A study in the UK concluded that "children who spend large amounts of time with their fathers have higher IQs, according to a new study." "Strong fatherly involvement in their early life can also improve a child's future career prospects, the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Charles Spurgeon identified the power of the gospel in a family in a sermon on Acts 16:14, which records the conversion of Lydia – the first conversion in Europe. He relates many of the wonderful stories of women in the Bible, and then he...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
On April 16,1604, Matthew Henry preached an abundantly practical sermon to the families gathered in his congregation. (You can get the entire sermon from our store, under the title, Building a God-Centered Family.) One part of the sermon was for...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A Toronto couple has decided to keep their child's gender a secret so the child can choose its own gender. While this may seem extreme, these parents are simply consistently applying postmodern gender wisdom. God's binary, black and white...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Nations are nothing but a collection of families. The good order of families depends entirely upon keeping up the highest standard of respect for the marriage tie, and on the right training of children.” – J. C. Ryle, Expository...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In counseling with people over the years and through wrong decisions in my own life, I have observed that we often do not do the right thing because we have presumed on the future. We project the consequences of obedience, by thinking we know the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Genesis 35:2-4, we see a father (Jacob) appealing to his children to abandon their idols, change their garments, and make a new start. We see a how God gives us a new day, to identify our idols and sins and begin afresh. And Jacob said to his...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
C. Jeffrey Robinson Sr., from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, wrote an article called "The Home is an Earthly Kingdom: Family Discipleship Among the Reformers and Puritans, Part 1–Martin Luther." The early reformers discovered the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Happy is that kingdom where Magistrates and subjects fear the Lord. Happy is that Church where Ministers and people fear the Lord. Happy is that family where husband and wife, parents and children, master and servants fear the Lord. In such a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
On April 16,1604, Matthew Henry preached an abundantly practical sermon to the families gathered in his congregation. (You can get the entire sermon here, under the title, Building a God-Centered Family.) One part of the sermon was for equipping...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
