Why Titus 2?
By: Heidi Jo Falk In Titus 2:3-5, Paul is instructing Titus, a pastor, on some essentials to teach his congregation… In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not...
View ArticleJesus Had a Momma. So What?
By: Erin Davis Warning: obvious statement ahead… Jesus was a man. He liked to fish. He hung out primarily with other dudes. He had a beard. Despite the slightly feminine pictures of Him that sometimes...
View ArticleGuilt…or Conviction?
By: Heidi Jo Falk Guilt. That all too familiar feeling in my gut—wearing on my mind and heart. As a child of God, I know I have grace and forgiveness and that guilt should not have a hold on me....
View ArticleTitus 2: Why These Seven Things?
By Heidi Fulk Love your husbands. Love your children. Be self-controlled. Be pure. Be busy at home. Be kind. Be submissive to your husbands. Why these seven things? Why were these the focus of...
View ArticleThe Debate We Must Stop Having
By: Erin Davis I’m late in getting this post up because I’ve got a five-year old with the flu and a newborn who always wants held. I know for a fact that achieving balance between my work and my kids...
View ArticleGood Hair Day!
By: Heather Patenaude The other day I had a good hair day! And you’re all now asking why this matters to you, right!? Well, my sister offered to watch my three boys while I ran to Wal-Mart. I got...
View ArticlePassion Pursuit: What Kind of Love are You Making?
By: Heather Patenaude A week ago I had an amazing opportunity to attended the launch of: Passion Pursuit: What Kind of Love are you Making? with Dr. Juli Slattery and Linda Dillow and this is why I am...
View ArticleFaith-Based Parenting: Rooting Your Child in Love
by Kimberly Wagner “I love you, Mama!” The seven year old little guy sent out his love message to his mom in the driver’s seat. I glanced to the back and saw his big grin. This was about the third time...
View ArticleHappily Ever After…. The Addition? (part 1)
By Shannon Popkin Five or six years ago, I began complaining about our kitchen to my husband. I said that it was too small. You could only fit a tiny round table in the eating area, and there wasn’t...
View ArticleHappily Ever After… the Addition? (part 2)
By Shannon Popkin We wives who have a way of getting what we want have this tactic called persistence. The more we bring something up, the closer we get to the tipping point–where our husbands abdicate...
View ArticleHappily Ever After… the Addition?? (part 3)
By Shannon Popkin Spoiler alert: You might want to read part 1 and part 2 before you read on… I was a bit like Cinderella before the ball, humming little songs and dancing dreamily about my kitchen–the...
View ArticleThe Happily Ever After Without an Addition (part 4)
By: Shannon Popkin Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t, you might want to read part 1, part 2, and part 3 before you read the conclusion: The day finally came. As I welcomed the builder into my...
View ArticleGrafting In
By: Amy Cantilina One day last summer, just before our social worker arrived at our house for our 6-month post-placement visit following then 6-year-old Isabel’s adoption from China, Isabel asked me in...
View ArticleT2 ~Woman + New Creation = Powerful Potential
By: Heidi Jo Fulk In the last T2 post, we ended by focusing on some key truths for when we feel overwhelmed by the requirements of the Titus 2 mandate. (I’m not alone, right?! Somebody out there has...
View ArticleAre You Shepherding or Sheltering?
By: Erin Davis I have three sons. One of the things that has shocked me about raising so much testosterone is how much they like to fight. Every stick is a potential sword. Every opportunity to play...
View ArticleAre you up for a challenge?
By Heather Patenaude Social media invites you into the lives of your friends and even into the lives of people who aren’t friends. Pictures get posted, comments get made, we “like” status updates, and...
View ArticleHoly30 Introduction
By Heather Patenaude On Wednesday we introduced Holy30, our 30 days to holiness challenge for the month of September. Today we want to flush it out a bit more. What does 30 days of eating “spiritually...
View ArticleHoly30 ~ Matthew 6:33
What is Holy30? By: Erin Davis “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” Matthew 6:33. When our children are babies and they have one of...
View ArticleHoly30 ~ James 1:27
What is Holy30? By Miriam Walsh Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father… and to keep oneself unstained from the world. James 1:27 It’s been a tough season. For the past year our...
View ArticleHoly30 ~ 1 John 2:15
What is Holy30? By Julie Paulsen 1 John 2:15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world, If anyone love the world the love of the Father is not in him Every now and then my husband lovingly...
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