Sojourner #097: That Holy Week So Long Ago
“You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house…” (Deuteronomy 6:7, ESV) For many Christians, the words “Great Commission” immediately stir images of missionaries crossing oceans, church planters laboring in hostile places, or believers carrying the gospel into spiritually dark regions of the world. And rightly so. The church has always been called to go to the nations with the good news of Jesus Christ. Yet in our excitement about global missions, it can sometimes be easy to overlook one of the most strategic mission fields God has already placed directly in front of us: our homes. Long before a missionary ever steps onto a plane, discipleship is often taking place around a dinner table, beside a child’s bed at night, or during quiet moments when parents open God’s Word with their children. Raising children in the fear and admonition of the Lord is not secondary to the Great Commission, it is one of the most foundational ways we par...
