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Tag: Bible passages

29 Honest & Motivating Quotes About Motherhood

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Jess Connell

  IN THE COMMENTS, PLEASE SHARE: Any of these a favorite of yours? Hate any of them? Let me hear from you.

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25 Things The Bible Says About Parenting

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Jess Connell

Here are 25 things the Bible says about raising children, discipline, and parenting. The classic parenting verses are here, as well as a few unusual (not-often-quoted) portions that include direction and insight about how God sees children, parenting, and discipline. One of the things I considered as I read through these verses is that a lot of modern controversy centers on…

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10 Bible Truths To Help You Understand Your Child

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Jess Connell

Parenting can be such a challenge. Sin outside our home… sin inside our hearts… the stresses and strains of life in a family… These things swirl together and threaten to knock us off-kilter.  As my husband and I go about life with our seven children (currently, ages 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 2, and 7 months),…

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Finally! A Simple, Discussion-Rich Bible Curriculum

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Jess Connell

I’m so excited about the Bible study curriculum we’re using this year. Well. OK, in order for it to be true, I have to take out a few words from that first sentence. It should read: I’m so excited about the Bible this year. There, that’s better. Because this year, our “curriculum” is very simple. It’s not really a curriculum…

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The Opposite of the Proverbs 31 Woman

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Jess Connell

Several years ago, I was able to take a basic biblical counseling class, and one of the sessions focused in on the “Anti-Psalm.” This exercise was a challenge for us to better understand what a text is saying by carefully thinking through the exact opposite meaning. It can be very insightful to look at the “opposite” of what we…

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A Prudent Investor (Proverbs 31:16-18, 24)

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Jess Connell

“She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong. . . . She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchant.” Proverbs 31: 16-18, 24 As we discuss this passage, keep in mind that…

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An Eager Worker (Proverbs 31:13-15, 27)

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Jess Connell

“She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar. She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens. . . . She looks well to the ways of her household and does…

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An Excellent Wife (Proverbs 31:10-12, 23)

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Jess Connell

An excellent wife who can find?    She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her,     and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm,     all the days of her life. … Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the…

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