Posts by Holly Huffstutler
Sarah: A Case Study of a Woman’s Faith, Hope in God, and Obedience to Her Husband
As a follow-up to my study on a Theology of Woman, I wrote this lesson to give a little background to Sarah, whom Peter uses as a specific example for women to follow. Hopefully this short biography of an imperfect woman who placed her faith and hope in God and learned to obey her husband…
Read MoreA Theology of Woman from 1 Peter 3:1-6: Submit to Your Husband & Hope in God
Fairy tales tell variations of the same love story over and over again. Handsome boy meets beautiful girl. Boy and girl instantly fall in love. The couple is soon married and lives happily ever after. With just about every fairy tale, chick flick, and love story promising a handsome, kind prince and a happily-ever-after ending,…
Read MoreA Theology of Woman from Titus 2: Grace-Driven Living and Training
This blog series is adapted from Sunday School lessons I wrote several years ago for women and teen girls. The goal was to form a “theology of woman” by looking chronologically at all of the major portions of Scripture regarding women and womanhood. What does the Bible say are the roles, duties, challenges, and opportunities…
Read MoreA Theology of Woman from 1 Timothy 2:8-10: Gospel-Driven Modesty
This series is adapted from Sunday School lessons I wrote several years ago for women and teen girls. The goal was to form a “theology of woman” by looking chronologically at all of the major portions of Scripture regarding women and womanhood. What does the Bible say are the roles, duties, challenges, and opportunities that…
Read MoreFollow Your Head: A Theology of Woman from the New Testament (Part 2 of 2)
For the first part of this two-part series, click here. The Role of Women: Submission We can think of the role of women in submission in terms of the home and the church. Submission in the Home “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the…
Read MoreFollow Your Head: A Theology of Woman from the New Testament (Part 1 of 2)
This first part of two in this series is adapted from Sunday School lessons I wrote several years ago for women and teen girls. The goal was to form a “theology of woman” by looking chronologically at all of the major portions of Scripture regarding women and womanhood. What does the Bible say are the…
Read MoreFood (Allergies) and Fellowship
We have probably all heard the jokes that every Baptist fellowship involves food. From my experience I’d have a hard time refuting this. Our church actually eats lunch together every Sunday. Most Sundays each family brings their own lunch, but every month that has a fifth Sunday, our church has a potluck. Besides Sundays, we…
Read MoreA Theology of Woman from Proverbs 31: A Wise Woman to Emulate
Last month we examined the Proverbs 7 Woman. We saw a negative model to avoid. This week we are going to look at the Proverbs 31 Woman. What makes her so excellent and more precious than jewels? We are going to find that a godly woman applies wisdom in daily living. Passage Overview Proverbs 31:10-31…
Read MoreA Theology of Woman from Proverbs 5-7: A Foolish Woman to Avoid
This blog series is adapted from Sunday School lessons I wrote several years ago for women and teen girls. The goal was to form a “theology of woman” by looking chronologically at all of the major portions of Scripture regarding women and womanhood. What does the Bible say are the roles, duties, challenges, and opportunities…
Read MoreThe Faith of Closing the Casket
As I watched the funeral director guiding my sister, brother-in-law, niece, and nephews to fold in the casket lining and close the casket, I remember having to suppress a slight feeling of panic. Closing the casket on my nephew meant that he couldn’t breathe anymore. I had to remind myself that what we were saying…
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