Talk radio and tv in a lot of ways of hijacked family values such that the really important stuff gets missed. Family values become sin avoidance, which is not a bad thing… but without Christ they become much like a business management book of the month thing. Mostly show, and when the first big crisis hits which challenges them, things practiced without a solid foundation are often the first to go.
For Christians, there is no underlying substance in “walking right” if Christ is not at the center, and walking right without a center… if one gets poked along the way, its pretty easy to veer off into the ditch. This is not to say non-believers dont walk right, many hold to a higher moral standard than many Christians… but how they center and such is the topic for another blog post.
Leon Blodder a Presbyterian pastor is blogging his sermon series texts on family values. I think he nails it in a huge way, its not the typical FoF, or AFA type dont do this, or that, but a hugely Christocentric approach. Really the big deal stuff, where upon everything else is derived from. While the time is short, I think such is especially key for families who are sending a young person away from home for the first time.
Five family values he presents are:
The Morality of Calendars and keeping the Sabbath
Sacred Space for Quality Family Time
Living Simply
Caring for the Earth
Practicing Hospitality
While I’m writing this today, Leon’s only covered the first aspect, but I think the entire series will be very worthwhile.
