Articles that deal with important family issues for Christians.
Slightly revised from a lecture originally delivered at Chalcedon Presbyterian Church, Atlanta
20 November, 1998
Rev. Brian M. Abshire, Ph.D.
The Deplorable Condition of State Subsidized Education
We are now living with the fruit of 150 years of State supported education; a situation that …
“Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD”
PSALM 34:11
Being the brand new pastor of the most prestigious church in town, I was trying hard to watch my P’s &Q’s. I had made my mind up BEFORE taking …
As I was finishing up this edition’s humor column for the “Director’s Cut,” a discussion popped up on one of the Internet mailing lists I subscribe to that addressed seriously, some of the issues I had just been poking fun at; advanced education for Christians. The discussion list focuses …
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Recently, a friend highly recommended Josh McDowell’s book “Right from Wrong - What you need to know to help youth make right choices.” To be honest, I haven’t read anything from McDowell since the seventies when I first discovered his “Evidence that Demands a Verdict.” As …
Covenant Kids and Christian Character
Rev. Brian M. Abshire
One of the most subtle and therefore insidious errors that sincere Christians can fall into when trying to be godly parents is to think that they can create Christian character in their children. There is an entire home-school curriculum (very popular in some …
Introduction
Many years ago, when God gave us our first child, I made a silent promise to stop giving advice on child-rearing until AFTER my own kids were safely grown up, educated, married and still active in the faith. Frankly, I have always been less than impressed with …
Rev. Brian M. Abshire
She was a gorgeous young thing named, believe it or not, “Barbie.” Her dad was the skipper of an oil tanker, just back from a three month trip. And I could tell right off he wasn’t much impressed with the long haired, bell bottomed, leather vest wearing, “Pimples R …
A review of David Hagopian and Douglas Wilson’s new book, A Biblical Challenge to Promise Keepers
Rev. Brian M. Abshire
Several years ago, an old friend with whom I had lost contact, called to see how things were going. As we got caught up on kids and jobs, how fat we were getting and …