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I wanted to record this episode with Austin, but alas, he got a touch of something cough-related when I wanted to record (convenient… 👀) and then he up and left for aNOTHer school… Sounds about right! Please be praying for his inevitable success with this promotion course and for my sanity as I solo parent for the umpteenth time here in Germany.ANYWAYS, thank you Chaplain Smith for some help putting into words what I wanted to say in this episode. We should have a Kingdom Culture in our families; we shouldn’t expect the Church to supply our family culture... The Church is a TOOL and a WITNESS to the Kingdom, not above the Kingdom itself. Without the Kingdom, there is no Church, yet the Church is being idolized by Christians so much in western society today… We need to bring the KINGDOM culture (via our families) to the CHURCH, amen!?Anyways, if you wanna hear me get on my soapbox with applicable ways to bring the Kingdom of God into your family culture, the benefits of doing so, and even some “drawbacks”... 👀 Give this episode a listen!Verse of the Week: Psalm 40:2-3 NASB, “He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud; And He set my feet on a rock, making my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the Lord.”Follow, SHARE, and rate, please!

How have our childhoods affected how we see “the church” and “the Church”? Were we forced to go to church as kids or teens? Will we force our kids to attend church against their wills? Will we force them to serve on “Sunday teams”? What about Kid and Student Ministry events?All these questions AND MORE are answered in this week’s episode by myself and my sweet, quiet husband, Austin, who actually recorded with me for hours and hours over the course of this season! Here we go with Biblical Conversations: Family - Ministry (or Ministries) As A Family!Verse of the Week: Matthew 22:36-40, “‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.’”Follow, SHARE, and rate, please!

Praise God for His LIVING and APPLICABLE word! Today’s episode covers “Biblical Education”. No, I’m not going to talk about homeschooling again haha, but I am going to go a little down the Charlotte Mason philosophy road! Children are born as WHOLE persons, so their education should NOT and does NOT only take place during school hours! Everything about life teaches us, so this episode is full of Scripture that can help us navigate educating our children in LIFE!Verse of the Week: Matthew 22:36-40, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”Follow, SHARE, and rate, please!

Join Luke, Jamee, and I this week as we have a formal “discipleship session”. Yes, it consists of songs, giggles, and bumping into the desk quite a bit. No, this is not what all of our conversations look like, and no, I didn’t have perfect, gentle answers for all of their questions (such as “Where did Ranger (our dog) go when he died?” or my favorite from the END of the episode, “Wait, what’s a Christian?” hahaha SIGH…)The point of this week’s episode is to encourage you! You won’t ever have all the answers, and they will NEVER stop having questions. Our job is to do our best, stay in our Word so we can disciple them, and guide them directly to the Word and to prayer so that they can start to find their own answers straight from the source. You are the parent! YOU have the most influence on who they become, so of course, lead by example (more is caught than taught!), but also open up the line of communication EVEN IF you aren’t confident in your “knowledge” yet. Neither are they! We get to learn alongside them :)Verse of the Week: 2 Corinthians 5:20, “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.”Follow, SHARE, and rate, please!

What if I told you “spare the rod, spoil the child” is NOT in the Bible, but an even worse alternative “he who spares the rod, hates his son” IS!? Of course, the rod isn’t what you may have been taught as a child… Let’s talk about what the rod is, when it may be necessary, how to keep our kids out of Sheol, and why we need parents to DISCIPLINE their children! Can I get an amen? 😅 Here we go with Biblical Conversations: Parenting - Biblical Discipline!Verse of the Week: Deuteronomy 6:4-9, “Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. And you shall repeat them diligently to your sons and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. You shall also tie them as a sign to your hand, and they shall be as frontlets on your forehead. You shall also write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.Follow, SHARE, and rate, please!

