Sue Schlesman

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sue schlesman author bio picture Sue Schlesman is an award-winning author, freelance writer, speaker, and ministry leader. Sue’s books have won multiple industry awards. For over 35 years, Sue’s profound insights and humble vulnerability have spread hope and healing through print, online, radio, and podcast mediums worldwide.

Do's and Don’ts to Comfort the Grieving during the Holidays

Holidays hit the hardest when your heart is hurting. If someone you love is grieving this season, here’s how to show up with compassion, not...

December 24, 2025

Do's and Don’ts to Comfort the Grieving during the Holidays

How to Apologize and Repair a Relationship after You’re Offended

We’ve mastered cutting people off—but what if the path to peace isn’t escape, but restoration? These 4 biblical steps can help you rebuild what’s...

December 23, 2025

How to Apologize and Repair a Relationship after You’re Offended

Why We Need Forgiveness (1 John 1:9) - Your Daily Bible Verse - December 6

So how do you ask God to forgive you? Is there anything too horrible for God to forgive?

December 06, 2025

Why We Need Forgiveness (1 John 1:9) - Your Daily Bible Verse - December 6

15 Powerful Prayers for Protection of Your Family

Do my prayers for protection make any difference? Are my prayers powerful enough to change the present or the future? Does God want to hear them?...

October 24, 2025

15 Powerful Prayers for Protection of Your Family

The Heartbreaking Story Behind the Beloved Hymn It Is Well with My Soul

The words to “It Is Well with My Soul” live on, inspiring millions to hope that pain has a purpose, that death is temporary, and that faith can...

October 09, 2025

The Heartbreaking Story Behind the Beloved Hymn It Is Well with My Soul

5 Ways to Teach and Encourage Students to Share the Gospel at School

If you’re a parent, teacher, or church minister like me, you’ve worked with children and teenagers and challenged them to share their faith....

August 14, 2025

5 Ways to Teach and Encourage Students to Share the Gospel at School

8 Reasons to Respect Your Kids’ Boundaries with Your Grandchildren

Want real influence with your grandkids? It starts with respecting your grown kids—even when it’s hard. These eight reasons will help you honor...

8 Reasons to Respect Your Kids’ Boundaries with Your Grandchildren

4 Truths Pastors Want Their Congregations to Understand about the Church Today

Pastors just wish they could get their people to understand why leaving the church doesn’t help in the long run, why assumptions about pastors are...

4 Truths Pastors Want Their Congregations to Understand about the Church Today

6 Do’s and Don’ts of Christian Grandparenting

There’s a way to love your grandkids that points them to Christ without stepping on your children’s toes. These timeless principles help you serve...

6 Do’s and Don’ts of Christian Grandparenting

Am I Failing God by Getting Divorced?

If this is what you’re thinking—breathe. And let’s re-examine your theology. You can’t fail God, and He can’t fail you.

Am I Failing God by Getting Divorced?

10 Ways to Keep Growing Spiritually in Your Senior Years

Feel like your best days are behind you? Think again. These 10 moves can reignite your faith and make your later years the most powerful of your...

10 Ways to Keep Growing Spiritually in Your Senior Years

10 Things to Do When Launching Your Graduate into a Secular World

When your child steps into a world that doesn't know Christ, you step into a new role that matters more than ever. These 10 Spirit-led actions will...

10 Things to Do When Launching Your Graduate into a Secular World

How to Tithe Correctly: Is There a Right Way and a Wrong Way?

So how much money is enough for a tithe? Are there rules on how to tithe correctly? Is there a wrong way? What does God expect us to do regarding...

How to Tithe Correctly: Is There a Right Way and a Wrong Way?

10 Signs of Arrogance in a Spiritual Leader

How can you tell if your leaders are motivated by humility and obedience to the call of God? What are the indicators that your spiritual leader...

February 12, 2025

10 Signs of Arrogance in a Spiritual Leader

6 Personal Prayers to Conceive a Baby

Lord, I’m heartbroken over my inability to conceive.

December 11, 2024

6 Personal Prayers to Conceive a Baby

10 Ways Mission Trips Grow Your Compassion for Others

Going on a mission trip extricates you from the chaos and materialism of your normal life and airdrops you into a place where none of your daily...

October 14, 2024

10 Ways Mission Trips Grow Your Compassion for Others

7 Types of Fights Every Couple Has and How to Solve Them

It’s helpful to identify the potential landmines if you want to avoid verbal insults and emotional manipulations. Be aware that most of us fight...

October 01, 2024

7 Types of Fights Every Couple Has and How to Solve Them

Why Compromise Is Not the Secret to a Great Marriage --This Is

The danger of a marriage—or any relationship—that is centered around compromise is the inevitable weaving of selfishness into the paradigm. I’m not...

September 25, 2024

Why Compromise Is Not the Secret to a Great Marriage --This Is