Vince, a friend of a friend in Michigan, recently posted a very simple, yet profound account of taking his boys camping:
It finally happened. I was finally able to take my two older boys camping. I have said before that I need to show my boys what they need to enjoy.
I am not sure if there is a deeper post on this concept, but in a day and age of letting our children be who they are and nurturing their strengths it was a good reminder to me as a father. My task with my children is to parent them or to teach them and bring them up. I need to show them what they need to like and love. It also reminded me how thankful I am to my father for showing me what I need to enjoy.
- Basketball
- The Behind the Back Dribble
- IU
- Cornfields
- Yardwork (particularly mowing)
- Golf
- Dark Chocolate
- Energetic brunette girls
- Motorcycles
- Neil Diamond
- A Sovereign God
- A Merciful Savior
- The Local Church
- The doctrines of Grace
- Church History
- Serving others
- Men like Sinclair Ferguson, RC Sproul, Tom Nettles, Eric Liddell, Jim Elliot, JC Ryle, CH Spurgeon, Martyn Lloyd Jones
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Thanks Andy, I needed that. I think I’m going to buy a kite on the way home from work in the morning.
Rob
Rob,
Thanks for the email and the brief Grace Gem. I want to share it will everyone else here in the comment section:
Our children
(J. R. Miller, “Home-Making” 1882)
Parents! You are fashioning the destinies of immortal souls!
What we want to do with our children, is not merely to control them and keep them in order–but to implant true principles deep in their hearts which shall rule their whole lives; to shape their character from within into Christlike beauty, and to make of them noble men and women, strong for battle of life. They are to be trained rather than governed. Growth of character, not merely good behavior–is the object of all home governing and teaching. Therefore the home influence is far more important than the home laws; and the parents’ lives are of more significance than their teachings. Whatever may be done in the way of governing, teaching or training–theories are not half as important as the parents’ lives. They may teach the most beautiful things–but if the child does not see these things modeled in the life of the parent–he will not consider them important enough to be adopted in his own life.
That’s a great paragraph.
And a great list. Although if you replaced one letter (and switched the order with the next letter), it would be improved immensely.