開啟敬虔傳承的力量「這代要對那代頌讚祢的作為,也要傳揚祢的大能。」(詩篇一四五篇4節)他們的父母都是當代舉足輕重、具有改變世界影響力的神國將領,這些孩子如何活在父母的光環下而不迷失?如何在眾人的目光下仍然活得自在?他們是得天獨厚,比別人活得精彩?還是壓力更大,活得比別人辛苦?他們說出自己的真實故事,娓娓道來不同的心路歷程,但共同點是:他們都承繼了上一代寶貴的屬靈資產,而這正是本書的重點,是神透過這些神將領之子要向你揭示的奧祕。好評推薦:「如果你想為後代子孫留下寶貴的屬靈產業,你可以從這本書得到許多智慧。」――比爾‧強生(Bill Johnson)「當你閱讀本書,我們希望神也讓你更加關心你最親近的人以及家庭,這是神最深切的渴慕。」――羅倫和海蒂‧貝克(Rolland and Heidi Baker)
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