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Adrien Segal works as a coordinator for women’s discipleship at Bethlehem College and Seminary. She and her husband, Rick, live in Minneapolis and attend The North Church. They have four sons and seven prized grandchildren.
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Why Would God Call Me ‘Helper’? The Modern Struggle with Womanhood

Why Would God Call Me ‘Helper’?

The Modern Struggle with Womanhood

Mar 4, 2023
Why would some women hate to be called “helper”? Maybe because their idea of a helper is drawn more from an unbelieving society than from Scripture.
Adrien Segal
Mar 4, 2023
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When Parents Set the Bar Too Low

When Parents Set the Bar Too Low

Dec 12, 2019
God created us and our children for much more than anything they might have or experience here on earth.
Adrien Segal
Dec 12, 2019
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We Need Not Parent in Fear

We Need Not Parent in Fear

Nov 14, 2019
Why is hyper-parenting failing children, and how does God promise to care for parents who will trust him at each step?
Adrien Segal
Nov 14, 2019
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What Might God Do While You Wait?

What Might God Do While You Wait?

Mar 23, 2019
When you do not know if or when God will answer a prayer, remember what you do know: God loves you. God hears you. God is with you. God will help you.
Adrien Segal
Mar 23, 2019
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What I Wish I Had Known About Purity: Eight Lessons Forty Years Later

What I Wish I Had Known About Purity

Eight Lessons Forty Years Later

Dec 2, 2018
Forty years and a new birth have passed since she tested the waters of sexual immorality. She shares what she wishes she had known about purity.
Adrien Segal
Dec 2, 2018
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Give Your Anxious Mind a Rest: Letter to My 30-Year-Old Self

Give Your Anxious Mind a Rest

Letter to My 30-Year-Old Self

Apr 19, 2018
Trusting God in the challenges of life not only gives us greater peace; it is a powerful example to others and a glorious display of God’s glory.
Adrien Segal
Apr 19, 2018
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Who Can Find Her? Rethinking the Proverbs 31 Standard

Who Can Find Her?

Rethinking the Proverbs 31 Standard

Feb 27, 2018
Instead of spending your life trying to do all that the Proverbs 31 woman does, devote yourself to the one thing that drove everything she did.
Adrien Segal
Feb 27, 2018
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The First Lady in France: Marie Dentière (c. 1495–1561)

The First Lady in France

Marie Dentière (c. 1495–1561)

Oct 12, 2017
What Marie Dentière lacked in feminine modesty or humility for her day, she made up for with unrivaled zeal for the gospel.
Adrien Segal
Oct 12, 2017
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Do You Wake Up Discontent?

Do You Wake Up Discontent?

Oct 9, 2017
The trials and inconveniences in front of you today are an assignment that God has chosen specifically for you.
Adrien Segal
Oct 9, 2017
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Is It Better for Moms to Stay at Home?

Is It Better for Moms to Stay at Home?

May 25, 2017
If we refuse to “stay home” because our career feels more important or interesting, we have not understood the calling of motherhood.
Adrien Segal
May 25, 2017
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Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

Finding Grace in the Messes of Marriage

Jan 24, 2017
These short devotionals by John Piper, Francis Chan, and others are designed to shape, challenge, and inspire your own vision of marriage and God.
John Piper + 12
Jan 24, 2017
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Did You Expect Your Marriage to Be Easy?

Did You Expect Your Marriage to Be Easy?

Mar 7, 2016
Many believe that their marriage will be different, that it will be easier than others’. The good news is that God didn’t create marriage to be easy.
Adrien Segal
Mar 7, 2016
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Do the Next Thing: A Mother’s Gratitude for Elisabeth Elliot

Do the Next Thing

A Mother’s Gratitude for Elisabeth Elliot

Jun 18, 2015
Elisabeth Elliot was a spiritual mother to thousands and thousands of women through her radio program. Here is one wife and mother’s heartfelt tribute.
Adrien Segal
Jun 18, 2015
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Is God Too Holy for You?

Is God Too Holy for You?

Jul 6, 2014
God’s holiness carries a sense of loftiness and purity and awe-inspiring wonder and perfection. It is awe-inspiring, but it also can be intimidating and even terrifying. Sure, we worship the holy God for his holiness, but the more we see…
Adrien Segal
Jul 6, 2014

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