Fighting for Your Family w/ Pastor Craig Thompson

Show notes

About This Episode Aaron sits down with Pastor Craig Thompson to talk honestly about the tension and blessing of balancing ministry with marriage and family. Drawing from his book Fighting for Your Family, Craig explains that the real enemy in our marriages is not the person who sleeps beside us, and walks through three fronts of spiritual warfare: the devil, the world and our own flesh. He shares how adopting their two youngest children exposed how selfish he and his wife could be, why winning a battle against your spouse is really losing, and how small, daily choices build a family's spiritual health the way consistent exercise builds physical health. They close with a call to stop crowdsourcing our families online and to get plugged into a healthy local church and small group.

About Craig Thompson Craig Thompson has pastored Malvern Hill Baptist Church in Camden, South Carolina, for more than 18 years. He and his wife, Angela, have been married 20 years and have four children, the two youngest through adoption. Craig is the author of Fighting for Your Family, a book on spiritual warfare in the home, and a Christmas devotional that points to Jesus through 25 stories from 25 Old Testament books.

In This Episode Ministry and family — why neither should be sacrificed on the altar of the other A cross, not a castle — seeing home as the place we die to ourselves daily Three fronts of spiritual warfare — the devil, the world and our own flesh Your spouse is not the enemy — fighting for your marriage instead of winning battles within it Paying the tax you don't owe — Jesus' example of choosing not to give offense Grace at home — remembering how much we have been forgiven before we correct others Small, daily choices — why a family's spiritual health works like physical fitness Practical steps — family dinners, a daily walk together, and reading a psalm aloud Don't crowdsource your family — why you need a local church and a small group

Scripture Referenced Matthew 17:24-27 — Jesus pays the temple tax so as not to give offense Matthew 18 — the parable of the unforgiving servant

Resources from This Episode Connect with Craig Thompson: Website Fighting for Your Family Christmas Devotional Shop Marriage After God Full show notes and blog post

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