Family Worship

Book Review: The Tech-Wise Family

Occasionally, a book is not what I expect it to be. Andy Crouch’s new book, The Tech-Wise Family is not what I expected. The book was recently recommended to me, and since I’m preaching a series on the family right now, I decided I should at least take the time to look into Crouch’s suggestions for how …

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On the Eve of Adoption

Nearly six years ago I posted a short blurb about Russ Moore’s book, Adopted for Life. In that post I mentioned that the book blessed me immensely. It is one of the few books in my library that I have read multiple times. In fact, I have it on mp3 and in paperback. I’ve listened to it …

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The Proverbs 31 Husband

The family unit is the most basic of relationships spelled out in the Bible. Even before the church, God instituted marriage. The relationship between husband and wife is a regular topic of discussion within the church and is often mentioned in the Bible. Husbands are primarily to love and lead as in their home and …

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Men, You Only Fail When You Forfeit

“I want to lead, but I don’t know how.” This is a common refrain from men I encounter. They have a desire to lead in their home, but they are intimidated. They do not know as much about the Bible as their wife or they are uncomfortable praying out loud or they are afraid that …

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Advent Buzzard

Angela and I love Christmas.  When I say we love Christmas, of course I mean the fact that it is the birth of Christ and the celebration that surrounds it, but I also mean that we love everthing that goes along with the Christan connotation. We love lights and trees, tinsel and ribbon, and we …

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Sword Fighting

For the past several weeks I’ve been posting our family’s  verse of the week. I was asked yesterday on Facebook whether we memorized it or talked about it during the week. The answer is both. We memorize it, talk about it, and engage in other Bible reading that is related to the verse. We are …

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Loving The Pastor’s Family

I’ve read several blog posts and articles recently discussing ways that church members can love their pastor, or their pastor’s wife, or their pastor’s family.  There is certainly a place for these encouragements.  The pastor’s family is no different from other families in the church in that they need to be loved and cared for …

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Centering Your Family Life Around Christ

Occasionally, I read something and think, “wow, that’s exactly what I’ve been thinking, but didn’t know how to say” (it happened in this book recently on evangelism and discipleship).  This morning I read a quote in a blog article that said exactly what I’ve been thinking, but couldn’t really put into words.  The article/post was …

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