Spiritually Vibrant Home
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We all long for homes where we can thrive and flourish. What does it take to have a spiritually vibrant household?Don Everts invites us to contemplate what the Bible says about households and consider what a new research project has revealed by pulling back the curtains on everyday households of faith. Original research from the Barna Group and Lutheran Hour Ministries shows that some of the healthiest, most vibrant homes extend beyond the nuclear family and include people that may not be biologically related but feel like family. These households have vital practices of spirituality, hospitality, and community that make them delightful places for living and thriving.In the end you might just be surprised by how God wants to work in and through your household. And you'll have practical steps for nurturing a vibrant household of faith, no matter what stage of life you are in.
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Don Everts is a writer for Lutheran Hour Ministries and teaching pastor at Bonhomme Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, Missouri. His many books include Jesus with Dirty Feet, I Once Was Lost, and The Reluctant Witness. He and his wife, Wendy, live in a wonderfully messy multigenerational household in the St. Louis area with their three children and Don's mother, plus a dog that thinks he's a cat, and a cat that spends time in the neighborhood sewers.
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Foreword: Brooke Hempell, Senior VP, Research, Barna Group Introduction: Why Do We Get So Emotional About Home? 1. Homelife: Recognizing the Spiritual Significance of the Mundane 2. Households: Unpacking How the Bible Sees Our Homes 3. Vibrancy: Pulling Back the Curtain on Spiritually Vibrant Homes 4. Messy Prayers: Helping Our Households Relate to God 5. Loud Tables: Helping Our Households Have Spiritual Conversations 6. Open Doors: Helping Our Households Extend Hospitality Conclusion: When Did I Become So Hopeful About Home? Acknowledgements Appendix 1: Research Partners Appendix 2: Research Methodology Appendix 3: Definitions Notes
