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Hausvater: /HAUS-fah-ter/
noun (German)
1. Housefather.
2. Spiritually responsible head of household, including the housefather as assisted by the housemother.
>> Example: "As the Hausvater should teach it [Christian doctrine] to the entire family ..."
(Martin Luther, Small Catechism, 1529)

For Advent & Christmas ...

We present some seasonally approprriate articles posted in prior years.

Marriage

Rediscovering God's Design for Marriage June 2019
Unless the Lord Is Building June 2019
The Creation Foundation May 2019
Rebuilding the Church from the Family Up, Rebuilding the Family from the Elders Down (Aug. 4, 2018) May 2018
Who Is This Who Stands a Sojourner May 2018
The Love of a Husband, the Love of a Wife May 2018
Defined by Marriage March 2018
Katharine von Bora: The Morning Star of Wittenberg October 2017
Nurtured for Chastity or Schooled for Sexual Expression? September 2017
Marriage, Children, & Music: A Reformation Symposium (Marshalltown, Iowa, Oct. 14, 2017) July 2017
What He Must Be If He Wants to Marry My Daughter Study Guide June 2017
To Whom Will You Give Your Daughter’s Hand in Marriage? June 2017
Equipping Men to Shepherd Their Families for Christ September 2016
What in Your Marriage Will Bring You Joy? February 2016
Where the Natural Family Naturally Belongs January 2016
O Perfect Love, All Human Thought Transcending (Wedding Hymn) December 2015
O Happy Home, Where Thou Art Loved the Dearest (Wedding Hymn) December 2015
Lord, Who at Cana’s Wedding Feast (Wedding Hymn) December 2015
Crown with Thy Benediction (Wedding Hymn) December 2015
O Father All Creating (Wedding Hymn) December 2015