Book Critique Family to Family
Book Critique Two: Family to Family
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Bibliographical Entry
Pipes, Jerry and Victor Lee. Family to Family, Families Making a Difference. Lawrenceville, GA: Jerry Pipes Productions, 1999.
Author Information The authors of the book are Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee.
Content Summary In the book, Family to Family, Families Making a Difference, the writers detail the major premise of the work within its first few pages: “Family to Family will help you discover God’s purpose for your family, develop a family mission statement, establish core values, make time for quality and quantity family time centered around God’s purposes, and equip you to lead your children to Christ and mentor them spiritually” (3). The book’s purpose is to maximize family time in the Lord, bringing family members closer together by helping them actualize their standing first in Christ, and then as they relate and interact with each other. The book promotes the idea of discovering “the critical link between being on mission as a family and passing the baton of your faith on to your children” (3). This line of thought is prevalent in the book and it seems to summarize the mission of the writers. The book views itself as being based and rooted in the solid foundation of the scriptures, and the authors express as much: “The bottom line--God’s plan for the family has been revealed in His Word… The success of our families will be determined by our commitment to know and live the principles of God’s Word” (3). In the first chapter of the book, the writers make the contention that many families are not healthy and are not spending quality time with one another. The writers reference research gathered from The American Family Association and George Barna. Through the accumulated research, the writers state that, “only 34 percent of America’s families eat one meal
Presented to
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for:
Bibliographical Entry
Pipes, Jerry and Victor Lee. Family to Family, Families Making a Difference. Lawrenceville, GA: Jerry Pipes Productions, 1999.
Author Information The authors of the book are Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee.
Content Summary In the book, Family to Family, Families Making a Difference, the writers detail the major premise of the work within its first few pages: “Family to Family will help you discover God’s purpose for your family, develop a family mission statement, establish core values, make time for quality and quantity family time centered around God’s purposes, and equip you to lead your children to Christ and mentor them spiritually” (3). The book’s purpose is to maximize family time in the Lord, bringing family members closer together by helping them actualize their standing first in Christ, and then as they relate and interact with each other. The book promotes the idea of discovering “the critical link between being on mission as a family and passing the baton of your faith on to your children” (3). This line of thought is prevalent in the book and it seems to summarize the mission of the writers. The book views itself as being based and rooted in the solid foundation of the scriptures, and the authors express as much: “The bottom line--God’s plan for the family has been revealed in His Word… The success of our families will be determined by our commitment to know and live the principles of God’s Word” (3). In the first chapter of the book, the writers make the contention that many families are not healthy and are not spending quality time with one another. The writers reference research gathered from The American Family Association and George Barna. Through the accumulated research, the writers state that, “only 34 percent of America’s families eat one meal
Bibliography: Pipes, Jerry and Victor Lee. Family to Family, Families Making a Difference. Lawrenceville, GA: Jerry Pipes Productions, 1999.