Stafford, Tim, 1950-

Never mind the Joneses : building core Christian values in a way that fits your family / Tim Stafford. - Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2004. - 208 p. ; 22 cm.

Family culture : there is nobody like you -- Core values : how to shape your family culture -- God first : at the center of your family -- Concern for others : reaching out to the unlovely -- Hard work : encouraging willing workers -- Truthfulness : learning to speak the whole truth -- Family unity and love : holding together in a splitting world -- Sexual fidelity : seeing sex God's way -- Generosity : God's irrational exuberance -- Submission : fitting into the universe -- Boundaries : developing a sense of self -- Joy and thanksgiving : learning a happy heart -- Rest : working like God -- Care for creation : the first commandment in the Bible -- Contentment : finding peace with what you have -- Grace : the value that saves core values -- A few final words.

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Families--Religious life.
Families--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Parenting--Religious aspects--Christianity.

BV 4526.3 / .S7 2004