Monday, May 2, 2011

Something to think about

A quote from Ch. 1 of the next parenting book on my list......most of the ones that we have read have been about adoption and/or about trans-racial adoption.

“A change in behavior that does not stem from a change in the heart is not commendable; it is condemnable. Is it not the hypocrisy that Jesus condemned in the Pharisees? In Matthew 15, Jesus denounces the Pharisees who have honored him with their lips while their hearts were far from him. Jesus censures them as people who wash the outside of the cup while the inside is still unclean. Yet this is often what we do in child rearing. We demand changed behavior and never address the heart that drives the behavior.”

I'm a little excited about this one as it address the heart of your children. Its called Shepherding A Child's Heart..I'll let you know how it goes!

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