THE CREATION AND FALL OF THE FAMILY is a book of studies on the family from Genesis 1-5. The story of Adam and Eve’s creation and fall offers tremendous parallels to the present circumstances of the Christian family. Wonderful treasures of wisdom are lying just below the surface of the Genesis text ready to be unearthed and developed into practical tools for family renewal. Steve Pixler explores the story of the first family, their creation and fall, considering what the family was when God first formed it and what it became through sin and death. Valuable lessons are drawn out from the story and applied to the modern Christian family in a relevant and practical manner.

The Creation and Fall of the Family appeals to those who are passionate about family renewal. Those who are seeking for biblical answers to today’s family issues will be greatly encouraged by the vast array of insights offered here. Steve Pixler brings an experienced pastoral perspective to the discussion, and his deliberately scriptural approach will prove deeply refreshing to those weary with the surfeit of self-help, pop-psychology material on this subject. The sufficiency of Scripture is demonstrated here in a vivid and powerful way. The Genesis story of beginnings offers hope of a new beginning for the Christian family for those who carefully and prayerfully seek it.

THE GREATER CAUSE is a unique study on the family drawn from Jesus’ powerful teaching on divorce and remarriage in Matthew 19. This work carefully and deliberately avoids the thornier issues surrounding the discussion of divorce and remarriage and focuses, rather, on the broader scriptural principles that affect Christian family life and renewal. This book has a decidedly pastoral emphasis. It is written to strengthen families who seek to build up the Christian household and rear up a godly heritage for the glory of God.

"The subject of church discipline is one that has been sorely neglected among Apostolics, at least in its purely biblical form. Some churches ignore altogether matters requiring  discipline, while others deal with them in a very peremptory and arbitrary fashion. But such random treatments are counterproductive to the health of the church. The New Testament offers specific instructions for the adjudication of disputes between brothers and for doctrinal deviation. The judicial procedures for prosecution, conviction, and restoration are outlined clearly for us to follow. We must recognize the paramount importance of proper biblical procedure, study the procedures diligently and follow them closely. God's way is always the best way. We must insist on following His express instructions in every case."

In this small but important work Pastor Steve Pixler considers the proper procedures and guidelines established by the New Testament for church discipline. As the author states. "This paper is of necessity a simplified treatment of a vast and involved subject that holds wide-ranging implications for Christian practice and polity. But possibly a brief glance at biblical church discipline shall provoke a much closer look at the subject overall and encourage a stricter adherence to New Testament procedures."