A Firm Foundation

by Paul Chappell

An excellent resource for: husbands and wives seeking to strengthen their marriage, parents seeking to understand God's plan for raising children, adult Sunday school teachers for use in family teaching, pastors for use in family counseling or message preparation, and young adults preparing for marriage and family.

Genres: Christian Living, Ebooks

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Dr. Paul Chappell is the senior pastor of the Lancaster Baptist Church and president of West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster, California. His biblical vision has led the church to become one of the most dynamic independent Baptist churches in the nation. He has been married to his wife for over thirty-six years and is the father of four married children all serving in Christian ministry. His books can be found at http://www.strivingtogether.com.

Reviews

[Matthew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not impressed. It seemed like the author just sat down at his desk and snowballed the entire book. He repeatedly stated the obvious, and wasted words. Most of the things he wrote were not wrong, they just weren’t worth reading. In addition to that, most of the chapters consisted of 3 alliterated points with 3 alliterated sub points, which was weird. It wasn’t heresy, but neither was it thought provoking.

[Ky Meeks · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great study of the Word that my wife and I read together. The focus is on building a marriage on a firm foundation in the Lord and His Word.

The topics include building your relationship between each other, with the Lord, and with your children (now or in the future). There were many lessons to be learned straight from the Word. Chappell made many connections to daily life in one’s marriage. Grateful for the Lord placing this knowledge upon Paul Chappell’s heart.

[Cathy]

Meh. A lady at my church recommended this book as "a Wesleyan view" of sexuality.

Nope. Not even close. This book is about one man-one woman-one marriage with the husband as the leader of the marriage, and wives submitting to husbands. There is no equal partnership here.

I read the book. It wasn't Wesleyan at all. It wasn't United Methodist.

I can't even give this book one star.