Lord, Save My Great-Great-Grandchildren

Lord, Save My Great-Great-Grandchildren – “Like Spurgeon, we can pray not only for those alive today but for those who will run the race in the decades and centuries after us. We pray for those yet unborn to one day be born again. O Lord, save our children and our children’s children!

What Will Your Home Teach? Cultivating a Christlike Family Culture

What Will Your Home Teach? Cultivating a Christlike Family Culture – “So, how can Christian parents create a Christlike culture in which their children can swim?”

Commitment

Commitment – “We can find so many metaphors for God’s covenant with us when we look closely. That’s why we’d like to camp on this idea of commitment and provide five thoughts to consider about commitment to those you love.”

My Heavenly Father Taught Me Not to Hate My Earthly One

My Heavenly Father Taught Me Not to Hate My Earthly One – “The Lord started a transformative work, which unknowingly he would use to restore the ruined relationship I had with my father.”

Learning to Forgive Family

Learning to Forgive Family – “Nobody who has wronged you has ever come close to wronging you as badly as you have wronged God…Forgiveness is crucial.”

Did Jesus’ Family Think He Was Crazy?

Did Jesus’ Family Think He Was Crazy? – “Did Jesus’ family think He was crazy? Probably. But not quite in the way we might make this accusation today. They thought He was placing Himself outside the bounds of normal society. And so they are trying to reign Jesus back in.”

 

Baseball and the Meaning of Life

Baseball and the Meaning of Life – “The pace of baseball ought to be the pace of our lives.” No matter what you think about changes to baseball, there are good life lessons here.

Hang This Verse In Your Home

Hang This Verse In Your Home – “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

‘Manage His Household Well’: A Challenge for All Dads

‘Manage His Household Well’: A Challenge for All Dads – “It’s easy to skip over 1 Timothy 3 if you’re not a pastor or aspiring pastor. Yet these qualities are for everyone.”

Bible Reading Plan for Keeping Families in God’s Word

Bible Reading Plan for Keeping Families in God’s Word – “This one-year Scripture-reading plan offers an overview of key events and people in God’s great story. Click here to submit your email address and then access the free download.”

Honoring Dishonorable Parents

Honoring Dishonorable Parents – “The holiday season is one in which happy families get together to eat lovely meals and have laughter-filled conversations – or at least that’s how Hallmark portrays the holidays. For many of us, however, the holiday season is one in which we face a very difficult problem.”

The Names in Jesus’ Genealogy and What They Mean

The Names in Jesus’ Genealogy and What They Mean – “As we enter the Advent season, it is a good time to be reminded that Jesus was a real person, who had a real family, and real ancestors. Here is a list of Jesus’ ancestors by name, along with the meaning of each name.”

 

Worship with Your Family in 5, 15, or 30 Minutes

Worship with Your Family in 5, 15, or 30 Minutes – “Without some regularity, structure, and purpose, we often assume we’re encouraging our children in Christ more than we actually are. Structured family worship seeks to daily encounter Christ by these means of grace—together.”

Meal Times Are God Times: Cultivating Fellowship at the Table

Meal Times Are God Times: Cultivating Fellowship at the Table – “When the Spirit of the Lord Jesus is present at our table, a meager meal of the most basic, unadorned food, such as rice, or the most culturally despised food, such as McDonald’s, becomes an opportunity for thankfulness to God.”

 

Let Christ Shine Through Family Habits

Let Christ Shine Through Family Habits – “God works through habits to change parents, children, and families in conformity with Christ’s love.”

Time Is a River and We Are Pebbles

Time Is a River and We Are Pebbles – “But if we trust the source and know there’s a destination, we can enjoy the ride—safe passage to the stillest waters we’ll ever know, and an infinitely better shore.”

3 Questions Every Man Should Ask Every Day

3 Questions Every Man Should Ask Every Day – Here are “three self-awareness questions” to implement into your daily life. 

10 Characteristics of Healthy Relationships

10 Characteristics of Healthy Relationships – “In the first three chapters of Genesis, based on the way God relates to mankind, I observe at least ten characteristics of a healthy relationship.”

7 Reasons We Must Not Give Up on Wayward or Unsaved Loved Ones

7 Reasons We Must Not Give Up on Wayward or Unsaved Loved Ones – “Maybe one of these reasons to keep believing will encourage you today.”

What about Marriage and Family in Heaven?

What about Marriage and Family in Heaven? – Randy Alcorn addresses a common question about heaven.