Holding Your Family Together

Rich Melheim Dr.

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Create a Healthy, Happy, Godly Family . . . One Night at a TimeImagine a home where every person feels loved, valued, and heard. Imagine a family that seeks God's wisdom, will, and Word together. Imagine an intimate, affectionate community where every night is an experience of caring, sharing, comfort, and peace.You can make this beautiful picture a reality in your home. But it won't happen by accident--you need a plan! Holding Your Family Together is a workable, powerful plan based on a simple nightly routine: Share, Read, Talk, Pray, Bless. This is FAITH5, and it has transformed families around the world. No matter your child's age or your family's unique situation, FAITH5 can work for you. Inside you'll find everything you need to get your family into a nightly habit that will open your hearts to each other and to God.Does this sound like an impossible dream? It's not, and you can start . . . tonight.

Informations

• Publié par: Baker Publishing Group
• Date de parution: 30 avril 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781441266668
• Langue: English

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PRAISE FOR
Holding Your Family Together
FROM NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERS
I don’t have a wife yet, and certainly no babies—but when I one day have a family, I’d love to try this! It seems like superglue, holding families together. Janakan Arulkumarasan Founder and CEO, Onoko International, Hong Kong
Rich Melheim is a dynamic and brilliant analyst and communicator who opens hearts and minds of children, families and everyone he meets to greater truth, wisdom and understanding. I recommend Rich and his writings for all who want to understand life better and grow in wisdom, knowledge and discernment. Dr. Ted Baehr Founder and CEO, www.movieguide.org Hollywood, California
The FAITH5 methods and materials, when implemented to the way they are designed in the family, go a long way to solving the problem of biblical literacy. Rich honors me by being my friend. Dr. Tony Campolo Professor Emeritus, Eastern University St. Davids, Pennsylvania
These are some of the most exciting and effective models I’ve seen to connect the Church, the home and the gospel. I strongly recommend the use of this every-night-in-every-home material. Dr. Bill Easum President, 21 st Century Strategies, Inc., www.effectivechurch.com Corpus Christi, Texas
A beautifully warm and engaging book full of hope, wisdom and experience. A must-read for anyone with a love or concern for young people and family. Peter Eckermann Vetamorphus Coordinator SA, Elev8 Youth Ltd. O’Halloran Hill, South Australia
This book offers Christian parents an inspired plan to build spiritual truth and health into the lives of children. Dr. Rich offers practical ways to bless your children, draw them close to God, and counteract a culture that robs kids of the security you long to provide. Lana Ensrud Former Executive Director, Life Coaches for Kids® Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Dr. Rich Melheim’s beautifully crafted book motivates, guides, teaches and challenges us to create and maintain positive, nurturing relationships with our children. By integrating FAITH5 into our day-to-day routines, our family relationships will grow with resilience and be a true blessing and valuable investment for our children’s lives and future generations. Karen Felker Clinical Placement Coordinator in Higher Education Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois
In Holding Your Family Together, Rich Melheim shares the distilled wisdom of a thousand conversations filtered through a life lived at the edge of eternity. Rich’s brilliance is apparent in his art, his musical composition, his speaking, his writing and his careful listening. He offers a simple and practical pattern for creating relationships with your children that you will never regret. The genius of FAITH5 is flawless. Here is the secret for assuring that your faith will pass from generation to generation. Following these steps daily will implant values and affections that will endure forever. Dr. Carl George Founder, MetaChurch and Consulting for Growth, Inc. Taylors, South Carolina
There is a desperate need today for tools to help families regroup at the end of the day so God’s design for the family is not compromised. Holding Your Family Together is a simple tool that parents can use to celebrate the ups and the downs, stay connected and shape their children to walk in the way of the Lord. This book is a must-read for every family who wants to maintain the bond of love and leave a legacy that is never forgotten in the hearts of their children. Dr. Paul R. Gupta President, HBI Global Partners Chennai, India
Reader alert! When you plunge into this book you’ll laugh out loud, cry sentimentally and unabashedly, and marvel at the new insights you gain. Get ready to read this all in one sitting—it’s that good! Rich Melheim has woven his personal bibliography, the stories of many others, deep biblical and theological insight, and the latest in brain science into a compelling case for living the spiritual practices he calls FAITH5. Doing these practices will be good for you, your family, your kids, your marriage and your physical and spiritual life. Dr. Paul Hill Executive Director, Vibrant Faith Ministries Minneapolis, Minnesota
Rich’s love and concern for wholesome families is evident in his writings. I highly recommend this book. Reverend C. D. Jebasingh Founder and President, Galilean International Mumbai, India
What a beautiful and utterly compelling book! But it is much more than just another great read; it is a powerful tool for all who are looking for the right routines to create and maintain happy, godly families. Rich Melheim’s creative abilities, as well as his fresh insight into science and his solid foundation in the Word of God, will change the way you raise your children one prayer at a time, one care at a time, and one night at a time. Stephan Joubert Extraordinary Professor in Contemporary Ecclesiology, University of the Free State, South Africa Research Fellow, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
The West meets the East in Rich. Rich also makes everyone he meets feel spiritually and emotionally rich (uplifted), just as his name. It was such an honor and pleasure to be his advisor and friend. I can’t wait to introduce this Richness and FAITH5 to Asia! Dr. B. J. Jun Director of International Affairs, Asian Center for Theological Studies and Missions (ACTS), Seoul, Korea
In Holding Your Family Together, Rich has brought together Word and service, congregation and family, content and experience, and peer and adult mentorship. This is a pedagogical strategy that is faithful to the gospel and highly effective in making disciples and preparing them for their vocations in the world. Dr. Roland Martinson Academic Dean, Luther Seminary St. Paul, Minnesota
Back in home in Africa, I recall how the toll of the family bell woke us up at 6:00 AM and gathered us at 9:00 PM daily to talk, sing and pray together. As I look back, I acknowledge how this routine positively impacted my life. I am convinced that much of the dysfunction plaguing our world would be history if every home imbibed the spirit of FAITH5. This may very well be the way to heal our world and make it a better place for all of the human race. Thank you, Rich, for this invaluable family resource. Olukayode Olubunmi Founder and CEO, Okayhouse Film, Television and Records Los Angeles, CA and Lagos, Nigeria
This book contains simple, easy-to-follow and quick routines that every parent must put into practice each day. These routines will have a lasting impact on their children and the future generation while instilling godly values in them. David Peters CEO, Cephas Media Group, Mumbai, India
I simply have never seen a book like this. I was blown away by it. Northwood Church will definitely promote this among our families. Everyone talks about “discipling” your family, but Rich takes it a step further and provides a tool with which we can do that. Every family seeking to follow Jesus should read this and implement it. I’m a soon-to-be-first-time grandfather—my kids will read this! Bob Roberts, Jr. Senior Pastor, Northwood Church, Keller, Texas Author, Bold as Love; Transformation: How Glocal Churches Transform Lives and the World; and Glocalization: How Followers of Jesus Engage a Flat World
There are books that make good airplane books. There are books that are bedside books and coffee table books. Then there are those rare books that belong on the kitchen counter or in the family room, within easy reach for constant consultation and inspiration. Rich Melheim has written such a book. Dr. Leonard Sweet Bestselling Author and Professor, Drew University (George Fox University) Chief Contributor, sermons.com Orcas Island, Washington

