There's a saying that each child is a thought in the mind of God. But even if we believe this, and approach the children entrusted to us with the reverence that such a belief ought to instill, we may often feel helpless - whether in the face of a two-year-old's tantrum or a teenager's silence. In this little book, two fathers (themselves a father and son) share their thoughts on the essence of bringing up children. What's more, the authors are the Blumhardts, whose huge contribution to 20th century theology, especially Karl Barth, is now being more widely recognized.

Der wurttembergische Theologe und Seelsorger Johann Christoph Blumhardt (1805-1880), von den einen kritiklos verehrt, von anderen als damonenglaubiger Wunderheiler verspottet, schildert in seinen Briefen, Tagebuchern und Schriften die als Seelsorger gemachten Erfahrungen. Die vorliegende Auswahl aus der vom Editor publizierten Gesamtausgabe der Korrespondenz Blumhardts (7 Bande 1993-2001, uber 2.800 Dokumente) gibt ein Bild der Blumhardtschen Anschauungen vom Ursprung der Krankheiten, von der Macht des Gebets, von geistlichem Neuanfang und Heilungen seelischer und korperlicher Gebrechen. Das...

These sixty short daily reflections, each based on a verse from the Bible, will guide a believer facing serious sickness--and his or her family--to a rock-solid faith and trust in the will of God. With confidence in the healing power of God and the possibility of miracles, the Blumhardts, a father-son team of pastors renowned for their healing ministry, point us away from our troubles and toward a Creator who is supremely wise and good and wants the best for each of us.

In a world where medical advances seem to promise a cure for everything, it's tempting to believe that we...