The Biblical Basis for Family Worship (Part 3)
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“Listen to Your Father and Mother”
In 2 Samuel 6, David and the Israelites successfully relocate the Ark of the Covenant from Obed-edom’s house to Jerusalem. It’s a time of great celebration and rejoicing. We read in verses 14 and 15:
And David was dancing before the LORD with all his might, and David was wearing a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sound of the trumpet.
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The Biblical Basis for Family Worship (Part 1)
In the previous essay, we defined family worship as “the occasion in which the members of a given family gather together in order to participate in special acts of worship, such as the singing of praise, the reading and hearing of Scripture, and the offering of prayer to God.” In this segment of our study, we’ll attempt to provide some biblical support for the practice of family worship.
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Awana launches ‘Talk About’ family discipleship resource
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“The resource is designed to assist parents with family devotions through a variety of means such as weekly Scripture conversation guides, shareable lesson plans and family activities charts.” - BPNews
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Whatever Became of Family Worship?
I attended a Christian university along with approximately five-thousand other students, most of whom came from Christian homes. Although I never conducted an official survey, my general impression was that very few of my fellow Christian students had grown up in homes where family worship had been regularly practiced. It seemed to be a foreign concept to most of them. I believe the general ignorance concerning family worship demonstrates just how far Christian families have departed from their Christian heritage.
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The More Things Change: Husband's Income, Wife's Income, and Number of Biological Children in the U.S.
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Study results: “husbands with higher income tended to have more children, while wives with higher income tended to have fewer children.” - IFS
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Pew: Rising share of Americans see women raising children on their own, cohabitation as bad for society
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“47% of U.S. adults say single women raising children on their own is generally a bad thing for society, an increase of 7 percentage points…. Roughly a quarter of U.S. adults (24%) now say that couples living together without being married is generally bad for society, up 5 points from three years ago.” - Pew
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If we want to celebrate black history, we need to protect black families
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“I’ve seen enough black lives in ruins to know that protecting black futures starts with getting more people married. These kids just need dads around. I’ve seen fatherlessness drive so many mad with pain.” - Alton Hardy
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End-of-life conversations can be hard, but your loved ones will thank you
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“…while 90% of adults say that talking to their loved ones about their end-of-life wishes is important, only 27% have actually had these conversations.” - The Conversation
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