2013 Rich Melheim
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Bethany House Publishers edition published 2014
ISBN 978-1-4412-6666-8
Previously published by Regal Books
Ebook edition originally created 2013
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Other version used is KJV — King James Version. Authorized King James Version.
To the memory of Pastor Ray and Kathryn Melheim, two wonderful parents who taught me how to live in Christ, taught me how to die in Christ, and still shepherd and enrich my life a little every day.


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Contents
Preface: The Dream and the Plan
Introduction: Sleeping in Heavenly Peace
Part I: Where It Began
Part II: Exercise for Your Mind
Step 1: Share
Part I: Sharing Highs
Part II: Sharing Lows
Part III: Highs and Lows for Belles and Beaus
Step 2: Read
Part I: What Are We Feeding Our Children?
Part II: Fill ’er Up (with the Good Stuff)
Part III: Saying Goodbye to Mom
Step 3: Talk
Part I: Technology or “Talk-Knowledgy”
Part II: What’s at Stake Here?
Part III: Text + Context
Step 4: Pray
Part I: Eternal Consequences
Part II: What Do You Do When Prayer Doesn’t “Work”?
Step 5: Bless
Part I: The Power of Blessing
Part II: Broken Hearts and Missing Pieces
Part III: The Day I Died
Epilogue: Why Nighttime Is the Right Time
Postscript: A Note on Préjà Vu
Endnotes
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