Family Man, Family Leader
Saturday, January 19, 2008
For the fathers:
"A Father initiates action and sustains it toward a goal. He makes things happen; he is the leader of his family. What he starts he continues; he sustains his family by providing for the protecting those under his leadership. All that is done for one overriding purpose: to bring glory to God by offering Him a wife and children who know, love, and obey Jesus Christ." (Lancaster, Phillip "Family Man, Family Leader" pg.100)
Build a heritage which honors and glorifies God.
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Faith Driven Family
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
I have just finished reading the book, "Family Driven Faith," by Voddie Buacham Jr. This book was given to me as a Christmas present from my sister-in-law; thanks Jess. I throughly enjoyed this book. Mr. Buacham address issues that result in generations of children turning away from the faith.
Moses saw the home as the principle delivery system for the transmittal of God's truth from generation to generation. There is no hint here - or anywhere else in the Bible - of the multigenerational teaching of the truths of God being abdicated by parents in favor of "trained professionals." An excerpt from Faith Driven Family
As homeschool parents, we are raising our children with a foundational focus on biblical truths. However, Mr. Baucham help me, a father, reflect on our methods of accomplishing this. This book is applicable to not only homeschoolers, but to all families seeking to build a multigenerational foundation of biblical truths. This is a great resource for not only families, but teachers, elders, youth leaders, and even older youth.
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Labels: child development, family, family reformation, generations, heritage of honor, leadership, marriage, spouse, traditions
Building Foundations
Thursday, November 8, 2007
When Dr. K, my professor at DBU, challenged the class to a statement, I was shock to find myself in the disagreeing minority. The statement: "Universities are the most critical influential time during a person's life." Speak with any engineer and you will find that preparation is the most critical aspect in building a foundation. Without proper soil preparation a foundation will move, shift, crack, and sometimes self-destruct. This in turn, destroys what sits upon that foundation. I find it amazing this knowledge was given to us from biblical times.
Mathew 67:24-27
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."
Yet, I sit in a Christian college class with a diverse group of adults believing the most influential aspect of a person's life is after they flown the coup, trying to become adults. Yes, society wants us to believe this so our institutions can become a powerful force in shaping societal culture.
Take heed in building the moral foundations of your children, as the most influential years of a child's life is before the age of seven. Character is permanently shaped by a strong moral foundation. Character is like studs of a building or the pillars of a bridge. Without proper preparation, a young adult's character and beliefs are easily shifted, moving from one side or the other.
Absence of a strong foundation will allow an institution, peer group, instructor, or even a girlfriend to simply shift a person's beliefs. If you want to empower others to greatly influence your children, then by all means, don't spend time building your child's foundation. The most influential part of a person's life is the family.
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Labels: child development, family reformation, foundations, heritage of honor
Beginning with the End in Mind
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Welcome to the beginning of what I hope to become an active piece in the family reformation. Lord willing, the family reformation will end with families turning to God to find purpose for life. It is within the family where the foundations of life are established. For upon these foundations, whether they are solid or moving, people lay their bricks of character, ethics, and morals.
A Heritage of Honor is a means by which families can establish a concrete, strong, non-shifting foundation. A Heritage of Honor is knowing how God's providential hands have worked within the family. This can not only be done by researching family history, but also through developing such, here and now. This applies not only to young families, but also to empty-nester's, children, and especially grandparents.
This blog is a means to explore, research, and develop ways for people find and establish a Heritage of Honor. I am amazed at the importance of knowing God is the God of our father, grandfather, and great-grandfather; just as God identified Himself to Moses in Exodus. Without that foundation of knowledge, would Moses have gone back to Pharaoh to demand to let his people go? Building a foundation that includes a Heritage of Honor will provide people with a purpose that is not utterly meaningless. It is here that we find ways to glorify God, not man.
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