For Your Family
Resources & Reading
Curated books, practical guides, and tools to use at home — for every stage of family life.
How We Curate
Practical. Biblically grounded. Actually useful.
Everything in the Harris House library has been read, tested, and found genuinely helpful. No filler, no trendy bestsellers for the sake of it — just the books and tools we'd hand a close friend.
Harris House Guides
Family Worship Starter Guide
A simple, non-intimidating guide to beginning family worship — even if you've never done it before.
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Dinner Table Discipleship
Questions, prompts, and conversation starters for making family meals a place of formation.
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Building Your Family Mission
A step-by-step framework for writing a family mission statement and setting core values together.
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Recommended Reading — The Examen Prayer
Rooted in Love
Integrating Ignatian Spirituality into Daily Life — a gentle, accessible introduction to the Examen and Ignatian prayer for people who want a more attentive, prayerful way of living.
Reimagining the Ignatian Examen
Fresh Ways to Pray from Your Day — thirty-four creative variations of the Examen to help individuals and families build a daily habit of reflective prayer.
The Examen Prayer
Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today — a thorough and warmly written guide to the history, practice, and fruit of the daily Examen.
IgnatianSpirituality.com
A rich online resource for learning and practicing Ignatian spirituality — articles, guided prayer, retreat resources, and more.
Recommended Reading — Rhythms & Practices
You Are What You Love
The Spiritual Power of Habit — a compelling case that spiritual formation is about reordering our deepest desires, not just beliefs.
Habits of the Household
Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms — a practical, gospel-shaped guide for turning ordinary home life into formative discipleship.
The Common Rule
Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction — a rule of life framework for families who want intentional rhythms in a fractured world.
Liturgy of the Ordinary
Sacred Practices in Everyday Life — a beautiful reflection on how the small, repetitive moments of daily life are the very stuff of spiritual formation.
Recommended Reading — Parenting
Raising Passionate Jesus Followers
The Power of Intentional Parenting — a warm and practical guide for parents who want to pass on a living faith, not just moral behavior.
Formational Children's Ministry
Shaping Children Using Story, Ritual and Relationship — a thoughtful framework for parents who want formation, not just content transfer.
50 Things Every Child Needs to Know Before Leaving Home
Raising Children to Godly Adults — a milestone-based roadmap for parents who want to be intentional about what they pass on before the nest empties.
A Theology of the Ordinary
A luminous, brief meditation on how God meets us in the mundane — beautifully written and deeply encouraging for families in the thick of ordinary life.
Recommended Reading — Science & Learning
Silent Takeover
How the Body Hijacks the Mind — an eye-opening look at the role of embodied habits in shaping who our children become.
The Other Half of the Church
Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation — a groundbreaking look at why relational, right-brain formation is essential to lasting spiritual growth.
Living From the Heart Jesus Gave You
A foundational text on emotional maturity and spiritual wholeness — quietly transformative for individuals, couples, and parents alike.
Recommended Reading — Understanding the Story of God
The Divine Embrace
Recovering the Passionate Spiritual Life — a call back to the ancient roots of Christian spirituality for families hungry for depth.
Dwell
Life with God for the World — a rich exploration of what it means to inhabit a life shaped by Scripture, community, and mission.
The Bible Project
World-class animated videos and study resources that show the unified story of Scripture — an outstanding tool for families, couples, and personal study at every level.
Jesus Journey
Shattering the Stained Glass Superhero and Discovering the Humanity of God — a fresh, accessible encounter with the Jesus of the Gospels.
Recommended Reading — Others
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
A compelling invitation to slow down and recover a life with God — urgently needed for families pulled in every direction.
More on the Way
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