The Most Important Place on Earth: What a Christian Home Looks Like and How to Build One

by Robert Wolgemuth

Overview

Best-selling author Robert Wolgemuth presents a blueprint for creating and maintaining a Christian home in a world where many have never experienced one.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780785280323
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2006
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	1,080,471
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Robert Wolgemuth has been in the book publishing business for over forty years. A former president of Thomas Nelson Publishers, he is the founder of Wolgemuth & Associates, a literary agency representing the work of more than two hundred authors.

The author of over twenty books, Robert is known as a relentless champion for the family, relationship building, and biblical truth. His favorite “audience” is one friend, a corner table in a small café, and a steaming cup of coffee (extra cream but no sugar) between them.

A graduate of Taylor University, from which he received an honorary doctorate in May 2005, Robert has two grown daughters, two sons-in-law, five grandchildren, one grandson-in-law, and a great-grandson named Ezra. He and his wife, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, live in Southwest Michigan.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	ix
1	Why a Christian Home?... Different is a very good thing	1
2	A God Place... God lives in your home. What does this mean?	24
3	The Most Important People in the Most Important Place... What's it like to walk into your home?	48
4	Amazing Grace... It's what sets your home apart	71
5	The Power of Words... Real bullets at home	92
6	The Power of Words: Part II... The Family Vitamins	116
7	Just for Laughs... The best medicine of all	134
8	Discipline Is Not a Dirty Word... It's the stuff of champions	154
9	Safe at Home... The refuge you're looking for	181
10	Parents As Priests: Pulpits Optional... "Mom and Dad, why the robes?"	200
	Epilogue	224
	About the Author	227
	Acknowledgments	229
Appendix A	How to Lead Your Child to Christ	233
Appendix B	Grace Wolgemuth's 26 Bible Verses	243
	Notes	245

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"What could be more important than showing people exactly how to build a Christian home for their families? Robert has written an exceptional book. I recommend it to you."
Beth Moore
Bestselling Author & Bible Teacher

Editorial Reviews

In this book about the essential ingredients of a Christian home, Wolgemuth states that readers should use the guide as "a cafeteria in printed form... there will only be a few things that you'll choose at a time"; however, he seems to view virtually all of his advice as non-negotiable. Most of his ideas, such as treating every member of the family lovingly and finding ways to pray and worship together often, are thoughtfully articulated, good reminders. However, when Wolgemuth makes a troubling and poorly supported argument in favor of spanking (he bases his claim that spanking is effective on an unscientific poll conducted on a conservative Web site), he loses some credibility. Some readers may be uneasy about his use of Ephesians to argue that family relationships are hierarchical-God first, then Dad and Mom and finally the children. In a book that mostly encourages gentle parenting, these admonitions are glaring. Finally, readers are likely to struggle with Wolgemuth's persistent idealization of his own family. While he includes a few examples of personal failures, his anecdotes often feel boastful. This, as well as his and his wife's routinely judgmental responses to other families, adds an ungracious element to an otherwise helpful book. (Oct.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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