Category Archives: Bible Studies & Devotional Thoughts

Praying for Help when You are Helpless, Part 2: The Example of Jehoshaphat

By | October 31, 2025

Last time, we looked at enslaved Israel in Egypt, their cry to God for deliverance, and God’s hearing, seeing, and knowing their troubles. He responded with care because he remembered his promises to them, and he delivered them. Hundreds of years later, we see Judah, the more faithful of the divided nation of Israel, once… Read More »

Sarah: A Case Study of a Woman’s Faith, Hope in God, and Obedience to Her Husband

By | June 5, 2025

As a follow-up to my study on a Theology of Woman, I wrote this lesson to give a little background to Sarah, whom Peter uses as a specific example for women to follow. Hopefully this short biography of an imperfect woman who placed her faith and hope in God and learned to obey her husband… Read More »

A Theology of Woman from 1 Peter 3:1-6: Submit to Your Husband & Hope in God

By | May 8, 2025
This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series A Theology of Woman

Fairy tales tell variations of the same love story over and over again. Handsome boy meets beautiful girl. Boy and girl instantly fall in love. The couple is soon married and lives happily ever after. With just about every fairy tale, chick flick, and love story promising a handsome, kind prince and a happily-ever-after ending,… Read More »

A Theology of Woman from Titus 2: Grace-Driven Living and Training

By | April 1, 2025
This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series A Theology of Woman

This blog series is adapted from Sunday School lessons I wrote several years ago for women and teen girls. The goal was to form a “theology of woman” by looking chronologically at all of the major portions of Scripture regarding women and womanhood. What does the Bible say are the roles, duties, challenges, and opportunities… Read More »

A Theology of Woman from 1 Timothy 2:8-10: Gospel-Driven Modesty

By | March 6, 2025
This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series A Theology of Woman

This series is adapted from Sunday School lessons I wrote several years ago for women and teen girls. The goal was to form a “theology of woman” by looking chronologically at all of the major portions of Scripture regarding women and womanhood. What does the Bible say are the roles, duties, challenges, and opportunities that… Read More »

A Theology of Woman from the New Testament: Follow Your Head

By | February 6, 2025
This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series A Theology of Woman

This series is adapted from Sunday School lessons I wrote several years ago for women and teen girls. The goal was to form a “theology of woman” by looking chronologically at all of the major portions of Scripture regarding women and womanhood. What does the Bible say are the roles, duties, challenges, and opportunities that… Read More »

Food (Allergies) and Fellowship

By | January 16, 2025

We have probably all heard the jokes that every Baptist fellowship involves food. From my experience I’d have a hard time refuting this. Our church actually eats lunch together every Sunday. Most Sundays each family brings their own lunch, but every month that has a fifth Sunday, our church has a potluck. Besides Sundays, we… Read More »

A Theology of Woman from Proverbs 31: A Wise Woman to Emulate

By | October 8, 2024
This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series A Theology of Woman

This blog series is adapted from Sunday School lessons I wrote several years ago for women and teen girls. The goal was to form a “theology of woman” by looking chronologically at all of the major portions of Scripture regarding women and womanhood. What does the Bible say are the roles, duties, challenges, and opportunities… Read More »