Faith That Lasts – A Father and Son on Cultivating Lifelong Belief

Cameron McAllister, Stuart McAllister, Chris Brooks (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

216 Seiten

2021
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-4814-0 (ISBN)

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In their work as Christian apologists, father and son Stuart and Cameron McAllister hear from Christian parents who worry about raising their children in the faith amid a seductive culture. Reflecting on their own very different experiences of coming to Christian faith, they share how our homes can be places of honest conversation, open-handed exploration, and lasting faith.

"Please fix my kid."
In their work as Christian apologists, father and son Stuart and Cameron McAllister have heard many variations on this theme from concerned parents. It's a sentiment lots of Christian parents can relate to—a deep and fearful sense of their own inadequacy to raise their children in the faith amid a seductive culture that's often hostile to Christianity.
In Faith That Lasts, the McAllisters reflect on their own experiences of coming to Christian faith—Stuart from a life of crime on the streets of Glasgow, and Cameron in the context of a loving Christian home. Together they outline three dangerous myths that we all too easily buy into: that fear can protect our children, that information can save them, and that their spiritual education belongs to the experts. They reconsider each myth in the light of the Christian faith and their own experiences.
When our confidence is rooted in the good news of Jesus, our homes can be places of honest conversation, open-handed exploration, and lasting faith.

Cameron McAllister is a speaker and writer focused on bridging the gap between discipleship and apologetics. He is the co-host of Thinking Out Loud, a weekly podcast about current events and Christian hope. He and his wife Heather live in Atlanta, Georgia with their two children. Stuart McAllister is a speaker and writer. Since becoming a Christian in his home country of Scotland in 1977, he has traveled the globe, first smuggling Bibles and Christian resources to churches behind the Iron Curtain. Throughout almost forty-five years of ministry, he has spoken to students, business professionals, and government and community leaders. He has been a frequent contributor to many publications including writing chapters for the books Beyond Opinion and Global Missiology for the 21st Century.

Foreword by Chris Brooks

Introduction: Your Home Has a Culture (Whether You Like It or Not)

Part One: Three Common Misconceptions in Christian Homes

1. Fear Protects

2. Information Saves

3. Spiritual Education Belongs to Experts

Biographical Interlude: Stuart's Story

Part Two: A Father's Response to the Three Misconceptions

4. Cultivating Discernment

5. Cultivating Love

6. Putting On Christ

Biographical Interlude: Cameron's Story

Part Three: A Son's Response to the Three Misconceptions

7. Failing Successfully

8. Loving Virtuously

9. Imitating Righteously

Conclusion: Building the Culture of Your Home

Acknowledgments

Notes

Erscheinungsdatum	16.01.2021
Verlagsort	Illinois
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	260 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
ISBN-10	0-8308-4814-2 / 0830848142
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-4814-0 / 9780830848140
Zustand	Neuware