Matthew
An encouraging read, if not a bit meandering. Chandler and Griffin do a good job of exhorting one to family discipleship, both challenging one to rise higher while encouraging one to rely on Christ. Biblical quotations are extensive in this thoroughly reformed book. My main complaint is that the authors tend to ramble on going back and forth between guarding against opposite extremes. There's some decent practical ideas, but again these seem to be buried in what can come across as unrefined brainstorm lists. If you're looking for some moral encouragement in family discipleship that's firmly rooted in Scripture, this may be a good read for you. If you're looking for practical advice, I'd probably point you to "The Spiritually Vibrant Home" first.
An encouraging read, if not a bit meandering. Chandler and Griffin do a good job of exhorting one to family discipleship, both challenging one to rise higher while encouraging one to rely on Christ. Biblical quotations are extensive in this thoroughly reformed book. My main complaint is that the authors tend to ramble on going back and forth between guarding against opposite extremes. There's some decent practical ideas, but again these seem to be buried in what can come across as unrefined brainstorm lists. If you're looking for some moral encouragement in family discipleship that's firmly rooted in Scripture, this may be a good read for you. If you're looking for practical advice, I'd probably point you to "The Spiritually Vibrant Home" first.
Practically oriented, but also filled with a decent amount of fluff and repetition (could have been a booklet). There were a few good pieces of advice and the main questions are solid. Some of the more specific advice seemed aimed at larger churches.
Practically oriented, but also filled with a decent amount of fluff and repetition (could have been a booklet). There were a few good pieces of advice and the main questions are solid. Some of the more specific advice seemed aimed at larger churches.
I found this book to be an excellent critique of our nation's philosophy of education as well as a great starting point for thinking outside of the box (with advice both for the parent who wants to work within our current K-12 public education system and for the parent who wants to step outside that system and homeschool).
For me, parts 4 and 5 were the most relevant–part 4 guiding you through rethinking the system and creating a vision for your children's education; and part 5 giving some bare-bones basics of how to get started in homeschooling and what that looks like from the 20,000 foot level.
I found this book to be an excellent critique of our nation's philosophy of education as well as a great starting point for thinking outside of the box (with advice both for the parent who wants to work within our current K-12 public education system and for the parent who wants to step outside that system and homeschool).
For me, parts 4 and 5 were the most relevant–part 4 guiding you through rethinking the system and creating a vision for your children's education; and part 5 giving some bare-bones basics of how to get started in homeschooling and what that looks like from the 20,000 foot level.
