We have seen from Psalm 127 there are three principles that should pattern our parenting as Christians. It is ultimately that truth of the gospel that sets the rhythm of our parenting. We will now look at how to parent in sync with that rhythm in order that our parenting might be a life-giving dance.…
God is the benevolent Sovereign over all—including the family. We must, therefore, attend closely to the cadence of his design for the family if we wish to arrange our family life to the tune of his life-giving song. Psalm 127 offers three insights that help tune our ears and focus our eyes and orient our…
John Piper once wrote that to not weed your garden is to cultivate a weedy garden. His words paint a picture of a structured garden, that once had a purpose, but is now is in disrepair and overgrown. It has the shape of a useful plot of land, yet is now only growing unusable weeds…
When God commanded Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth in Genesis 1, God is made known that his design and purpose for the whole of his world is the family. God appointed the family, founded by a man and woman united together in the covenant of marriage, to be…
Men, we are shepherds. We are shepherds appointed by God to rear and raise up our families in the life-giving instruction of the Lord. This is not a work for children's programs or Christian schools or student pastors. It is to fathers that the charge to disciple the next generation is given (Ephesians 6.4). As Voddie…
The anticipation of the joyful arrival of our newest children has yielded and given way to the realization of their joyful arrival. Our family of three is now a family of five. Thinking upon the events surrounding the arrival of our two newest gifts from God, I penned these words to my newest children as…