In 1 Timothy 5, Paul gives the qualifications for widows who were to be enrolled in the church care program. In 1 Timothy 5:11–12 Paul commands that the church refuse to enroll younger widows, because they will eventually want to remarry (which Paul encourages in 1 Timothy 5:14) and may abandon “their former faith,” perhaps… Read More »
I’ve had several lines of thought over the past several weeks that have been slowly merging into one greater idea in my head. I’m going to do my best to get them out of my head and onto paper. First, my kids and I have been studying the universe in science, and this has “coincidentally”… Read More »
I have learned that the way I study my Bible best is by writing a Bible study. It’s entirely for my own benefit. But I try to share them in case they are helpful to others. I started studying Judges in April 2021, so it’s taken a long time to finish these two books, but… Read More »
“There’s my prayer partner,” said an older lady at church to me. “I pray for you every day.” These words of faithful prayer on my behalf were so encouraging to me as you can imagine. What I was really suddenly struck with as I thought on her words, though, was the spiritual accountability for my… Read More »
To conclude my notes about how to lead a Ladies’ Bible Study (LBS), I will discuss what factors are often true about the audience, as well as some practical considerations. What is true about the audience in a LBS? 1. You will likely have a mixture of personalities, ages, education levels, marriage/children statuses, and spiritual… Read More »
Yesterday, as I watered my garden, I couldn’t help but notice the difference between two mounds of pumpkin plants. As you can see in my photo, the plants on the right are several times larger than those on the left. Now, I planted both from the same seed packet on the same day, using the… Read More »
{This post was originally posted on my former blog keeponswimmingblog.wordpress.com.} Previously, in part 1 of this series, I wrote about whether a Ladies’ Bible study (LBS) is essential for the local church as well as the values of having one, along with the dangers and cautions that we should be aware of. This time, let’s assume… Read More »
{This post was originally found on my previous blog, keeponswimmingblog.wordpress.com.} I recently had the privilege to speak to a group of seminary wives about how to lead a Bible study. In mentioning this to a couple of people, they were interested to see my notes, so I thought I’d share them here in smaller chunks… Read More »
Here is the final week in the study of Joshua. Three weeks feels like a small amount of time to study an entire book of good size, but my goal is to help others understand the “big picture” of the book. You can always slow down (as I did) and take more time. Much of… Read More »
I’ve been studying the book of Joshua, and the main theme has been God’s faithfulness to his promises. Over and over God said (beginning all the way back in Genesis 12 to Abraham) that he would give the people of Israel land in Canaan. Over and over in Joshua, God promised to fight for Israel… Read More »