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Christian Pioneer - eBook for Cell Phone The Traditional Christian's Guide to the Family in Modern Times |
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| The Isolated family The traditional family used to exist among a community of traditional families. To attempt to create a traditional family and family life today often means having to live without the integration of other traditional families because of geographic distances. Most traditional families of the past did not consciously consider how they lived. Often they were carried along by the traditions and cultural inertia of those they lived amongst. This reliance on the currents of convention is how many Christian families are carried into the world today. Not being able to rely on the social currents of convention to shape family practice can be an advantage in that each family is more free to chose their particular way to live the Christian life. This requires a degree of intentional decision making that most traditional families never had to face. However, it can also be a way to delve deeper into the Christian life that most traditional families of the past seldom explored. The father in a family that is seeking a traditional way of life has some particular difficulties. Often he is not able to get from his own father all that he would like in guidance and instruction. He may not even know of anyone whose counsel would be advantageous. It can be somewhat obvious to identify those worldly elements that should be avoided. However, it can be a little more difficult to identify that which should be embraced. In a world of “broken cisterns” (Jer 2:13), where can one find “water”? A compounding problem is that the father of a traditional family may not even know what he doesn’t know. Even if he were inclined to be out “beating the bushes” for information, he may not know where to look, what to ask, or who might be of help. It is to touch on the subjects of what obstacles in the world are challenges as well as what might be done within a family to aid in child rearing that this booklet is written. It does not have all the answers, but can be a starting point upon which to build. |
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