Family Worship

Family Worship by Donald S. Whitney is a little book that every parent should read. I say "little" because it is under sixty pages long. It is a relatively new book, published in 2016, on the importance having family worship in the home. I'm all about that. Whitney starts out by pointing to the "reality that a high percentage of churchgoing teenagers leave the church once they finish high school." He concludes that kids are more likely to stay in church if they grow up in homes where family worship is a habit. I agree. Whitney also highlights the fact that very little family worship is happening in Christian homes today, even in the best churches, and the best families, even though most parents believe they have a primary responsibility for teaching their children to follow Christ. Whitney concludes the introduction with words that I wish every parent would read: "Moreover, it is unlikely that exposure to the church once or twice a week will impr