Wow. It has been a long time since our last post. But students newly arriving and sickness throughout the home will do that.
I (Abraham) recently began a new tradition with Liam. For the past several weeks I've been asking myself, "Are Kari and Liam my primary discipleship ministry, or are students, etc. taking the priority?" This question has often left me convicted that I need to make changes in my schedule to get more on track.
One part of such a change is Man Day. Currently on Friday afternoons I take Liam out for time just between him and I. While we seek to have fun together at a park or other cool establishment, the primary goal is to discuss the Gospel together. Funny. How does one discuss the Gospel with a ten month old? One does not. But Liam hears me speaking of Christ to him. The goal is that by beginning such a pattern now, we will reap the benefits in years to come and it will be a regular practice, that Dad and Liam regularly talk about Christ together. That Christ invades their conversations frequently. The vision, Lord willing, is that as grown adults together Christ will be a regular part of what we talk about in the Cremeens home.
Please pray for us as we attempt such a goal. We recognize that one Friday afternoon a week is not sufficient to accomplish this (and that's why we also practice regular family worship together in the evenings). But we trust that God will use it to help create a pattern in our home.
