Homeward Bound
Edward A HartmanPaperback 2008-07-20
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�few things more attractively display and persuasively commend the glory of God in the life of a Christian than a Christ-centered marriage and a Christ-centered family� one that would cause the watching world to sit up and take notice.� So writes Ed Hartman as he contemplates the news that his young wife is probably suffering from a brain tumor.
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.
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Publisher Description
�few things more attractively display and persuasively commend the glory of God in the life of a Christian than a Christ-centered marriage and a Christ-centered family� one that would cause the watching world to sit up and take notice.� So writes Ed Hartman as he contemplates the news that his young wife is probably suffering from a brain tumor.
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.