Shepherding a Child's Heart

shepherding the Godward orientation of your children. In all of this you must pray that God will work in ...

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(^) Chapter 4 You’re in Charge The boys were out in the shed working on the go-cart. Our daught ...

in charge because we are smarter and more experienced? Are we called to rule because we are not ...

a duty that he has given. You may not try to shape the lives of your children as pleases you, but as ple ...

own agenda. (^) Unholy anger—anger over the fact that you are not getting what you want from your child—will ...

spanking him because you are mean. You are not trying to force him to submit to you only because you hate inso ...

other mornings we will have something you like better.” Many are saying, “What do you want for brea ...

defines your task as a parent. Our culture has reduced parenting to providing care. Parents often see the task ...

considered having fun together. Fun together is not a bad idea, but it is light years away from directing ...

his ordained authority. No Place for Anger (^) I have spoken to countless parents who genuinely thought their u ...

As parents, you can teach your child to receive correction from you because it is the means God has appointe ...

If correction orbits around the parent who has been offended, then the focus will be venting anger or, perhaps ...

yields a harvest of righteousness and peace. Rather than being something to balance love, it is the d ...

God. The issues of discipline are issues of character development and honoring God. It is God’s non-negotia ...

for your children: training objectives, list of your child’s strengths and weaknesses, short-term ...

(^) Chapter 5 Examining Your Goals It was a cool, brisk fall day. In spite of the light rainfall, it ...

Unbiblical Goals (^) Parents want children to be successful so they can “do well” and live happy, comfortable li ...

depend on the skills which these activities teach? What is a biblical definition of success? Psychological Ad ...

They think that if their child would get saved, all the problems of living would be solved. Sometimes p ...