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Teach Your Children … the Way to Go

Proverbs 22:6 (NLT) Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it. This is a proverb, not a promise or guarantee. It’s logical. It makes sense. Walk the straight and narrow path … Continue reading

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300+ Years, Same Old Enemy

  A Puritan Golden Treasury is a carefully assembled collection of 1500 quotations from godly leaders of the 17th century. This one is well worth pondering: “If you neglect to instruct (your children) in the way of holiness, will the devil … Continue reading

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They Copy What You Do

  On my very first back-to-school night, not quite 40 years ago, the librarian asked, “What is the most important thing parents do to encourage their children to read?”   “Read to them,” was the unanimous response. “No,” the librarian … Continue reading

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Follow the Directions

  How do you teach your children to follow God’s commands? The Bible is your instruction manual.     Deuteronomy 11:19-20 (CEV) Teach them to your children. Talk about them all the time—whether you’re at home or walking along the … Continue reading

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