The storm-tossed family, how the cross reshapes the home
Why do our families have so much power over us? In The Storm-Tossed Family, bestselling author Russell Moore (Onward, Christianity Today's 2016 "Book of the Year Award Winner") teaches readers whether you are married or single, whether you long for a child or shepherding a full house, you are part of a family. Family is difficult because family—every family—is an echo of the gospel.
Family can be the source of some of the most transcendent human joy, and family can leave us crumpled up on the side of the road. Family can make us who we are, and family can break our hearts. Why would this social arrangement have that much power, for good or for ill, over us?
Publisher: B&H Academic
Type: hardback
ISBN: 9781462794805
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Russell Moore is president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. TheWall Street Journal called him “vigorous, cheerful, and fiercely articulate.” He is the author of several books, including The Storm-Tossed Family, Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches, and the bestselling Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel. He and his wife Maria are the parents of five sons.
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Dr. Moore shows the beauty and blessing of family in this book while at the same time showing that family can be the hardest thing to navigate and live with. He says, “Family is like that too: the source of life-giving blessing but also of excruciating terror, often at the same time.” He continually shows us that the only way to navigate our family lives with any success is by going to the cross.
No stone is left unturned in this book. Dr. Moore doesn’t skirt around the touchy subjects. He speaks to infidelity, divorce, wayward children, singleness, and death. He masterfully paints the picture of the church as true family. He brought me to tears as he spoke about aging and how it will lead us home.
Rarely do I read a book and think that it may be worth a reread. Even rarer is when I think it may be worth a reread every year. The Storm-Tossed Family is a book with such great truth and value that I want to read it annually. Dr. Moore has given the church a gift with this book. May we be wise enough to learn from him. Cam