Hey! I was just wondering what you might say to someone who would say this: “The Bible says, ‘Go into all the world to preach the gospel,’ not, ‘go into all your house and preach the gospel.'” I’m just wondering. =)

Hudson Taylor once said that “The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed.” As children of the Most High, we have been given a sobering command from Jesus Christ:

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” ~Matthew 28:19-20

If you are a young woman whose desire is to be the helper suitable of a godly, visionary man someday -if you want to raise your children in the nurture and the admonition of the Lord day by day -if you want to homeschool them, taking primary responsibility for their education -if you are a young woman who is committed to her family’s vision, who prizes her father’s protection and her mother’s discipleship… eventually, somewhere along the line, you’re going to get the question: “Where does all this ‘home-talk’ fit in with the Great Commission?” Continue reading “The Home and the Great Commission”