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In Praise of Family!
In Praise of Family!
The critical nature of the family in America
today!
In 2010, children in single parent homes......
Highest: Mississippi - 46%Lowest: Utah - 19%
The critical nature of the family in America
today!
In 2010, children in single parent homes......
Highest: Mississippi - 46%Lowest: Utah - 19%
The critical nature of the family in America
today!
In Florida, 12% of all children live in homes where the
householders are grandparents or other relatives.
The critical nature of the family in America
today!
In Florida, 12% of all children live in homes where the
householders are grandparents or other relatives.
The critical nature of the family in America
today!
In Florida…150,391 grandparents are the householders and are responsible for their
grandchildren living with them.
The critical nature of the family in America
today!
In Florida…150,391 grandparents are the householders and are responsible for their
grandchildren living with them.
The critical nature of the family in America
today!
In Florida… 30,000 kids “age out”
of foster care each year.
The critical nature of the family in America
today!
In Florida… 30,000 kids “age out”
of foster care each year.
Strength in a Critical Moment
Most Americans in 1783, and many today, believe that the surrender of the British army
under Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Oct. 19, 1781,
marked the end of the American Revolution.
It did not!
Strength in a Critical Moment
Most Americans in 1783, and many today, believe that the surrender of the British army
under Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Oct. 19, 1781,
marked the end of the American Revolution.
It did not!
Strength in a Critical Moment
The war went on another miserable two years, in which
the Continental Army went unfed, unsupplied and unpaid…
and incredibly unhappy!
Strength in a Critical Moment
The war went on another miserable two years, in which
the Continental Army went unfed, unsupplied and unpaid…
and incredibly unhappy!
Strength in a Critical Moment
British armies still existed in Charleston, Savannah, and New
York City. They still held the northern forts of Oswego,
Detroit and Niagara & the Royal Navy still ruled the seas!
Strength in a Critical Moment
British armies still existed in Charleston, Savannah, and New
York City. They still held the northern forts of Oswego,
Detroit and Niagara & the Royal Navy still ruled the seas!
Strength in a Critical Moment
On the morning of Jan. 6, 1783, the doors of the Continental
Congress in Philadelphia opened to admit Major General Alexander McDougall, Colonel
John Brooks, and Colonel Matthias Ogden.
Strength in a Critical Moment
On the morning of Jan. 6, 1783, the doors of the Continental
Congress in Philadelphia opened to admit Major General Alexander McDougall, Colonel
John Brooks, and Colonel Matthias Ogden.
Strength in a Critical Moment
These officers bore an urgent message from the American
army encamped at Newburgh, New York. The army, they
warned, was on the verge of mutiny!
Strength in a Critical Moment
These officers bore an urgent message from the American
army encamped at Newburgh, New York. The army, they
warned, was on the verge of mutiny!
Strength in a Critical Moment
The fact the Continental army did not mutiny was due to one
man, Commanding General George Washington!
Strength in a Critical Moment
The fact the Continental army did not mutiny was due to one
man, Commanding General George Washington!
Strength in a Critical Moment
Washington, on Mar. 15, 1783, stood before the officers of his
army ‘single and alone’ and prevented a mutiny that would
have altered the course of American history.
Strength in a Critical Moment
Washington, on Mar. 15, 1783, stood before the officers of his
army ‘single and alone’ and prevented a mutiny that would
have altered the course of American history.
Strength in a Critical Moment
Strength in a Critical MomentRead more about it in
American Crisis: George Washington and the Dangerous
Two Years After Yorktown
1781 – 1783William M. Fowler, Jr
Read more about it inAmerican Crisis:
George Washington and the Dangerous
Two Years After Yorktown
1781 – 1783William M. Fowler, Jr
We face such a critical moment in regards to
family today!
Three ScripturalTruths about Family!
We face such a critical moment in regards to
family today!
Three ScripturalTruths about Family!
A Sober Warning!
“Observe and obey all these words which I
command you, that it may go well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good
and right in the
sight of the Lord your
God.” Deuteronomy 12:28
A Sober Warning!
“Observe and obey all these words which I
command you, that it may go well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good
and right in the
sight of the Lord your
God.” Deuteronomy 12:28
Three Foundational Truths about Family!
Family is God’s Idea!
Three Foundational Truths about Family!
Family is God’s Idea!
“And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept;
and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22
Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a
woman, and He brought her to the man. 23 And Adam said: “This is now
bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.” 24 Therefore a man shall leave his
father and mother and be
joined to his wife, and they shall
become one flesh.” Genesis 2:21-
24
“And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept;
and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22
Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a
woman, and He brought her to the man. 23 And Adam said: “This is now
bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.” 24 Therefore a man shall leave his
father and mother and be
joined to his wife, and they shall
become one flesh.” Genesis 2:21-
24
Family is God’s Idea!
In every wedding ceremony, “Charges”
are given!
Family is God’s Idea!
In every wedding ceremony, “Charges”
are given!
Three Foundational Truths about Family!
Family SharesLife Together!
Three Foundational Truths about Family!
Family SharesLife Together!
4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all
your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 “And these words which I command
you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house,
when you walk by the way, when you lie down,
and when you rise up.” Deuteronomy 6:4-7
4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all
your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 “And these words which I command
you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house,
when you walk by the way, when you lie down,
and when you rise up.” Deuteronomy 6:4-7
Family Shares Life Together!
The ‘Quality Time’ Myth!
Family Shares Life Together!
The ‘Quality Time’ Myth!
Three Foundational Truths about Family!
Family Leavesa Legacy!
Three Foundational Truths about Family!
Family Leavesa Legacy!
3 “I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without
ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, 4 greatly
desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled
with joy, 5 when I call to remembrance the genuine faith
that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your
mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in
you also.” 2 Timothy 1:3-5
3 “I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without
ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, 4 greatly
desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled
with joy, 5 when I call to remembrance the genuine faith
that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your
mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in
you also.” 2 Timothy 1:3-5
Key Ingredients to a Strong Family!
Captivated by Love
Key Ingredients to a Strong Family!
Captivated by Love
Key Ingredients to a Strong Family!
Committed to aCommon Purpose
Key Ingredients to a Strong Family!
Committed to aCommon Purpose
Key Ingredients to a Strong Family!
Consecrated in aSingular Faith
Key Ingredients to a Strong Family!
Consecrated in aSingular Faith
Key Ingredients to a Strong Family!
Communication toa Fault
Key Ingredients to a Strong Family!
Communication toa Fault
Key Ingredients to a Strong Family!
Copes In AllSorts of Weather
Key Ingredients to a Strong Family!
Copes In AllSorts of Weather
Will You Commit or Recommit Yourself
to Your Family Today?
Will You Commit or Recommit Yourself
to Your Family Today?
In Praise of Family!
In Praise of Family!
