It is my whole heart to bring something to these pages that will assist families in building an altar to the Lord in their homes and to help them grow daily in communion with God in these turbulent times. It is also my desire to keep this "handbook" simple and easy to use for busy families who want to begin to build a family altar. This can be done with the help of this handbook and by carving out time weekly to build your altar together as a family. As you are contemplating your altar, keep in mind that getting back on track is always possible when life tries to invade the space and time you've created together and even if all of your family members are not participating every time, it's important that at least one parent continues to keep the consistency in meeting together. The family is under attack today in America, its very definition under siege and scrutiny. This handbook is my attempt to provide help to this growing family crisis across the globe and to help produce strong Christian families and strong Christian children, resulting in strong communities in and outside the church walls. The Lord is truly calling all Christian parents to sound the alarm and build anew the once precious altar of the family heart in homes across America and the world. Your decision to study this handbook and implement it with your family will change the course of your lives together, its impact felt for generations to come. It is my prayer that you will be faithful to this process with the Lord and that you will share copies of this handbook with as many families as you can. Together we can help repair and rebuild the family altars across America and the world.