Christian Family Guide to Family Devotions

by Campbell, Pam; Campbell, Stan; Bell Jr., James Stuart

• ISBN13: 9781592570768
• ISBN10: 1592570763
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-05
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

You are the primary teacher for your children's spiritual development. But it can be really hard to get spiritual conversations started. These biblical devotions will get your family talking and praying together -- and help you teach your kids important lessons that will last a lifetime. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Pam Campbell, director of publications for the American Association of Christian Counselors, has managed such publications as Christian Counseling Today and Marriage and Family: A Christian Journal. She has authored of hundreds of articles and, with her husband, is an active leader of youth ministries.

Stan Campbell, a freelance writer and editor, has served as a youth director for nearly 20 years. Formerly senior editor for Life Journey Books, he has written over 30 books for the adult and youth markets. He is co-author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible, 2nd Edition.

Table of Contents

Family Devotions: Getting Started	p. 1
Family Devotions? You Must Be Joking!	p. 3
A Long Time Ago, in a Suburb Far, Far Away	p. 3
If Not You, Who?	p. 5
Gather 'Round	p. 6
Survey Says ...!	p. 7
He Who Laughs Last	p. 9
Why Bother?	p. 11
Because God and Family Should Be Your Top Priorities	p. 12
Because All Your Family Members Have Problems and Experience Stress	p. 13
Because You Need a Safe Environment to Share with One Another	p. 14
Because We All Need to Sense the Unseen	p. 15
Because No Other Substitutes Are as Effective	p. 17
Because God Says So	p. 17
Last Chance to Back Out	p. 19
You Are Being Watched	p. 21
Tutors, Coaches, and Do-It-Yourselfers	p. 22
Family Devotions vs. Church Participation	p. 23
Leading by Example	p. 25
Put Away Childish Things ... but Remain Childlike	p. 26
Take the Plunge	p. 27
From Start to Finish	p. 29
Before You Begin	p. 30
Pray	p. 30
Establish the Best Possible Meeting Time and Frequency of Meetings	p. 31
Consider Your Location	p. 32
Do Your Homework	p. 32
During the Sessions	p. 33
Flexibility	p. 33
Variety and Creativity	p. 34
Equality	p. 34
Honesty	p. 35
Humor	p. 36
After Your Meetings	p. 37
Review and Reflect	p. 37
Confidentiality	p. 38
Prayer	p. 38
Etc.	p. 39
Keeping Your Expectations Realistic	p. 41
Not the Response You Were Expecting?	p. 42
Too Little, Too Late	p. 43
Absence Makes the Group Grow Smaller	p. 44
When No One Seems to Be Learning Much	p. 45
When Monotony Kicks In	p. 46
It's Not a Contest	p. 47
Back to the Good Stuff	p. 48
On Your Mark ... Get Set ...	p. 49
Devotions from the Old Testament	p. 51
And They're Off! Devotions from Genesis	p. 53
In the Beginning	p. 54
Crouching Sin, Hidden Envy	p. 56
Learning to Stand the (St)Rain	p. 58
Say What!?	p. 60
Not Every Decision Is Choice	p. 62
Flesh-and-Blood and Other Family Members	p. 65
Close Call on Mount Moriah	p. 67
Drastically Nonidentical Twins	p. 69
Oh, Brother!	p. 71
Nothing Casual About Sex	p. 74
Let My People Please Shut Up: Devotions from the Life of Moses	p. 77
Don't Toss Out the Baby with the Nile Water	p. 78
If I Could Talk to the Shrubbery	p. 80
Seeing Problems from a Different Perspective	p. 82
God's Top Ten List	p. 85
Little by Little	p. 87
Don't Worship a Cow, Man	p. 90
Shaken, Not Stirred	p. 92
Strike Two ... and You're Out!	p. 95
An Odd Cure for Snakebite	p. 97
Home at Last: Devotions from Joshua, Judges, and Ruth	p. 101
