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Thirty Days in Isaiah 53 for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 24: All

We’ve arrived at verse 6, the “gospel-in-a-verse” verse, the climax of this central stanza of Isaiah’s Servant Song. This is a verse that is so familiar that we may miss much of what it says if we...

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Thirty Days in Isaiah 53 for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 25: Sheep

“All we like sheep have gone astray.”  Before we leave verse 6, we’re going to look more closely at these wandering sheep. Assignment: Pray for a humble, teachable heart. Then read all of Isaiah...

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Thirty Days in Isaiah 53 for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 27: Verses 8 and 9

We continue thinking about Jesus’s trial and death today as we study verses 8 and 9. Assignment: Pray for the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Then see how much of Isaiah 52:13-53:12 you can recite without...

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Thirty Days in Isaiah 53 for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 30: Many

  We circled the word many back on Day 24. Let’s look at that word today in verse 11. Assignment: Pray for understanding as you start your study today. Then read all of Isaiah 52:13-53:12, testing your...

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Obedience with Joy (Obedience, Part 5)

We can’t change our children’s hearts and make them cheerful about obeying us, but we can certainly encourage cheerful obedience, and we can help our children see why they can obey with joy. We’ll...

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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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Thirty Days of Child-Training Boot Camp for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 6: Jesus

“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments” (Proverbs 3:1). Obedience is a heart issue. The disobedience that we see outwardly in our children is simply the fruit of what is...

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Thirty Days of Child Training Boot Camp for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 13: Speech

In Christ we’re accepted. We’re redeemed. We’re forgiven. No, we’re not perfect, but Jesus is, and for the rest of our lives, the Holy Spirit is at work to make us more and more like Jesus. We’re...

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Thirty Days of Child Training Boot Camp for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 20: Whining

We’ve looked at obedience. We’ve studied the tongue. Now we’re going to look at what the tongue does when it doesn’t want to obey or when things aren’t going its way. Let’s take two or three days to...

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Thirty Days in Romans 8 for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 2: Background

Welcome to our study of Romans 8! I’m excited to dig into this rich chapter of Scripture together. While I pray for you as we study, you can pray for me as I write our lessons. Tackling this chapter...

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30 Days in Romans 8 for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 19: Verse 26

The Holy Spirit is our Helper, our Comforter. He assures us that we are God’s children, He helps us become more like Jesus, and now, in verse 26, we learn that He helps us pray. Let’s take the time to...

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30 Days in Romans 8 for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 20: Our Helper

We gathered a lot of information about Romans 8:26 in our last lesson. Let’s spend some time today thinking about what we’ve observed. Assignment: Pray. Thank the Holy Spirit for giving you new life...

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30 Days in Psalm 22 for Busy Mamas, Day 26: Praise

Jesus has been delivered. He’s still on the cross, but He is back in His Father’s presence again, and about to commit His Spirit into His hands. His saving work, the bearing of our sins and their...

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30 Days in Psalm 22 for Busy Mamas, Day 27: He Is Risen!

He Is Risen!   He’s Alive!   Christ the Lord Is Risen Today!   Hallelujah! “They shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it.” _____________ (Click the links...

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New Video: Ten Tips to Get More Out of Your Bible Study

We made this video to illustrate some simple techniques you can use in your Bible study time. These are a few of the many things we do together in the Busy Mamas Bible study books and the studies we’ve...

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30 Days in Ephesians 6, Day 8: Why

We’ve identified several different groups of people that Paul addresses in Ephesians 6. We’ve also noted how he has told each of those groups to live as followers of Christ. Today we’re going to look...

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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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30 Days in 1 Samuel 25, Day 8: But

It’s important to pay attention to the little words when we read. Take the word but, for example. This little word is important! We want to always pay attention to what happens on both sides of but!...

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30 Days in 1 Samuel 25, Day 24: Abigail’s Assumption

This account of Abigail’s appeal to David is intriguing, isn’t it? What an amazing woman! She has so much to teach us! In our last lesson we left her at David’s feet, accepting the blame for her...

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30 Days in 1 Samuel 25, Day 28: Back to Nabal

So what has Nabal been up to all this time — while his wife hurries to save his life? Has he even noticed her absence? While she is gathering food for an army, riding a donkey toward who-knows-what,...

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