Leading by Example
“How can I bring up my son in the way he should go?” asked an anxious father. “By going that way yourself,” was the reply. Words are easily forgotten but the example of a good life is never forgotten. It … Continued
Every Christian Family a Little Church
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 these fail, all … Continued
Giving Account
Brethren, you are ordained of God to rule your own houses in his true fear, and according to his word. Within your houses, I say, in some cases, you are bishops and kings; your wife, children, servants, and family are … Continued
Winning Souls
Perhaps the strongest love of a Christian friend is that which impels him to speak to another of his Saviour. Gypsy Smith says that when he was converted he immediately became anxious for the conversion of his uncle. Among gypsies … Continued
Souls Are of Infinite Value
Recently, I read of a certain evangelical pastor of a fashionable city church who started a work among slum boys. He succeeded in getting a lot of them into the church parlors for meetings, and taught them the way of … Continued
Vitally Important
But family worship was also, to the Puritans, vitally important. Daily and indeed twice daily, the Puritans recommended, the family as a family should hear the Word read, and pray to God. ~ J.I. Packer