‘Please fix my kid.’
In their work as Christian apologists, father and son Stuart and Cameron Mc Allister have heard many variations on this theme from concerned parents. It's a sentiment lots of Christian parents can relate to—a deep and fearful sense of their own inadequacy to raise their children in the faith amid a seductive culture that's often hostile to Christianity.
In Faith That Lasts, the Mc Allisters reflect on their own experiences of coming to Christian faith—Stuart from a life of crime on the streets of Glasgow, and Cameron in the context of a loving Christian home. Together they outline three dangerous myths that we all too easily buy into: that fear can protect our children, that information can save them, and that their spiritual education belongs to the experts. They reconsider each myth in the light of the Christian faith and their own experiences.
When our confidence is rooted in the good news of Jesus, our homes can be places of honest conversation, open-handed exploration, and lasting faith.
Table of Content
Foreword by Chris Brooks
Introduction: Your Home Has a Culture (Whether You Like It or Not)
Part One: Three Common Misconceptions in Christian Homes
1. Fear Protects
2. Information Saves
3. Spiritual Education Belongs to Experts
Biographical Interlude: Stuart’s Story
Part Two: A Father’s Response to the Three Misconceptions
4. Cultivating Discernment
5. Cultivating Love
6. Putting On Christ
Biographical Interlude: Cameron’s Story
Part Three: A Son’s Response to the Three Misconceptions
7. Failing Successfully
8. Loving Virtuously
9. Imitating Righteously
Conclusion: Building the Culture of Your Home
Acknowledgments
Notes
About the author
Stuart Mc Allister is a speaker and writer. Since becoming a Christian in his home country of Scotland in 1977, he has traveled the globe, first smuggling Bibles and Christian resources to churches behind the Iron Curtain. Throughout almost forty-five years of ministry, he has spoken to students, business professionals, and government and community leaders. He has been a frequent contributor to many publications including writing chapters for the books Beyond Opinion and Global Missiology for the 21st Century.
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