The shaping of a Christian family : how my parents nurtured my faith

Book 2005

"Elisabeth Elliot is one of the most loved and respected communicators of present-day Christianity. In this repackaged edition of The Shaping of a Christian Family, Elliot tells the story of her childhood to share valuable insights on raising godly children. She talks candidly on parental expectations, emphasizes daily Bible reading and prayer, and shows the benefits of practicing such scriptural principles as trust, discipline, courtesy, and tea...

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Elliot, Elisabeth Childhood and youth

Families Religious life

Parenting Religious aspects Christianity

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ISBN:

9780800742553
9780800731021

Edition:

New trade paperback edition

Description:

264 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:

Originally published: Grand Rapids, Mich. : F.H. Revell, 2000
Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

A Victorian home
A goodly heritage
A beautiful new house
The cottage, the schottische, the church
Brave for daddy dear
Light and life
Sit still, my daughter
A man of decision
A Christian home is born
The new missionaries
He lived what he taught us
Frugality, hospitality, and heroes
The Lord's day
A habit of order
More babies
A father's tenderness
A mother is a chalice
Sacrificial authority
Trust
Love is patient and kind
Rules
Enforcement : a mission for redemption
Encouragement
Franconia
Work and play
Courtesy
A mother's devotion
Letting us grow
Letting us go
The matter of marriage
The family letters

LCCN:

2005011518

Control Number:

3238445

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