Family
5 Steps to Serving Children with Autism, ADHD, and Attachment Disorders
By Evan Collier | 02.16.2017Recently, our church launched a program dedicated to serving children with behavioral diagnoses such as autism, ADHD, and attachment disorders (common with adoption). Here’s what we’ve learned.
Fighting Burnout as a Pastor’s Wife
By Erin Wheeler | 01.31.2017Let’s re-discover that our Lord’s yoke is easy and light, and in it we’ll find the rest our souls are looking for.
Mailbag #49: Home Groups Over Church; Pastoring an Unmarried Woman Who Wants to Adopt
By Jonathan Leeman | 01.20.2017— Is it permissible for Christians to opt out of church in favor of home groups? — If an unmarried member of your church sought to adopt a foster child, what would you say?
Mailbag #48: How to Discuss Books as Elders; Advice for Husband & Wife Who Can’t Agree about Church
By Jonathan Leeman | 01.13.2017— You’ve mentioned before the value of elders reading books together. What’s the best way to go about that? — Do you have any advice for a husband and wife who can’t agree on which church to go to?
Week #12—What Christians Should Ask of Government: To Affirm and Protect the Family
By Jonathan Leeman | 12.01.2016The topics of marriage and family necessarily involve society in matters which the state will need to regulate.
Mailbag #42: Hypocritical Church Discipline; Pre-Marital Counseling for Two Unbelievers?
By Jonathan Leeman | 11.18.2016—Why do churches discipline for sins like homosexuality and adultery but not other sins like gluttony or vanity or greed? —Would you do pre-marital counseling for two unbelievers? If so, what would you cover?
Mailbag #39: Turning Elder Training into a Program; Divorced, Repentant, but Not Seeking Reconciliation?
By Jonathan Leeman | 10.28.2016—Is it wise to turn elder training into a program? —Can a divorced member of the church be repentant without seeking reconciliation with their spouse?
Delighting in Authority: How to Create a Culture of Happy Complementarians
By Whitney Woollard | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 09.30.2016It’s time for the church to create space in its local assemblies for strong females who happily affirm authority while advocating for more opportunities for women to flourish according to their gifts and qualification.
The Privilege and Power of a Praying Pastor’s Wife
By Erin Wheeler | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016We might say we believe prayer is important, but are we praying regularly, specifically, and expectantly?
Book Review: Family Worship, by Don Whitney
Review by Grant Gaines | 04.20.2016Christian discipleship should start in the home, and this book from Donald Whitney shows husbands, wives, dads, and moms how to do it.
Book Review: Messy Grace, by Caleb Kaltenbach
Review by Jackie Hill-Perry | 04.11.2016Messy Grace was a deeply encouraging, inspiring, and convicting read.
How Our Church Has Found a Marriage Policy to be Useful
By Nick Gatzke | 9Marks Journal: Confessions, Covenants, and Constitutions: How to Organize Your Church | 03.09.2016In the life of a church, we create policies to help guide us to practices that help our people. May our marriage policies do just that.
Book Review: The Juvenilization of American Christianity and From Here to Maturity, by Thomas E. Bergler
Review by Guy Prentiss Waters | 09.16.2015Christianity—and, in particular, Christian churches—have been unduly influenced by the youth culture. Is there a cure for this problem?
Should Christians “Disown” Gay Sons and Daughters?
By Jonathan Leeman | 08.18.2015Christian parental love denies neither the child nor God’s law. It insists on loving both child and God’s law, which may be the hardest challenge of all.
Book Review: The Pastor’s Wife, by Gloria Furman
Review by Kristie Anyabwile | 08.06.2015It’s clear from the first pages that the main character of this book is Christ, and the pastor, his wife, their family and church are all supporting players.
