Here’s your first look at entries into our Doorposts of Your House Contest! Take a look at these great entries, and find out who won 7th and 8th places at the end of the post! Vinyl lettering — a great option for nice-looking Scripture on the walls. A good verse to keep in mind as we go out the doors of our house. These folks took advantage of […]
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Busy, Busy Mamas’ Bible Study Giveaway!
We did it! I’ve been praying for those of you who joined us for our study of Colossians 3! If you didn’t manage to finish all the studies, or if you didn’t find the time to join us but would still like to do the study on your own, links to every day’s lesson are right here! To celebrate the completion of our month-long study, and to encourage you to […]
Read More →Thirty Days of Bible Study for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 30: Doing
Get the book! Thirty Days in Colossians 3 is now available as a paperback, PDF, or Kindle book. Our last day! God teaches us as we dig into His Word. How do we keep from forgetting what He’s taught us? How do we actively put into practice all that we’ve learned? Here’s some ideas! Share what you’ve learned with someone else. Share some new insights with a friend, tell your […]
Read More →Thirty Days of Bible Study for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 16: Holy Living
Get the book! Thirty Days in Colossians 3 is now available as a paperback, PDF, or Kindle book. As we read the third chapter of Colossians, Paul reminds us of our position in Christ. We’ve been raised with Christ; that’s because we died with Him. So the sins of our old natures need to die, too. We need to put off the sins that we walked in before Jesus saved […]
Read More →Thirty Days of Bible Study for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 3: Ifs and Thens
Get the book! Thirty Days in Colossians 3 is now available as a paperback, PDF, or Kindle book. We’re ready to start focusing on Chapter 3! From now on, we will be reading the chapter almost every day, looking for different words and thoughts every time we read. Assignment: Read Colossians 3. Start by praying for the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Then, as you read the chapter, use a pen or colored pencil […]
Read More →“Thirty Days of Bible Study for Busy, Busy Mamas”, Day 1: Getting Started
Get the book! Thirty Days in Colossians 3 is now available as a paperback, PDF, or Kindle book. Do you have trouble even getting a shower, let alone finding the time to read your Bible? This month-long series of posts is for you! For thirty days, we’re going to look at just one chapter of the Bible and study it, one little step at a time. If you’re willing to […]
Read More →God of the Storm
My daughters and I have been on an adventure. We’ve spent five days in New York City. We’ve worshipped on Sunday morning with new friends in Brooklyn and visited Timothy Keller’s church in the evening. We’ve learned lots at a Christian bloggers’ conference. We attended a friend’s wedding. Yesterday was the last day of our trip — worshipping with more brothers and sisters in Pennsylvania and sharing dinner […]
Read More →Stop and pray.
God is the one who changes hearts. So why don’t we ask Him to do it more? Am I the only one who has talked and lectured and disciplined while totally forgetting to go before the throne of the One who can actually turn a disobedient, rebellious heart into a humble, submissive one? Maybe you’re smarter than I am. But if you’re not, try this today: When a child needs […]
Read More →I shall again praise Him.
Sunday morning. Singing from the photocopied order of worship. Singing with the saints. I have worshipped with some of these dear people for more than twenty years. We’ve welcomed babies, raised children, suffered disappointments, battled diseases, rejoiced at weddings, buried parents, and waged battle with sin through all those years. Our trust in our sovereign, loving Father runs deep. An old hymn today: “What a friend we have in Jesus, […]
Read More →Fuel for Obedience
“Being wanted is the fuel for obedience.” That sentence — in the sermon Bethany and I were listening to as we drove down the freeway – provided an answer to a question I have often puzzled over. What was it my parents did that made me want to obey them? I especially wanted to please my father. Disobeying him just didn’t seem like an option. I loved him too much […]
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