Shortly after the oral arguments before the Supreme Court in United States v. Skrmetti this past December, we decided to devote significant space in this issue of Eikon to the subject of parenting. We did not know then how relevant…
Last month I had the privilege of joining Jordan Peterson on his podcast.[1] As an advisory board member for his new organization, the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, I assumed we’d cover general social fabric principles — one major plank of…
In this episode, CBMW executive director Colin Smothers talks with pastor and author Marty Machowski about family worship, parenting, and gender. The resources mentioned in this podcast by Mart Machowski include his family devotional Long Story Short and his children’s…
Editor’s Note: The following editorial is from CBMW’s March newsletter. Readers can subscribe here to receive our monthly ministry updates in your inbox. “There has never been a time when the family faced so severe a crisis as the time…
Fathers, love your family through family fun and worship As a father of five, it is easy for me to get discouraged about my personal failings as a dad. I don’t spend enough time with my children; I don’t spend…
Earlier this month, CBMW hosted our annual West Coast conference at Compass Bible Church with Pastor Mike Fabarez in Orange County, California. Video of all of the main sessions as well as all of the breakouts is available in the…
As the Nashville Statement signature list continues to grow—at the time of this post there are over 16,000 signatures—the coalition is broadening to include many Christian leaders and organizations. One of the main purposes of the Nashville Statement is to…
Thomas White | President Cedarville University Cedarville, Ohio “But I don’t feel like it, Dad,” said my 5-year-old son, Samuel, in a high-pitched whine.[1] Memories of my father’s response echoed in my head just before the words came out of…
Thomas White | President Cedarville University Cedarville, Ohio “But I don’t feel like it, Dad,” said my 5-year-old son, Samuel, in a high-pitched whine.[1] Memories of my father’s response echoed in my head just before the words came out of…
When the children in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia are preparing to meet Aslan for the first time, Susan asks Mr. Beaver about the Lion’s approachability. “Is he — quite safe?” she wonders. “Safe? says Mr. Beaver. “Who said…
I was 15 years old when a family friend gave me Elisabeth Elliot’s Passion and Purity. Besides the practical help it gave me, I was completely drawn into the story of her and Jim Elliot’s courtship. Her description of Jim…
It’s a common refrain, isn’t it? We see a young couple enjoying the newlywed life and through laughter encourage them to get their life in order before they have kids, because we all know kids change everything. Or we meet…
