Welcome to Preserving the Family!
(formerly 12 Passages for Parents)
Check back for our new look coming soon!
Home
Heritage
Healthy
Relationships
Stan and Cheryl Schuermann
In an increasingly conflicted world, Christian parents seek ways to navigate their role and prepare their children to walk with Christ. Raising Kids for Tomorrow’s World: 12 Keys to Preserving the Faith presents a roadmap based on I Thessalonians 2 for building a culture of faith in the home. With the essentials in place, parents will more effectively pass biblical faith to the next generation. From “Discover Boldness” to “Be the One Your Children Want to Imitate,” parents will be strengthened to persevere with confidence.
“Raising Kids for Tomorrow’s World is a tremendous resource for anyone interested in passing biblical faith to the next generation! It’s profound, yet practical — perfect for a small group setting.”
Laura Burton, Director FamilyLife Local, OKC
The Stewardship Experiment
I recently purchased a little book for Stan accurately titled A Little Book on the Christian Life. Edited and translated by Aaron Clay Denlinger and Burk Parsons, this book is filled with nuggets of wisdom from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion...
Announcing Preserving the Family!
The beginning of a new year typically brings reflection and renewed vision. As we move into 2022, we plan to broaden the focus of 12 Passages for Parents and include more resources for parents and families. This site will now be known as... Preserving the Family Good...
To Live Content
When going through some of my mother's treasures recently, I came across one of my grandmother's bibles. It is small in size, published in 1902 by University Press, Oxford, England. This bible was a gift to my grandmother, Sara, from her brother who signed it, To...
The Gift of Fathers
Since we have been thinking about fathers recently, Cheryl and I wanted to share a chapter from our upcoming book, Raising Kids for Tomorrow's World: 12 Keys to Preserving the Faith. This book was written with small fellowship groups in mind. Each chapter includes...
What is the Truth About Truth?
Truth is getting a lot of attention these days. We commonly hear the phrases, “my truth” and “your truth.” What is truth? How is it measured? How do we know we are believing something that is really true? According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, truth is “the body of...
How Do You Lead a Horse Away? Loose the Tether.
I have been around horses most of my life and even learned a few life lessons along the way. Here is one simple concept. How does one lead a horse away? It is pretty simple. Loose the horse from whatever is holding it. Then you can lead it anywhere you want it to go....
The Farmhouse Journal: The Dinner Bell
We all have expectations when that dinner bell rings. Ask a room full of parents if they would like daily dinnertime to be more significant and many hands will go up. Most parents would like for their family mealtime to be more than it is. With four young boys at the...
Table Training for Deliberative Democracy
During the 1960s, I was blessed to be part of family gatherings around the large Victorian dinner table on my grandparents’ dairy farm, documented by one of my cousins with the latest, greatest Polaroid camera. At the time, I did not realize I was being schooled in...
Getting Back to Normal? 10 Things to Remember
We may hope and even believe that after the 2020 election or the distribution of a vaccine for Covid-19, we can get back to normal life in America. In many ways, we will. Eventually, God-willing, schools and churches will be fully open. We visualize sporting events...