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Thirty Days of Child Training Boot Camp for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 24: More on...
Yesterday we got started looking at some verses about strife. Nave’s Topical has helped us by providing a list of verses about the topic. We’re going to continue studying those verses today, but I want...
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Thirty Days of Child Training Boot Camp for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 26: Catch...
Another catch up day is already here! Make the most of it! For those rare few of you who are keeping up with the daily posts, I recommend going back to that list of verses about strife from Nave’s...
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Thirty Days of Child Training Boot Camp for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 28:...
Did you see the consistent theme in the verses about forgiveness in our last lesson? We’re called to forgive others because God has forgiven us. It’s all about the gospel and what Jesus has done for...
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Thirty Days of Child Training Boot Camp for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 29: Review
Our month-long study is almost over already! Unlike all our other Busy Mamas studies where we focus on one chapter of the Bible for an entire month, we have moved from topic to topic in this study....
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Thirty Days of Child Training Boot Camp for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 30: Review
We’ve seen over and over that the training of our children begins with our own humble response to the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives. We are discipling — disciple-ing, not just disciplining — our...
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Thirty Days of Child Training Boot Camp for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 31: Doers...
We’ve come to the last day of our study. I have really enjoyed studying with you all! You’ve finished your review. God has probably taught you many things from His Word along the way, because His...
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Ingredients of Godly Discipline, Part 1: Preparation
I hear crying coming from the family room, where my three and six-year-old children are playing. I’m sitting in my chair, reading a book, and I don’t really want to be interrupted. But I get up and go...
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Ingredients of Godly Discipline, Part 2: Instruction
Why do we discipline? What is the point of our child-training efforts? It’s not ultimately about good behavior. It’s not about the convenience of having well-behaved children. It’s certainly not...
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Ingredients of Godly Discipline, Part 3: Confession
If we give our children effective, Bible-based instruction, they will come to see how they have sinned. The next step is to encourage them to admit or confess their sin to us and to God. Even...
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Ingredients of Godly Discipline, Part 4: Consequences
As we seek to provide godly discipline for our children, there are times where it’s appropriate for us to devise consequences or allow them to experience the natural consequences of their sin. Why are...
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Child Training Boot Camp is Finished!
Taking a break from arranging wedding flowers to check out the new book! The books are finished! Today we are excited to offer Child Training Boot Camp, the fifth book in the Bible Study for Busy...
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30 Days in Ephesians 6, Day 9: Obey
Now that we have looked in a general way at Paul’s instructions to children, fathers, servants, and masters, let’s take a closer look at each of those commands. Word studies, cross-references,...
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30 Days in Ephesians 6, Day 11: Honor
Paul tells children, in Ephesians 6, to obey and honor their parents. Do obey and honor mean the same thing? Let’s find out! Assignment: Pray for God to help you learn and obey as you study His Word...
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30 Days in Ephesians 6, Day 12: Provoking, Part 1
Children are commanded to obey their parents. That means their parents need to help them learn to obey. But even while we are seeking to do that, we can say and do things that make it much harder for...
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30 Days in Ephesians 6, Day 13: Provoking, Part 2
In our last lesson we saw that it is possible to provoke our children both to anger and to discouragement. Today we’re going to look at some commentaries to help us better understand how we might...
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How to Find Time to Reach Their Hearts
Does the problem this mother describes sound familiar to any other mamas out there? “My first concern is about leading children to repentance over a specific sin. How do you find the time? With a...
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He Died for My Sin
To help your children understand that Jesus died for their sins, try this simple activity: Nail two scraps of wood together to form a cross about two feet tall. Hang this cross on a wall or lay it flat...
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For Non-Facebook Users Who Would Like to Do the “Child-Training Boot Camp” Study
Would you like to do the “Child-Training Boot Camp” study, but would rather not open a Facebook account or join the Facebook group? There are some other options. You just won’t have the benefit of...
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Thirty Days in James 1, Day 27: Our Response
By God’s choice, we’ve been brought forth by the word of truth to new life, set apart as His special people. That Word is what continues to guide and change us as we listen to it and obey. James tells...
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Tomorrow We Start! 30 Days of Child-Training Boot Camp for Busy, Busy Mamas!
I’ve been so busy trying to get our house ready to put up for sale (we get the photos taken today and list it this week), that I’ve neglected to remind you of our new study that is going to start...
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