There is a story of a man who died and went to heaven to find two signs above two different lines. One sign said: “ALL THOSE MEN WHO HAVE BEEN DOMINATED BY THEIR WIVES, STAND HERE.” That line of men seemed to stretch off through the clouds into infinity.
The second sign read: “ALL THOSE [...]
We see leadership in Christ’s sacrifice not only in the fact that he planned it and took the initiative, but also in the fact that he died to give an example to us. Jesus said, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me” (Matt. [...]
From Amazon: This bestselling classic encourages and equips Christian men to lead their families successfully through hazards and ambushes like divorce, promiscuity, suicide, and drug addiction. Men will find practical insight on topics such as a father’s influence, maintaining purity, and husband-and-wife teamwork. In [...]
At some point in recent years it became fashionable among Christians to not keep score at children’s sporting events. It is sometimes treated as the proper Christian approach and attitude toward sports. Of course, the all too common, win at all costs, cultural sports idolatry is patently unbiblical and must be rejected among Christians.
But [...]
Discussion With Stuart Scott, co-author of The Faithful Parent.
Martha Peace and Stuart Scott. 2010. The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing Company.
“Parents and children need help, a lot of help. They need help from [...]
Below is an excerpt from a blog post by C. J. Mahaney in which he exhorts fathers to take an active interest in protecting and promoting their daughters’ modesty. According to Mahaney, fathers cannot avoid their responsibility to lead in this area—even if drawing clear lines and remaining firm in one’s decisions may be, [...]
The purpose of this two-phase sequential mixed methods study was to explore best practices for training parents to pursue household family discipleship among churches identified as holding and conducting a family ministry philosophy and approach. This research used quantitative methods to measure parents’ perception and practices, and qualitative methods to explore the best practices.
Expert [...]
Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - The Testimony of Augustine
Part 3 - Family Discipleship in Medieval Theology
Part 4 - The Challenge of [...]
Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - The Testimony of Augustine
Part 3 - Family Discipleship in Medieval Theology
Part 4 - The Challenge of [...]
Reinventing Youth Ministry (Again): From Bells & Whistles to Flesh and Blood. By Wayne Rice. Kindle edition; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2010, 207 pp., $17.00.
Over the past several years, local church youth ministry has come under fire. These critiques have questioned the validity and effectiveness of local church youth ministry and sometimes the very [...]