What are our favorite ministries to be a part of? What about our least favorite…? How does the Ramon Squad decide what ministries to support when we move to a new state (or country!)? Do we desire to be in leadership or part of the team more? How do we determine if we should step up or step down in any given season?All these questions AND MORE are answered in this week’s episode by myself and my sweet, quiet husband, Austin, who actually recorded with me for hours and hours over the course of this season! Here we go with Biblical Conversations: Marriage - Ministry Preferences and Leadership!Verse of the Week: Revelation 1:5-6, “To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood— and He made us into a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”Follow, SHARE, and rate, please!For early access (and access to every past season!) and tons of bonus content, join the Patreon for only $5/month! patreon.com/mamajessramon 

What happens when a Christian marries a non-Christian? What happens when one spouse comes to Christ and the other doesn’t? What happens when one spouse has been a dedicated believer for decades and the other is a brand new Christian, struggling with the “simplest” doctrines? What happens when both spouses are believers, but one wants to sit on their salvation and the other wants to continuously grow in their faith? This episode is for all the single and ready to mingle, dating, engaged, and married folk, ESPECIALLY those who fit into those situations I just mentioned. These are complicated situations to walk through, and I don’t pretend to have all of the answers, but I do have some scriptures and a prayer. Believing spouse: You are never alone, and you have a tough but beautiful and an ETERNALLY significant mission! Unbelieving or new-to-the-faith spouse: You are loved, welcomed, and yes, I’m going to tell your Believing spouse to stop nagging you! Do me a favor and hear them out :) hahaVerse of the Week: 2 Chronicles 20:21-22 “When he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who sang to the Lord and those who praised Him in holy attire, as they went out before the army and said, “Give thanks to the Lord, for His faithfulness is everlasting.” When they began singing and praising, the Lord set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were struck down.”Follow, SHARE, and rate, please!Links:⁠patreon.com/mamajessramon⁠⁠www.instagram.com/mama.jess.ramon/

Kudos to all the married couples who can study the same thing at the same time in the same way as their spouse! I wholeheartedly love that for you, that’s just not how our marriage works…This episode is for all the single and ready to mingle, dating, engaged, and married folk, ESPECIALLY those who are struggling to (or haven’t even considered trying to) intertwine their faith journey with their significant other. I had the idea that Austin and I would be studying the Bible (the same book at the same time with the same goal!) over a cup of coffee every morning before work… Yeah… That’s not EXACTLY what our faith walks look like, to say the least! Join me as I (hopefully) encourage and motivate you in this process :)Follow, SHARE, and rate, please!

Welcome to Season 6: BIBLICAL FAMILY CONVERSATIONS! I hope you all enjoy this season of broad (AND simultaneously specific) topics. We will be diving into scripture and discussing so many different things that God can do in our lives within the boundaries of His perfect Word!! This week, I’m starting with a whole bunch of statistics that I think prove the necessity of conversations like these. PS… “Ignore the upstairs neighbors” is going to be a common phrase until they move out, which could be soon depending on if the army decides to fix this major leak in their bathroom that leaks into ours OR if they decide to move them out like they did our last neighbors! SIGH hahahNever hesitate to reach out and ask me questions or even tell me where I might have misunderstood certain things! I love to grow in my knowledge and faith through things like this :)My Final Verse of the Week: Joshua 1:8-9, “Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”Follow, SHARE, and rate, please!Links:⁠patreon.com/mamajessramon⁠⁠www.instagram.com/mama.jess.ramon/

And 2025 in general!!! My goal of reading 40 books in 2025 did NOT happen (barely!), but I tried! My reading WAS super intentional this year, and I hope to continue this trend into 2026, regardless of how many books I read… My goal is 30, I think… (Maybe my true goal is still 40, but my realistic goal is 30…)Anyways, I hope y’all enjoyed Season 5: Ministry! I will see y’all in 2026 for Season 6: BIBLICAL FAMILY CONVERSATIONS! Most of the episodes in Season 6 will include my hubby, which is super exciting, and then the patreon episodes will be scripture studies through contextual reading and Scripture Mapping! (If you don’t know what that is, I’m VERY excited to share!) My Final Verse of the Week: James 2:19, “You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror.”Follow, SHARE, and rate, please!Links:patreon.com/mamajessramonwww.instagram.com/mama.jess.ramon/