If you want to follow up your study of 1 Corinthians 13 with a good book, Loving the Way Jesus Loves, by Phil Ryken, is a great choice! My copy is underlined and asterisked all over the place. I thought I would share a few of my favorite quotes with you today. (We’re giving away a copy of this book and copies of two other Bible study books, so make […]
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Thank you!
Thanks to all who bid on and purchased calligraphy to help our daughter on her mission trip in Eastern Europe! Thanks to you, we made $410 that will go directly into her funds for the work she is doing right now. Several of my adult children and their spouses (5 altogether) are going to serve in India for two weeks this fall. I hope to do another auction like this […]
Read More →Word Art for Kingdom Work!
This post is related to a little fundraiser I am doing to help my daughter pay for her plane ticket that got her to the Ukraine earlier this week. I have lettered several portions of Scripture that I would like to offer for sale, with all the proceeds going to help fund her trip. First, let me tell you what Bethany is doing: She is now in the Ukraine, after […]
Read More →New 30 Days Study Starts on Monday!
I’m a mother. I’ve been a mother of six children ages 10 and under. I’ve been a mother of four teenagers at once. I know how challenging it can be to keep my head above water. (And I know that many of you know even better than I do!) I also know how hard it can be to stay in the Word, right during the seasons of life when we […]
Read More →It’s OK to Feel Inadequate. In fact, it’s good.
Every parent should memorize this verse: ” ‘ My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” (2 Corinthians 12:9, ESV) Go into this day, with all its challenges and interruptions and unknowns, remembering that your weakness is the perfect frame to display Christ’s power. God knows we are weak, […]
Read More →A 10-Day Bible Study for Kids — 1 Samuel 25
Today we’re going to take a chapter from 1 Samuel and talk about some ways you could lead your children in studying this passage. We’re going to study 1 Samuel 25. This is the account of David’s reaction and Abigail’s reponse when Nabal refused to give food to him and his men. Day 1: Read the entire chapter (or divide it into two days, if your children are really young). […]
Read More →How NOT to Discipline with Scripture
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…” …but we can misuse it. Don’t use God’s Word to discipline your children without a real love for God and His Word. Children are experts in detecting hypocrisy. They will see right through you, and be provoked to anger. They will be tempted to reject you or what you are trying to teach them. When […]
Read More →The Importance of Community: Courtship, Part 2
I am basking in the joy of our church’s annual family camp this week. This is the 25th year we have attended camp with this group of fellow-believers! Some of our babies weren’t even born when we started coming to this camp. Now most of them are married, and some are chasing their own little ones around the campground! In between the great singing and eating, learning and sharing, and […]
Read More →Are You Building Them Up?
“Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.” (Romans 14:19) Here’s a simple project to try. Fill a jar or mug with dry beans. Set two glasses next to the beans. Label one jar with a “+” and one with a “–“. Listen to yourself as you go through the day. Every time you say something positive or edifying to […]
Read More →What I Would Do Differently, Part 4
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1, ESV) Isn’t it amazing that God entrusts newborn babies to people who have absolutely no experience raising children? I remember the panic mixed with joy that I felt when we finally brought our firstborn home from his weeklong stay in NICU. How could they possibly let me take this child home with me? Don’t they […]
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