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30 November 2006
God's Love is Shown Through Humanity
This dvd tells the tale of 5 missionary families whose husbands/fathers were killed by an indigenous tribe in Equador. It is a tale of God's grace and mercy as shown by the surviving family members who go to live with the Waudoni tribe and care for them. This dvd is an excellent resource for parents of teens to help their children learn about other cultures. It is also excellent to widen your world-view of God's love for his children and his church. Praise God that his Word is for all of us--even those who murdered his children.
19 January 2007
Guide that if Followed Completely, Will Help Families
6 of 8 found this helpful To Train Up a Child is an excellent, Christian, Bible-based guide to raising a child. At first, I did think it was too extreme, but after reading it, along with the No Greater Joy books, I have found it to be exactly what our family needed.
The keys in the book include:
1. being in fellowship with your children so they will want to obey you.
2. being absolutely consistent, it is better to discipline your child for each infraction of the rules than to only discipline sometimes. Being wishy-washy confuses the child and they will keep disobeying.
3. training the child to obey before they begin to disobey with a rebellious attitude. For instance, tell your 9 month old "don't touch" after placing an interesting object in front of them. Lightly switch their hand (just enough to sting) if they touch. Doing this is much better than having them go to Grandma's not trained to "not touch" and breaking an antique vase and everyone harboring resentment against you and your child.
4. do not follow the world's principles, such as allowing rebellious behavior, whining, etc because "it's just a stage."
5. the book does say that if you are not happy, then you may lower your standards for the child until you are happy. In fact, it suggests at the beginning (especially for older children) that you lower your standards until you and your child can both feel successful at the end of the day. Then, gradually raise your standards for behavior until your child behaves in a manner that you can feel good about.
6. switchings and rebukes must always be done cheerfully. You should never yell at your child or do anything to "break fellowship" with them. I can smile while switching my son and he usually is very cheerful as soon as he decides to comply with my will. He usually does what I say, smiles, and gives me a big hug of his own will.
7. children must be taught not only to obey, but also to have a good attitude about it.
I know there are more "liberal" people out there who will say this is abuse. But, children raised in this manner are not going to be the run aways, pregnant teens and drug users. They will be productive, happy, citizens who have respect for themselves and others. It is the children with permissive, indulgent parents who will end up on the therapist's couch, in the prisons, and on welfare. I'm sure that sounds harsh, but it's the truth.
The book must be followed completely to achieve desired results. Simply switching your child will not work, your child will become resentful. You must show your child how to behave, not being hypocritical and having a good attitude yourself.
If you want to raise, happy, obedient, well-adjusted, productive children, this book can give you a guide on how to do just that.
Also, go to nogreaterjoy.org to find out more about the Pearls, their beliefs, and other resources they have available.
30 November 2006
A Thought-Provoking Book
Max Lucado did it again--penned a book that was easy to read and at the same time caused me to think deeply about my relationship with the Almighty God. An excellent tool for anyone who wants to take a closer look at their efforts to walk in Jesus' steps. A good read for new and old Christians alike--everyone will find some or all of the book relating to their life and likely be convicted of several areas that God needs to change in them. This is an excellent book that can move you to laugh with joy and cry from brokenness.