Jason Helopolous offers a brief prayer that parents might pray for their young (but quickly growing!) children.
As they mature and leave the home
Provide them adequate finances, but not riches
spouses who will love them, but not worship them
Give them sorrows, but not too deep
struggles, but not too great
Make them seasoned, but [...]
In a recent “Ask Pastor John” podcast, Tony Reinke asked John Piper, “What steals your joy?” Piper responded that trouble in his family life is the biggest culprit in sabotaging his joy in Christ. Below is an excerpt from the [...]
Popular blogger and author Gloria Furman is changing blogs (from DomesticKingdom.com to GloriaFurman.com) and releasing a new book. Below is a brief description of her latest work (forthcoming March 31, 2014),
Below are a few resources to help you prepare for this Sunday.
A brief yet helpful podcast with Russ Moore, President of the Ethics and Religious Liberties Commission (ERLC) can be found here.
Moore also explains here why [...]
At a recent Alumni Academy at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Dr. Randy Stinson and Dr. David Prince discuss the many ways sports serve our efforts to disciple our children.
“I don’t have any doubt that if Paul were alive today, he would have ESPN.” - David Prince
http://vimeo.com/84064486
Below is a panel discussion on the importance of family devotions from a recent Alumni Academy at Southern Seminary. Before the panel discussion, however, Jim Hamilton and Timothy Paul Jones, together with their children, demonstrate how they conduct family devotions in their home.
Jim Hamilton and Family [...]
Joey Cochran, Church Planting Intern at Redeemer Fellowship in St. Charles, Illinois, is concerned about the lack of intergenerational discipleship among evangelical churches.
It appears to me that there is a growing chasm between generations in local churches. Churches are becoming more [...]
What hath the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy to do with children’s literature? Probably not much, unless you are Dan DeWitt—dean of Boyce College, proprietor of Theolatte.com, and father of four. ”Last year,” DeWitt [...]
Anthony, Michelle. Spiritual Parenting: An Awakening For Today’s Families. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2010. pp. 220, $14.99.
Spiritual Parenting provides a framework from which to think about God, yourself as a parent and your children. It does not [...]
When I think of establishing a gospel-centered purpose for my family, I am drawn to the words that Joshua spoke to the nation of Israel at Shechem. The occasion of the public gathering was a covenant renewal before the Lord. Israel was reminded of God’s faithfulness to his chosen people through the generations and [...]
Brian H. Cosby. Giving Up Gimmicks: Reclaiming Youth Ministry From an Entertainment Culture. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2012, 160 pp., $12.99. For years the model in youth ministry was to pursue the shock effect, eat copious amounts of greasy pizza, play games, and if possible connect Jesus through that with a simple message. Attendance in youth […]
