There is no shortage of books, conferences, and lectures on marriage and parenting. These are the issues that keep Christian bookstores in business. So why is being a good husband, wife, or parent still such a challenge?
Answer: because you are broken, and so are your spouse and kids. And we don’t mean broken like a machine. That’s the problem with most Christian resources on marriage and parenting. They treat brokenness mechanistically, claiming that their material will fix your problems once and for all.
But you’re not broken like a machine. You’re broken like an arm. You need to be healed. You need to be restored to full health. You need to be redeemed. And that’s something only the gospel of Jesus Christ can do. It’s not as easy as reading a book or attending a conference or changing a habit. Redemption only happens as you learn to apply the gospel of Jesus to every aspect of your family life.
So rather than offering you the magic bullet that will solve all your marital and family problems, we’re offering you the chance to discover how to live in light of the gospel. We’re inviting you to look deeply into how the gospel, when applied to your marriage and parenting, brings freedom and wholeness and transformation over time. You’ll certainly walk out with a whole lot of good, practical advice. But more importantly, you’ll walk out with a “gospel grid” that will help you recognize God’s redemptive hand in the everyday hard work of marriage and parenting.
When you find that conference that solves all your family problems, let us know (‘cause we’d like to attend it). In the meantime, come join us as we spend a couple of days thinking together about how to build a gospel-centered family. Because your marriage doesn’t need to be fixed… it needs to be redeemed.
Answer: because you are broken, and so are your spouse and kids. And we don’t mean broken like a machine. That’s the problem with most Christian resources on marriage and parenting. They treat brokenness mechanistically, claiming that their material will fix your problems once and for all.
But you’re not broken like a machine. You’re broken like an arm. You need to be healed. You need to be restored to full health. You need to be redeemed. And that’s something only the gospel of Jesus Christ can do. It’s not as easy as reading a book or attending a conference or changing a habit. Redemption only happens as you learn to apply the gospel of Jesus to every aspect of your family life.
So rather than offering you the magic bullet that will solve all your marital and family problems, we’re offering you the chance to discover how to live in light of the gospel. We’re inviting you to look deeply into how the gospel, when applied to your marriage and parenting, brings freedom and wholeness and transformation over time. You’ll certainly walk out with a whole lot of good, practical advice. But more importantly, you’ll walk out with a “gospel grid” that will help you recognize God’s redemptive hand in the everyday hard work of marriage and parenting.
When you find that conference that solves all your family problems, let us know (‘cause we’d like to attend it). In the meantime, come join us as we spend a couple of days thinking together about how to build a gospel-centered family. Because your marriage doesn’t need to be fixed… it needs to be redeemed.