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 →Make an Illuminated Framed Bible Verse
I wanted to share this project early on in our Write Them on the Doorposts contest. Printing and illuminating Bible verses is a fun, beautiful, and inexpensive way to decorate with Scripture in your home. This project takes less than an hour, and it’s one of several projects in the new eBook of Scripture decor ideas that Katelyn and I wrote. I hope you’ll try this out and send us […]
Read More →It Will Hurt, but It Will Heal
I’ve been being hammered by teaching on all sides on the topic of forgiveness and confession. I’m not sure I fully understand God’s forgiveness. It’s something God is still gently teaching me. How we see God’s forgiveness certainly will show in how we apologize to and forgive others. Most of us can see another’s glaring sin, but we seem to think if we simply plunge ahead and try really hard […]
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 →Announcing a Contest, a New Book, and a Giveaway!
Today is the first day of the 2012 Write Them on the Doorposts contest! We have some exciting prizes lined up (over $1,100 worth!), and we’re looking forward to seeing and sharing more ideas for decorating with Scripture and making it prominent in our homes. You can find the contest rules, prizes, and ideas here. New book! We also have a new book ready, just in time for this event. […]
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