Lavish Grace Week 7: The Glory of Grace

Welcome to Lavish Grace Week 9 (our final week):  The Glory of Grace from Kathy Howard’s new bible study Lavish Grace. Throughout this study, we have been examining how God’s lavish grace intersected and changed the life of Paul. In this lesson, Kathy challenges us to discover that “God graciously uses our trials as a testimony to others.” I have seen this first hand both in my life and in the lives of my friends. I have watched as a dear friend buried her five-year-old child and sought to give God glory even in her grief and pain. I have …

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Lavish Grace Week 3: Acts of Love, Humility and Selflessness Create Graceful Relationships

Welcome to Week 3 of  The Mom Initiative’s Lavish Grace Bible Study! Today, we’re going to look at ways to lavish grace onto friends, family and even strangers. Do you need a fresh awareness of  God’s lavish grace? If so, you’re in the right place! This is the third week of our new Bible study based on Kathy Howard’s book, Lavish Grace. This study will help you recognize, rest in, and share the glorious grace of God.  We have built in four levels of involvement, so you can participate as much or as little as you are able. (See this previous post for a full explanation.) Here’s the …

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Lavish Grace Week 2: How to Use Words to INFLATE, Rather Than Deflate

Welcome to Week 2 of  The Mom Initiative’s Lavish Grace Bible Study! Today, we’re going to look at ways to use our words to inflate others, rather than deflate them.  Do you need a fresh awareness of  God’s lavish grace? If so, you’re in the right place! This is the second week of our new Bible study based on Kathy Howard’s book, Lavish Grace. This study will help you recognize, rest in, and share the glorious grace of God. Paul – often referred to as “the Apostle of Grace” – will be our tour guide. We have built in four levels of involvement, …

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Lavish Grace Week 1: The What, When, and Why of Grace

God’s grace doesn’t make sense to me. His grace is radical. Extreme. It even contradicts human logic. For instance, if we work hard, we earn a paycheck. If we drive faster than the speed limit, we often get an expensive ticket. In this world, we usually get what we deserve. But God’s grace is different. We don’t deserve grace, yet God freely pours it out on the undeserving. He even lavishes it on those not looking for it. God’s grace is amazing, powerful, and free. His grace is not simply enough for us. It is abundantly poured out to overflowing. …

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8 Tips for Moving Quiet Time from “Want To” to “Get To”

Mom, when was the last time you had an unhurried quiet time with your heavenly Father? For many moms today that sounds great, but unrealistic. While we all know that consistent, quality time with God is necessary to develop intimacy, life often gets in the way. We oversleep from exhaustion. Or the kids wake early. Or the phone rings. Most Christian women express a desire to spend regular time with God. Yet often something breaks down between the “want to” and the “get to.” Desire for a daily quiet time is not enough. Whether you’re a young mom, emptynester, or …

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Matriarchs: Herodias – The Self-Centered User

MATRIARCHS: Herodias – The Self-Centered User Welcome to Week 12 of MATRIARCHS!   Study God’s Word with us online or use them in your small group or Sunday School class!  Each lesson includes: Teaching video every Monday (15-20 minutes) Short lesson provided as the content of the post In-depth downloadable PDF to deepen your study Worksheets that take you even deeper ALL LESSONS ARE FREE AND YOU CAN MAKE AS MANY COPIES AS YOU’D LIKE! Week 1: Eve – A Mother Like No Other Week 2: Sarah – Mother of Nations Week 3: Rebekah – Mothering Through Barrenness Week 4: Mary – Stubbornly Inflexible or …

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Unballing Socks for Jesus

  Summer is almost over and school will be starting soon. Moms, you are about to be thrown back into that hurried pace of car pools, lunch making, and after school activities. That means all those household chores that were just mildly annoying during the summer months are going to return to the level of fingernails on the chalkboard of your mind. My least favorite household chore is “unballing” balled-up, dirty, stinky gym socks before throwing them into the washing machine. “Sock balls” come in several varieties: Simple sock ball – These ankle-height socks are sweaty and perhaps tinged with …

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Friends Helping Friends

Forever Friends is a favorite topic for my speaking audiences. I have skits in that talk to show what it means to have trusted and treasured friends and to be that kind of friend to others. Are you the kind of friend you long to have? Click To Tweet I am currently in a scheduling crunch with my writing and speaking ministry, but I had a blog post due today.  “Help!” was the subject line in an email to my good friend Kathy Howard. Kathy is a TMI guest contributor so I asked her if she could help me with …

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Fed Up with Flat Faith GIVEAWAY & Monday M.O.M. Link Up

Happy Monday, sweet moms! Steph here! I’m excited to announce the winner of yesterday’s giveaway of Suzie Eller’s book, The Unburdened Heart! The winner is….Tammy Bruce! Congratulations TAMMY! 🙂 Today we have another great GIVEAWAY! That’s right….it’s is not only the Monday M.O.M. Link Up but my dear friend, Kathy Howard has offered to give away a copy of her new book, Fed Up with Flat Faith. It’s a definite MUST READ for Christians who have struggled with having a flat faith and longing for a fervent faith…the kind of faith that moves mountains and stands against all odds. The kind …

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