Devoted: Great Men and Their Godly Moms (Tim Challies)

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Be encouraged, Mom. Many have gone before you in the good work you labor at.  Many of those influential Christian teachers, pastors, and evangelists we read of in the past had a faithful mother who, more than anyone else in life, made them what they are by the grace of God.  Fervent in their prayers, faithful in their instruction to their child. 

Devoted is eleven short chapters, each of which displays for us the example of a Christian mother who shaped her son into the godly man we know. 

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Devoted

Great Men and Their Godly Moms

History tells of women whose love for the Bible shaped its earliest and most prominent teachers. It tells of women who were great theologians in their own right, yet whose only students were their own children. It tells, time and time again, of Christian men who owe so much to devoted mothers.

Raising children to honor and glorify the Lord is the goal of every Christian mother, but how can you do that? Who can teach you? One of the best ways to learn is to read examples of women who have succeeded at the very task you are attempting.

Come take a brief look at some of them. We will look to the church’s earliest days to find a man who owed his salvation to the careful biblical instruction he received on the lap of his mother. Then, zoom forward a few centuries to a woman whose constant prayers were at last rewarded when her son came to faith and went on to become one of history’s most influential theologians. We will advance to recent centuries to see how the prayers, teaching, and examples of godly mothers have shaped evangelists, preachers, and stalwart defenders of the faith.  Finally, learn of Christian men and their godly moms, mothers who were used to shape the men who changed the world.

Endorsements

“Devoted offers rich encouragement, wisdom, and hope for any mom who longs for her sons and daughters to follow, love, and serve Christ.”
–Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, author, teacher, and host of Revive Our Hearts

Devoted: Great Men and Their Godly Moms challenged, inspired, and encouraged me. Tim Challies takes the reader on an inspirational tour through history to meet moms from the first century all the way to the present day. Challies introduces us to moms who struggled in many of the same ways we moms do today. None of these women parented under ideal conditions. It was fascinating to see how God used eleven mothers, with their own unique personalities, abilities, strengths, and weaknesses, to produce great men.

These are the mothers of giants in the faith, but there were no studied theologians or perfect moms in the bunch. Although their skill sets and gifting were quite varied, the common denominator was each mom’s devotion to Christ. Devoted will encourage moms (and even dads) in the trenches, but also pour out grace and hope on parents of prodigals. Reading Devoted was sheer delight and I highly recommend it.”
–Kimberly Wagner, author, Fierce Women

 

About the Author

Tim Challies is a prominent Christian blogger, husband to Aileen, and the father of three teenaged children. He is a co-founder of Cruciform Press and is also the author of The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment; Sexual Detox: A Guide for Guys who are Sick of Porn; and Do More Better.  He worships and serves as a pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario.

Weight 0.39 lbs
Binding

Paperback

Book Author

Tim Challies

Page Count

128

Publisher

Cruciform Press

Trim Size

5.06 × 7.81 in

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