Families of Virtue

Families of Virtue We seek to come alongside believers and help them become virtuous disciples.

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12/11/2025

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Virtuous Roots, by Families of Virtue, is a podcast for strengthening families, nurturing virtue, and guiding children in faith. Hosted by experts in Christi...

We've been seeing more and more articles like these. We are connected with schools, with colleges, and with churches; th...
12/10/2025

We've been seeing more and more articles like these. We are connected with schools, with colleges, and with churches; therefore, we are seeing the impact in multiple areas with use and abuse. While this article concerns higher education particularly, the issue in sermons, lessons, and other aspects of ministry sparks discussion of the appropriate use of AI and even what AI means in relation to the human soul and the human act of creativity.

We plan to tackle this topic in January at Crossroads Church in Lillington, NC, with a talk titled "How should Christians think about technology, AI, and transhumanism?" We won't get technical, but it will be both educational and practical. Our ministry is well-versed in the use of AI, both through its integration into software like Logos and through its use across various platforms.

AI is a tool, and, like all tools, it can be used virtuously or viciously. As we are a quarter of a century into the 21st century, join us on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, for a lecture and discussion on this issue as it relates to the church and the Christian faith.

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-destroying-the-university-and-learning-itself?fbclid=IwY2xjawOlRipleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe2edgXEXLjWsoAeEOdcpZQr7wycPfO0cmjSu97D2o_QXEnBHgripD3ui7qCc_aem_ywUuh8j4PBEfoLrz_WpkGQ

Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.

Earlier this year, we discussed the notion of "leisure." Many people joke about needing a vacation from their vacation. ...
12/09/2025

Earlier this year, we discussed the notion of "leisure." Many people joke about needing a vacation from their vacation. As we approach Christmas vacation and the business piles up, we encourage everyone to take a moment to reflect. God designed us to work, but He also designed us for rest. You can't do one without the other and live a good life that He intended. Enjoy this podcast episode from the archives!

As many families approach summer (or winter for the southern hemisphere) vacation times, what does that entail for our children? What are some of the key di...

In our book "Virtuous Discipleship," we demonstrate how the cardinal virtues prepare a person to live a life of beatitud...
12/08/2025

In our book "Virtuous Discipleship," we demonstrate how the cardinal virtues prepare a person to live a life of beatitude, marked by the fruit of the Spirit. Jesus said in Matthew 13 that there are four types of soil. We show how each cardinal virtue corresponds to the qualities we should have to make us good soil. From good soil come the qualities and actions that follow from one who has been transformed.

This book and others are scheduled for publication in 2026. We will have them available on our website, but they will also be available through Amazon. Follow our page to stay up to date!

Aquinas offers an explanation of human passions. We respond one way to what we perceive as good (the green), and another...
12/06/2025

Aquinas offers an explanation of human passions. We respond one way to what we perceive as good (the green), and another way when we perceive something as evil (the yellow). We react to the simple good and evil (top portion), and we react to the difficult to achieve/avoid good and evil (bottom portion).

We say "perceived" because our reactions can be entirely physical stimuli (like the smell of cookies) or intellectual in nature (a phobia of spiders).

The reason we reclaim virtue is that humans need to cultivate the intellectual habit to correctly identify the good, and we need to cultivate the proper responses to what is truly good.

Dr. Thomas McCuddy will be teaching a course at Carolina College of Biblical Studies this spring on Christian ethics. Part of this course will explore how virtue leads to happiness and holiness through aligning the passions with the good and the work of the Holy Spirit. This is all part of searching for the good life, the ultimate reason for studying Christian ethics.

This is the first time we have done a "two-part" podcast. We did not plan a two-part podcast episode, but we made a two-...
12/04/2025

This is the first time we have done a "two-part" podcast. We did not plan a two-part podcast episode, but we made a two-part episode. So now, we finish the conversation about cultivating virtue, particularly in the family.

We are following up on the conversation from last time about cultivating virtue in ourselves and talking about how to cultivate virtue in our homes. Be sure...

We are excited to join Crossroads Church, Lillington, NC, tonight for our first of several first-Wednesday-night apologe...
12/03/2025

We are excited to join Crossroads Church, Lillington, NC, tonight for our first of several first-Wednesday-night apologetic talks. Tonight's talk explores the idea that Christianity is pagan and draws distinctions among after-the-fact theories, symbolism, and actual syncretism as they relate to the faith regarding Christmas.

In 2026, we will focus on a different topic each month. We have polled the congregation and look forward to some of the topics throughout the year!

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