Someone asked me recently if I thought parenting was getting more and more difficult. Without hesitation my answer was “YES!” Though there are several reasons I believe this, my primary concern stems from the bombardment of media choices presented to families today. On a 24/7 basis, visual images and life messages stream into Christian homes [...]

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I am really excited about several aspects of the new direction our church is taking with family ministry. Close to the top of the list is the fact that we are making a concerted effort to provide more opportunities for families to serve on mission trips together. I have had the privilege of going on [...]

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The great pastor and theologian of the 18th century, Jonathan Edwards, once said in regard to family life: “Every Christian family ought to be as it were a little church, consecrated to Christ, and wholly influenced and governed by His rules. And family education and order are some of the chief means of grace. If [...]

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Last week I began a phrase by phrase examination of a quote by Jonathan Edwards concerning the Christian family. This week I want to look at the second phrase in the paragraph. “Every Christian family ought to be as it were a little church, consecrated to Christ, and wholly influenced and governed by His rules. [...]

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This post is the third installment of an examination of Jonathan Edward’s statement concerning the Christian family. The phrase we are looking at today says every Christian family should be “wholly influenced and governed by His [God’s] rules.” Here is the entire quote:“Every Christian family ought to be as it were a little church, consecrated [...]

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What did Jonathan Edwards imply when he said “family education and order are some of the chief means of grace?” In regard to family education I believe he is clearly referring to parents attending to the biblical training and spiritual development of their children. The order of the family speaks of each family member faithfully [...]

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After making the statement “family education and order are some of the chief means of grace,” Jonathan Edwards goes on to speak to the potential effectiveness of following God’s plan for the home. He approaches “family education” and “order” from both a positive and a negative viewpoint. Edwards first gives the negative perspective in the [...]

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A couple of years ago Sherron and I began watching the enormously popular TLC program Jon and Kate Plus 8. Most of you are aware of the premise of the program so I won’t go into much detail. Suffice it to say, that after having twins and then sextuplets Jon and Kate Gosselin were approached [...]

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Like many Christians couples, Sherron and I began our marriage hoping and praying for a peaceful home and a relationship relatively free of significant problems. We were not naive enough to think we would have a problem free marriage but, we did think we had it in us to keep trouble at a minimum. I [...]

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