THE BIG IDEA: Life is messy. We aren’t perfect. But we are to love each other and grow toward God.

THE PROGRESSION:
This memoir, written as a collection of essays, offers a candid, funny look into one minister’s wife’s life as she struggles with being real as she grows.

“Be set apart by being fully present and not being mean. Be different because you know such a big love.”

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Karen Stiller
Karen Stillerhttps://karenstiller.com/

Karen Stiller is a senior editor of Faith Today magazine and a freelance writer. She is the author of The Minister’s Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Doubt, Friendship, Loneliness, Forgiveness and More (Tyndale House)

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