Good Kids vs. Godly Kids

II Timothy 2 was Paul's advice to a young pastor. The encouragement it contains however can apply directly to parenting. Like Timothy, parents are forced to handle a variety of situations. How can they use gentleness when they feel un-gentle?

How do you respond when your children ask, “Why?” Parents sometimes avoid their children’s questions from fear of not knowing how to answer. However, helping children understand why you do what you do is one of the most important aspects of passing your faith to the next generation.

How do we keep the joy of the Lord in our homes? The answer is: many things! Just as there may be many children, there are many ways we as parents can get to the root of the things that bother them. Envy, strife and comparing can be overcome when we affirm the uniqueness of each one.

This message by Gary Fraley is on the three biggest challenges to home education. Full of life stories about churches finding peace after 25 years of turmoil, or marriages being reunited in marvelous ways.