It was a wake-up call to raise his family with a more eternal perspective.
We live in a consumer culture that exalts and commends living with a passion for the moment – our society depends on it. The prospect of future gain is easily set aside in exchange for the personal gratification that we rarely delay – proven by our all-time high in consumer debt. We have bought a subtle lie that there will be no day of final accounting – and so our children don’t live with an eternal perspective.
When Ed’s wife, Amy, died from that brain tumor, all the flowers at the funeral did not come with a card saying ‘with our condolences’ but with the phrase ‘welcome to your new home’ – a phrase Amy picked out herself. As Ed says:
“Few things, like death, will put life in perspective. And few things, like accountability, will put obedience in perspective. This life is transitional; it can prepare us to be welcomed into our new, eternal home. And it provides us with a lifetime of opportunities to invite others along, beginning with our own families.”
So join in with Ed and his family as they explore what makes a Godly home – and a way of attractively displaying and persuasively commending the glory of God in the life of a Christian family.
ISBN: 9781845503505
Catalogue code: N/A
Publisher: CHRISTIAN FOCUS - published 15/07/2008
Format: Paperback