A Book for Family Worship

A Book for Family Worship
By Jim Cromarty
Evangelical Press. 176 pages. £7.95
ISBN 0 85234 388 4

A Book for Family Worship has 52 chapters, each starting with a Bible verse and a passage of Scripture to read, and ending with points for discussion, points to guide family prayer, and another verse of Scripture for meditation.
The bulk of each chapter applies its theme with a relevant well-presented and thought-provoking anecdote. Although each chapter is quite short (three or four pages of large print, including line drawings), other verses of Scripture are also referred to, so one might need to choose which points to discuss in any one session.
What I especially liked is the way the author moves with ease between application to Christians, non-Christians and those unsure of their position. He does not assume that any children have no interest at all in the gospel, but encourages what interest there is, as well as challenging them and showing the desirability and availability of salvation.
Even if you read systematically through a book of the Bible with your children, perhaps making use of Bible notes or a children's story Bible, here is something which, used once a week for a year, could help you draw your children to the Saviour. Some who are tired and finding it difficult to get stuck into reading Notes or Christian books might well find such a book stimulating and refreshing, whether with other family members or on their own.

Rhiannon Weber

© Evangelicals Now - May 1997
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Main Articles

• The mountain of the wall - the battle for Jerusalem
  The building of Israeli settlements around Jerusalem and Bethlehem and violations of the Oslo Agreement
• What price solitude?
  A pilgrimage to the home of Derek and Jeannie Tangye
• I remember, I remember
  Leith Samuel recalls his younger days and the conversion of some family members
• Inerrancy: summing up the debate
  Views about the inerrancy of Scripture and the importance to the individual, the church, evangelism and defence of the faith
• Let me explain
  Dr John MacArthur clarifies statements concerning the eternal sonship of Christ in his commentary on Hebrews
• How to tackle AIDS - Part 1
  Comments on methods of persuasion (moral and religious) in AIDS prevention programmes
• Why be open to the Holy Spirit? (Bulldog for May)
  Being open to and recognising the operation of the Holy Spirit in church and personal life

Other articles

• The English Patient
• Standing on the Rock - Biblical Authority in a Secular Age
• Jobs and Justice, Homes and Hope
• Comfort in Sorrow
• What Paul Really Said
• Patience of Hope
• New Bible Dictionary (Third Edition)
• The Friendship of the Lord
• Encounters with God
• Following the Shepherd
• Testing the Fire
• Learning to Forgive
• A Book for Family Worship