Rahab's Hideaway	p. 102
River Deep, Faith High	p. 104
Victory Is Easy; Obedience Is the Hard Part	p. 106
No Such Thing as a "Little" Sin	p. 108
All the Time You Need	p. 111
Women Rule!	p. 113
A Least-Likely Hero	p. 116
A Really Strong Guy (from the Neck Down)	p. 118
A Change of Families	p. 121
A Change of Families, Part 2	p. 123
The Kings Are Coming: Devotions from the Lives of Samuel, Saul, and David	p. 127
God's Calling ... It's for You	p. 128
But Everybody Else Is Doing It!	p. 130
One Person Plus God	p. 132
Better Than Sacrifice	p. 134
What Does a Leader Look Like?	p. 137
That's One Big Problem!	p. 139
Better Best Friends	p. 141
When the Time Is Right	p. 144
A Moment of Weakness	p. 146
Restoring the Joy of Salvation	p. 148
A Good King Is Hard to Find: Devotions from the Era of the Kings of Israel and Judah	p. 151
Are You Trying to Be a Wise Guy?	p. 152
A Lesson in Conflict Management	p. 154
Who You Gonna Listen To?	p. 156
Sour Grapes over a Sweet Vineyard	p. 158
I've Summoned Fire and I've Summoned Rain	p. 160
Catching a Whirlwind to Heaven	p. 162
When Children Should Be Heard	p. 165
All Bad Things Must Come to an End	p. 167
The Surprising Power of Prayer	p. 169
What a Difference a Book Makes	p. 171
Prophets and Losses: Devotions from the Lives of the Prophets	p. 175
Any Volunteers?	p. 176
Who's Watching the Watchman?	p. 178
Some Days Are the Pits	p. 180
All We Are Saying Is Give God a Chance	p. 182
Jonah and the Worm?!	p. 185
Preparing for the Worst	p. 187
How to Handle Bullies	p. 189
The Right Person, the Right Place, the Right Time	p. 192
Devotions from the New Testament	p. 195
A Different Perspective of God: Devotions from Jesus' Early Years	p. 197
Worship the Babe	p. 198
A Good Jewish Boy Gets Lost?	p. 201
Campaigning for Jesus	p. 203
Just Say No	p. 206
Spiritual Success	p. 209
Making a Difference	p. 212
Sticks and Stones	p. 214
Can You Hear Me Now?	p. 217
A Farmer's Story	p. 220
Come as You Are: Devotions from Jesus' Later Years	p. 223
The Good Samaritan	p. 224
Lost, but Nowhere Near Paradise	p. 226
All the Fish You Can Eat	p. 229
The Woman at the Well	p. 231
A Soldier's Faith	p. 234
The Mummy Lives!	p. 236
The Last Meal	p. 239
Execution of an Innocent Man	p. 242
Happiness Is Finding an Empty Grave	p. 245
Exit ... Up	p. 247
Church Beginnings: Devotions from Acts, Romans, and 1 and 2 Corinthians	p. 251
A Most Welcome Visitor	p. 252
The First to Fall	p. 255
Saul Switches Sides	p. 257
Prison Break	p. 260
We're Connected	p. 262
Living Sacrifices	p. 266
Real Love	p. 269
The Afterlife	p. 271
Survivor: First Century	p. 274
Mail for "Current Residents": Devotions from the Final Books of the New Testament	p. 277
How to Be a Fruity Family	p. 278
Suit Up!	p. 280
What Would Jesus Demonstrate?	p. 282
Joy to You and Me	p. 285
A "Clothes" Call	p. 287
Expecting a Very Special Guest	p. 290
When God Has to Impose Timeouts	p. 292
What Did You Just Say?!	p. 295
Kid Stuff	p. 297
And We All Live Happily Ever After	p. 300
Devotions for Special Occasions	p. 303
Making Special Days Extra Special: Devotions for Holidays and Special Events	p. 305
The Gift That Keeps on Giving (Christmas)	p. 306
What's New? (New Year's)	p. 308
Broken Hearts (Valentine's Day)	p. 310
Second Chances (Easter)	p. 313
New Mother Hubbub (Mother's Day)	p. 315
Life with Fathers (Father's Day)	p. 317
Mask Charade (Halloween)	p. 319
No Thanks (Thanksgiving Day)	p. 322
The Most Likely to Succeed (Graduation)	p. 323
Blow Out the Candles (Birthday)	p. 326
Additional Resources for Family Devotional Times	p. 329
Index	p. 331
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