RESOURCES from 4word
Discover Your Source of Strength
Has this month's topic been difficult to process? Knowing your worth is such a highly sought-after, foundational piece to anyone's life. As we discussed in the first blog in March, knowing the value you bring to the world and your own life is so important, especially in… Read More
Said Something You Regret? Here’s How to Fix It
Your weekly roundup :: March 19 - 23 As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy. This week's blog: "Don’t Play By the World’s Rules" As Christian women in the workplace, should… Read More
Don’t Play By the World’s Rules
This month, we’re talking about identity and worth. In today’s society, especially for women, are there two more loaded words? As Christian women in the workplace, we battle feelings of insecurity and unworthiness as we climb the corporate ladder, facing challenges that many of our male counterparts… Read More
What Older Women Bring to the Workplace
Your weekly roundup :: March 12 - 16 As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy. This week's blog: "How a Nike Executive Found Her Confidence at Work" Former Nike executive and… Read More
How a Nike Executive Found Her Confidence at Work
Patty Ross, former Nike executive and 4word board member, had an amazing 34-year-long career with Nike that was gratifying and in line with her vision for her life … and yet, she struggled for years with lack of confidence and self-doubt in the value she brought to… Read More
Is Jealousy a Gender Thing?
Your weekly roundup :: March 5 - 9 As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy. This week's blog: "What Are You Worth?" Do you feel worthy? How should we measure our… Read More
What Are You Worth?
Tax season is upon us (oh the joys!) and for many of us, that means a very clear and hard-to-ignore lesson in worth. All those forms and all that filing lead to a definitive answer of where all your money went over the past 12 months. The… Read More
What Sex and Money Can Do To Your Marriage
Your weekly roundup :: February 26 - March 2 As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy. This week's blog: "The Relationship You’ve Been Waiting For" Are you ever disappointed by relationships… Read More
The Relationship You’ve Been Waiting For
We blinked and February is done! It's been so refreshing to see the response to this month's discussion on relationships. As we shared back at the beginning of this month, relationships are something to think of beyond the constraints of romantic love and Valentine's Day. Our lives… Read More
How to Tell If Your Friends Are Toxic
Your weekly roundup :: February 19 - 23 As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy. This week's blog: "Why Love Takes Work" Love doesn't only apply to significant others. As Christians,… Read More
Why Love Takes Work
Every February, we’re inundated with messages about love, and the focus is almost always on romance. While loving and serving our significant other is important, God has blessed each of us with many different types of relationships and calls us to love others as He has loved us.… Read More
I Never Wanted To Be Divorced
When it comes to “relationships,” women tend to throw more of their time, energy, and even money into the ring to keep things “just right.” Chances are, you are one of these women, and chances are, all of your efforts are going to waste. Catherine Gates, Director of… Read More
How Humility Can Save Your Marriage
Your weekly roundup :: February 5 - 9 As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy. This week's blog: "Is This Why Relationships Fail?" February isn't February without a torrential downpour of… Read More
Is This Why Relationships Fail?
If you had three seconds to state your most important relationship, what would you come up with? If you're married, it would likely be your spouse. Single? Maybe your best friend, sibling, or even parent. No matter which life stage you're in, "relationship" is an evident… Read More
What Christians Get Wrong About Submission in Marriage
Your weekly roundup :: January 29 - February 2 As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy. This week's blog: "A Different Perspective on Goals" Thanks to our "extra Monday" this month,… Read More
A Different Perspective on Goals
It's a bonus week on the blog! Before we bid adieu to the "Dreams and Goals" topic this month, we wanted to share with you some of our favorite articles we've found around the internet this month. Happy reading! 5 Ways to Fulfill Your New Year’s Resolutions by… Read More
Christians Using Tinder
Your weekly roundup :: January 22 - 26 As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy. This week's blog: "The Real Reason We Set Goals" As you set down your pen and list… Read More
The Real Reason We Set Goals
"Why is it important to set goals?" After taking a month to talk about dreams and goals, this may seem like a foolish question to end on, but bear with us. We shared lots of advice with you over the month of January, covering personal goal setting and… Read More
Don’t Tell Your Kids Everything
Your weekly roundup :: January 15 - 19 As you head into your weekend, here are a few articles from the past week we thought you might enjoy. This week's blog: "How to Master Financial Goals in 2018" Financial goals (saving, making a budget, giving… Read More
How to Master Financial Goals in 2018
A new year means a fresh start. Fresh starts can be exhilarating, but they can also be overwhelming. Whether you’re jumping feet first into 2018 or hesitant to start filling in the blank pages of a new year, January is the perfect time to evaluate your financial health… Read More