Disciplines of a Godly Family

R. Kent and Barbara Hughes raised four children and have grandchildren — and this Crossway book draws on all of it. The 'discipline' of the title is not about punishment; it is about the deliberate, grace-driven habits that make a Christ-centered home: family prayer, Scripture, traditions, genuine affection, and even intentional fun. The Hugheses write with warmth and specificity — there are tips on family vacations, building a prayer notebook, and modeling repentance in everyday speech. The Gospel Coalition and evangelical reviewers have praised it as practical and solidly biblical, and that assessment holds up. The framework is explicitly Christian, so it speaks most directly to evangelical Protestant or broadly orthodox Christian families. Some suggestions feel a bit dated from 2007, and the nuclear family model is the baseline throughout — but as a Scripture-rooted, experienced guide to intentional family discipleship, it is a genuinely useful book.