For Such a Time as This

You're a father. You want to be dependable. You need your family and others to trust you. What does God give you to equip you for this role of responsibility? He could have written many books. But He didn't.

Many pastors, fathers, and families are under attack. Often the natural response can be one of surprise: “If I'm doing God's will, why don't things go smoothly?” To help answer this question, Gary Fraley looks at Luke chapters 1 and 2.

Yes, it is possible for parents to have perfect peace despite the prospect of prodigals! As with Moses, Saint Augustine, Franklin Graham, and many others, God can still use prodigal sons and daughters. He can even use them in our lives as parents. He is not finished with any of us yet!

God's intent. God's design. God's great mystery. That is marriage! And that's why the world cannot understand it. Yet for the same reason, followers of Christ can trust the marriage covenant. Two become one and God's image is expressed in its fullness. Here is cause for rejoicing.