Gloria Filiorum Patres

(last updated: March 28, AD 2008)

This page will post articles, sermons, literature and sites which will benefit families and family life.

• Doing Family Devotions
• A Trinitiarian Catechism
• The Family Room (Covenant Life Church)
• Westminster Shorter Catechism
• Making Your House-Rules Stick

For Parents

• Texts to Pray for Your Children
• Doing Family Devotions
• A Trinitarian Catechism
• The Family Room (Covenant Life Church)
• Westminster Shorter Catechism
• A Covenantal Catechism (PDF)
• A Small Chidren’s Catechism
• Baby Wise
• Duties of Parents to their Children
• Family Duties (Richard Baxtor)
• Gospel Centered Parenting
• Grace Based Parenting
• Modesty Survey
• Situational Catechism
• Training Children to Stay in Worship Service
• Training Our Younger Children
• Partnering with Parents (Desiring God)
• Parenting While Thinking Ahead
• From the Family Room: A Book for Parenting; Parenting, One Change at a Time; Considering Your Ways; Reading to Your Children
• Helps for Family Devotions and Worship (Heritage Valley Bible Church)
• The Tempter in the Child’s Bedroom (Dr. Al Mohler)

For Husbands/Fathers

Links

• 21 Questions for a Prospective Suitor
• How Should a Man Physically Provide for His Wife and Family (Desiring God)
• How Should a Man Spiritually Provide for His Wife and Family (Desiring God)
• 21 Questions for a Prospective Wife
• Anchor Man (part 1)
• Anchor Man (part 4)
• Anchor Man 1-25 (part 2)
• Anchor Man 26-50 (part 3)
• Boys to Men (Family Room)
• Date Questions
• Fathers and Sons, Helping Boys Become Men Audio
• Men, Protect Your Families Spiritually (Desiring God)

For Wives/Mothers

Blogs

• A Suburban Housewife
• Biblical Womanhood
• Everyday Mommy
• Gentle Christian Mothers
• Girl Talk
• Seasonings of the Heart
• Solo Femininity
• The Pursuit of God in Daily-ness
• The Purple Cellar Blog
• This Ones for the Girls
• Titus 2 Talk
• Tulip Girl

Links

• The Christian Mom’s Idea Book

For Married Couples

• From Desiring God
  • DG1-Staying Married Is Not About Staying in Love (1)
  • DG2-Staying Married Is Not About Staying in Love (2)
  • DG3-God’s Showcase of Covenant Keeping Grace
  • DG4-Forgiving and Forbearing
  • DG5-Pursuing Conformity to Christ in the Covenant
  • DG6-Lionhearted and Lamblike; The Christian Husband as Head (1); Desiring God
  • DG7-Lionhearted and Lamblike: The Christian Husband as Head (2); Desiring God

For the Christian

• Reading Tips
• 22 Diagnostic Questions (From the Men of the Holy Club)
• Jonathan Edwards’ 70 Resolutions
• Why Read the Puritans Today? (Don Kistler)
• 20 Reasons to Read Good Christian Books
• Writing Thank You notes (ht: Dr. Grant)
• Dr. JI Packer on Vocation (ht: JustinTaylor)

For the Christian Home

• Abondante Living (Hospitality)
• Christian Hospitality
  • Setting the Table #1
  • Setting the Table #2
  • Setting the Table #3
  • Setting the Table #4
  • Setting the Table #5
• Hospitality vs. Entertaining