Tony Edwards
currently preaches for
the Hillview church of
Christ located in
Birmingham, Al. He is
married to the former
Jennifer L. Howard
and they have two
children: Elexus and
Madison.
Brother Edwards, at
the present, is
pursuing his degree in
"Marriage and Family
Therapy" from
Regions University, in
Montgomery, Al.














Bobby L. Green Jr.
currently preaches for
the Parkway Village
church of Christ
located in Memphis,
TN. Brother Green in
married to the former
Antoinette Liburd and
they have two
children: Zorah and
Andre.
Bobby, at the present,
is pursuing his
graduate degree in
"Biblical Studies" from
Regions University.
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Reviving the Family
Strengthening The Bond Between God and Families
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Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up
with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
How Can One Know He Is Ready To Get Married?
               Alan Adams
Expressing the depth of their love for and commitment to Jesus,
two great men forcefully declared, "I am ready" (Luk. 22:33; Acts
21:13). Peter was “ready to go both to prison and to death"; Paul
was "ready...to be...bound...[and] to die..." Peter subsequently
denied Jesus; Paul clearly was prepared to die. Though the
claim of each was equally sincere, one was ready; the other was
not. Readiness, then, involves more than intent and declaration.
Next in importance to our relationship to Jesus is the
relationship which is sustained when a man “shall cleave to his
wife,” when God “hath joined [them] together” in marriage (Mark
9:6-9). Despite the fact that people freely willingly declare before
God and man that they are “ready” to “have and to hold, in
sickness and health,” and so on, subsequent unhappiness and
even divorce imply that they were not “ready.” It is fair to say that
many are not ready to get married, but they do it anyway. The
inviolate nature of marriage — “let not man put asunder” (Matt.
19:6, 9) — however, complicates the matter of marital readiness:
in other words, when it comes to people getting married, the rule
is: Ready or not, here I come. It is far better, obviously, that a
person be “ready” to get married.
The Variableness of Readiness
There are variable external aspects of marital readiness —
education, job, money, et al. Inasmuch as these relate to a man
providing for a family
               (Continued on page 4)
God’s Original
Plan For Marriage            2

Things/Activities families
can do to enrich the
home spiritually               3

True Safe Sex                   4

Blessings of Growing
Up in a Christian Home 5

Watch Who You Hang
Around                               6

A Mother’s Duty To The
Family                                7
Inside this issue:
Volume I
Issue 3
Oct. 1, 2007