Parenting requires commitment and skill. Here are five commitments parents need to make, plus a list of skills they can teach their children.
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A Few Thoughts on a Sensitive Topic: Submission in Marriage
A quick look at the topic of submission in marriage plus some resources on walking through situations where abuse may be suspected.
Training Love in Marriage
As we explore the curriculum of kindness, our families should be the first recipients of our care. We’ll start by taking a look at how we can teach a godly vision of marriage and train the younger women to love their husbands.
The Curriculum of Kindness
In this post, we will focus on the aspect of kindness—a way we express love to others in our relationships.
The Curriculum of Love
While the Bible does not define a specific course of training for women discipling women, it does trace some broad strokes on what we are to teach and pass on to each other. This post looks at the foundational teaching we need to wrestle with ourselves, even as we help others grow.
Two Commitments for the Spiritual Mother
Before we become spiritual mothers, we are spiritual children. Two commitments we need to make even as we seek to disciple other women.
Summary Post: 7 Key Ingredients to Change
A post summarizing seven key ideas to grow and change into Christlikeness.
How the Heat Reveals Our Hearts
Through the heat of our lives, God has good purposes: to reveal us our hearts. He does this through opening our eyes to see the thorns that show up, so we might know where we need to grow.
Transformation from the Heart: The 4 P's of Change
Change is possible: an introduction to the point, possibility, process and picture of change.
A New Year for a Change
A new quarter means a new topic! Join me in the next few months as we look at change in the deepest, hidden parts of us to encourage growth in Christlikeness.
Preparing Ourselves for Conversations in Scripture
An introduction to this summer’s series on Scripture, how to personally equip ourselves and use it in our conversations and counsel.
Drop by Drop: How God Changes Us
The process of change is a slow one, but over time, little drops can carve deep transformation.
An Introduction to Christian Meditation
Meditation is a buzzword these days that rightly raises red flags. What is it and why should we practice it? Part 1 of a 3-part series.
When I Don't Delight in God's Word
Let’s be honest here. Sometimes I don’t want to read the Bible or pray. But we also know this hampers our growth. What can we do to increase our desire for God?
Three Lessons From One Year of Blogging
God uses everything in our lives to help us grow and mature. Here are three lessons I learned as I wrote this past year.
How to Do a Heart Check With God
We all need regular physical checkups. Are you getting regular spiritual checkups as well? Here are some ways to let God evaluate your heart.
How Do We Change?: A Book Review on Real Change
One of my favorite resources to use in getting to the heart transformation we long for.
What to Look For in Wise Counsel
Connecting the dots is not something we do alone. We need God and we need His people. What can wise counsel do for us and who do we look for?
How to Cultivate the Art of Everyday Worship
Connecting the dots includes worshipping God in the everyday through abiding, keeping an eternal perspective, and serving Him in the ordinary.
How to Develop a Personal Liturgy
A liturgy develops a path for us to follow day by day to keep us connected to God. Instead of being a restrictive straitjacket, we can thoughtfully design a rule of life that fits us and helps us stay focused on developing our life of faith.