Half Time

Tragedy struck. The Buford's only son drowned. With it came a test of character at the deepest levels. Bob Buford shares a simple, helpful Quaker prayer he prayed the night after Ross' death and often since (p. 58), it is well worth reading.

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Unveiled

Read Francine Rivers' fictionalized account of the Biblical story of Tamar, the characters and story come alive!

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The Dawn Mistaken for Dusk

Images both utilize and evoke emotions and are one means of engaging those born after 1962, Leonard Sweet's dividing line between "immigrants" and "natives." Sweet says, "Immigrants are word-based. Natives are image-driven (p. 55)." [Digital E-Book: Microsoft Reader]

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Deeply Faithful Adults

Jeff VanVonderen, Families Where Grace Is In Place, Getting Free From The Burden Of Pressuring, Controlling, and Manipulating Your Spouse And Children, Bethany House Publishers, 1992, p. 100. SoAmazing.com

Category: Christian Living
ISBN: 1556612664
Keywords: parenting, Ephesians 6:4, the parent verse, discipline, instruction, brigh up, rules, Christians, Spirit, Jesus, Bethany House Publishers, Vanvonderen, Jeff VanVonderen

"The second aspect of true, spiritual parenting is also found in Ephesians 6:4, in what I call 'the parent verse.' 'Bring [your children] up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.'

I use to think Paul was saying, 'Get your children to be good rule-followers. Teach them how to act.' Following rules is important, as is learning how to live. But I don't believe, in light of Paul's teaching about spiritual filling, that this verse is about rule-keeping. I believe that Paul is saying, 'Bring your children along in the fight of faith. Help them learn to really hang on to Jesus.' This is where we step in to help our children learn how to allow themselves to keep being filled with the Spirit.

Most Christian parents focus on the words discipline and instruction, and overlook the bring up. 'Bring up' has uplifting, nurturing, serving connotations. We are not to beat down or force into. It is not our job to turn our children into Christian replicas of Pavlov's dogs, barking out the right Bible verse for every occasion. Rather, we are to build them into deeply faithful adults."

SoAmazing Review: Families Where Grace Is In Place teaches parents how to turn their children into "deeply faithful adults."

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