Melissa B. Kruger - Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood: An Eleven-Week Devotional Bible Study

In this interactive study Melissa Kruger takes moms, with all our insecurities and inconsistencies and uncertainties, to Scripture, where we find wisdom, encouragement, instruction, correction, and, best of all, grace.

N ANCY G UTHRIE , author of One Year of Dinner Table Devotions and Discussion Starters

During the busy days of motherhood, getting into the Bible can be difficult. Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood is a perfect Bible study tool that equips and instructs us from the Word of God with encouragement specifically geared to a mothers heart. Reading Melissa Krugers words will leave you deeply encouraged and challenged without being overwhelmed.

T RILLIA N EWBELL , author of Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves and United: Captured by Gods Vision for Diversity

I speak with the authority of a mom who has investigated paths that led nowhere. Moms dont need good advice for choosing the best path based on collaborative best practices. What moms need most is to know and be known by the One who said that He is the way and the truth and the life. This Bible study is Christ centered and thoroughly encouraging; make the most of it by diving into Scripture with some of your friends.

G LORIA F URMAN , author of Glimpses of Grace and Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full

This book is like sitting down for an extended mentoring session with an experienced mother who warmly shares her world and her love for the Lord Jesus. Melissa Kruger shows how she has grounded her mothering in Scriptureand encourages others to do the same. Through a series of topics both practical and theological, she keeps her promise to walk alongside you as you walk with God in the season of motherhood.

K ATHLEEN B. N IELSON , director of womens initiatives for the Gospel Coalition and author of Bible Study: Following the Ways of the Word

This book will be a lifeline for first-time mothers who are feeling their way in their new calling. But it is equally important for the rest of us mothers and even for grandmothers. Each days study uses substantive scriptures and soul-searching questions to reorient busy mothers toward walking with God in the mundane moments. With a singular focus on the riches of Gods Word, Melissa Kruger gently helps mothers in all circumstances to step beyond the feeding-schooling-vaccinating-diapering wars into something so much bigger: a life defined byand dependent onthe glorious call of Christ.

M EGAN H ILL , writer for Her.meneutics and the Gospel Coalition and an editorial board member for Christianity Today

Titus 2 calls older women to train younger women to love their children. In this Bible study Melissa Kruger obeys the Titus mandate. But she does more. She gives the church a practical, gospel-focused resource for older women to disciple younger women in the high calling of motherhood.

S USAN H UNT , wife of a retired pastor, mother, grandmother, and author of several books for women and children

Melissa Kruger is a rare find as a friend and mentor to moms! In her devotional Bible study, she walks moms through eleven weeks of daily reflections that will shape a busy moms heart to trust in God. Along the way she shares wisdom and tips from her own experience. Key memory verses, certain to transform hearts, are given for both moms and their children. I warmly recommend this devotional study for a moms personal reading and for older women wanting to guide younger moms.

M ARGARET K STENBERGER , ThD, adjunct Professor of Womens Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and coauthor of Gods Design for Man and Woman: A Biblical-Theological Survey

What a personal, practical meditation on Gods Word! I love this careful, in-depth study of the fruit of the Spirit applied to motherhood. This book would be great to study alone or, better yet, with other women in varying stages of motherhood.

K RISTIE A NYABWILE , wife of a church-planting pastor, mom of three, and a discipler of women

Timely biblical wisdom and rich devotional theology from an author, colleague, friend (and mom!) I trust. Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood will be a real encouragement to believers in the midst (or on the cusp) of the demanding season of motherhood. And frankly, dads should read and learn from it too.

L IGON D UNCAN , chancellor and CEO, Reformed Theological Seminary

W ALKING WITH G OD IN THE S EASON OF M OTHERHOOD
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Copyright 2015 by Melissa Kruger

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kruger, Melissa B.
Walking with God in the season of motherhood : an eleven-week devotional Bible study / Melissa B. Kruger.

First Edition.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-60142-650-5 ISBN 978-1-60142-651-2 (electronic) 1. MothersReligious lifeTextbooks.

2. MotherhoodReligious aspectsChristianityTextbooks. I. Title.
BV4529.18.K78 2015
242.6431dc23

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For Angela
Jack and Caleb are blessed to have you as a mother.
I am blessed to have you as a friend.
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For my parents, Bob and Anita Bryan