Category Archives: Marriage

Week 7—Combating the Influence of the Immoral Woman on our Attitudes and in our Marriages: Proverbs 9:17 and Proverbs 5:15-21

What Class Participants said they found most thought-provoking, challenging, or helpful:  “Wow! It was all terrific. Recognizing that we are to be helping our husbands fight the enemy is central, and not always emphasized.”  “That men’s visual nature was intended … Continue reading

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Week 6–Exposing the Lies of the Adulteress: Proverbs 9:17 and Proverbs 5:15-21

What Class Participants said they found most thought-provoking, challenging, or helpful:  “As a mother or young boys, I started thinking about age-appropriate ways to introduce these topics and help them guard against sexual temptation.”  “I loved the discussion of the … Continue reading

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Week 5–Your Family Battleship

What Class Participants said they found most thought-provoking, challenging, or helpful:  “It is difficult for a husband to lead when the troops are not lining up behind him or encouraging him.”  “The analogy of the husband/wife relationship to that of … Continue reading

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Week 4–How Sarah Learned to Hope in God: I Peter 3:1-7 and Genesis 17,18 & 20

What Class Participants said they found most thought-provoking, challenging, or helpful:  “The nuances of this discussion have been very helpful in giving me what I have been seeking for some time…what does God REALLY want from wives?”  “I am only … Continue reading

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Week 3–Manipulation and Control vs. Asking for Help: Case studies of Biblical Women

What Class Participants said they found most thought-provoking, challenging, or helpful:  “The stories of Bible women showed how each woman’s choices affected her family, and future generations, as well as her marriage, some negatively and some positively.”  “A noble and … Continue reading

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Week 1–Bringing the Attitude of Jesus to Marriage: Philippians 2:3-11

In the fall, I taught a women’s Bible study based on material from my current work in progress, A Wife of Valor: Your Strategic Importance in God’s Battle Plan. This seven-week course focused on teaching women to more effectively partner with their husbands … Continue reading

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