Ten Secrets for a Successful Family: A Perfect Ten for Homes That Win

I just finished reading this book, it's fill with scriptural guidance on how to lead your family, marriage, children and everyday life. Base on God's perfect absolutes for mankind (10 commandments) it takes you to a journey on every aspect of your walk with the Lord and how it takes effect on the life of your love ones (children, wife, etc.). Not only it is a great book for families, but for Christians in general, the principles are for all, God's perfect will for us. Pastor Rogers passed away this past week, I am sure He is in the presence of the Lord he loved so much, and of whom he spoke, wrote, lived with such a passion. God Bless.

My wife and I read and studied this book as part of a Sunday School class in '97. Adrian's book helped us realize by following God's Commandments we are in His perfect will. Problems in your family? Thinking of having a family? Young toddlers or baby? Then this book is for you!

This review previously appeared in Christian Library Journal (March 1997). Adrian Rogers' ten secrets for a successful family are the Ten Commandments. He asserts that parents who convey God's Law to their children do not merely train them, but also form thriving relationships with them. The Ten Commandments are undeniably the foundation of morality. God commands us in Deuteronomy 6: 6, 7 to teach them to our children. However, if the state of our society is any indication, parents are failing to carry out this command. Rogers discusses the consequences of neglecting the character education of our children. "A man who jumps out of a ten-story building doesn't break the law of gravity. He merely demonstrates it. And when you transgress God's Commandments, you are broken by them," he says. Rogers also shows how to convey these principles. He carefully examines each commandment in the context of both Old and New Testament scripture. He seeks out the spirit of the law, rather than the letter of it. At the end of each chapter is a section entitled Turning the Commandments into Commitments, giving practical suggestions for teaching the commandments to children ages 0-6. 7-12, and 13+. Every parent ought to discover Ten Secrets for a Successful Family. Andrea R. Huelsenbeck, freelance writer