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Why do we make sure our kids have their textbooks, notebooks, pencils, and supplies for school, but not for church? Which is more important: Your kids going to Heaven or college? Getting good grades or knowing more about Jesus? Improving test scores or overcoming life’s hurdles?
As a Christian dad, it's my calling to raise my children in a manner that is consistent with God's divine truth. Anything less, and I'm compromising one of my greatest objectives in life — to raise my sons and daughters to be godly men and women. And I must never forget this: If I don't engage my children's hearts and minds, the world will gladly do it for me, especially on the topic of human sexuality. Tragically, as our culture further perverts God's truth regarding masculinity and femininity, the mental health statistics for our teens only get worse.
According to research, 59 percent of all high school graduates leave the church. The statistic begs the question, “How can we help our children cultivate a faith of their own, and develop a personal relationship with the Lord?” On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. Tim Clinton and his guest, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, discuss her book, Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies. The world’s most potent lies are wrapped in partial truths. Hillary stresses the importance of teaching kids to think biblically. She believes this is crucial and empowers parents with the “ROAR” method in identifying and analyzing truth from fiction. Recognize the message. Offer discernment. Argue for a healthier approach. And finally, reinforce these ideas through discussion.
If the prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective, how much more potent are the prayers of moms who gather to intercede on behalf of their children? On today’s edition of Family Talk, Fern Nichols and Sally Burke, the founder and president of Moms in Prayer International, continue sharing about their ministry, and urge mothers to walk through the four steps of prayer: praise, silent confession, thanksgiving, and intercession. Matthew 18:20 declares, “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
In 1984, Fern Nichols was fearful about sending her two eldest children off to junior high. Realizing that the spiritual warfare would be intense, she asked another mother to pray with her for their kids' protection. That was the humble beginning of Moms in Prayer International, a ministry which now has groups in all 50 states and 140 countries worldwide. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Fern compares the efforts of the four friends in the book of Mark, chapter two, who opened a hole in the roof to get a paralyzed man to Jesus. With the heart behind Moms in Prayer, mothers have a similar desperation and determination to bring their children before Christ in prayer.
Shannon Bream grew up memorizing Scripture while enrolled in Awana. Her mother first taught her Philippians 2:3, which says, “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility, value others above yourselves.” With God’s providence, after graduating from college and law school, and then struggling as a young lawyer, Shannon persevered in her quest to ‘value others above herself,’ culminating in her landing a plum job as host of Fox News @ Night. In this public forum, Shannon engages viewers and the culture each night to defend truth and righteousness. On today’s edition of Family Talk, she talks to Dr. Tim Clinton about her previous stage fright, her husband’s brain tumor, and her new book, The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak, highlighting life lessons from mothers and daughters in Scripture.
Where do children learn to think highly of their mothers?
Question: Dr. Dobson, what answer do you have for those who say being a mother of small children and stay-at-home mom is boring?
Parenting can be an overwhelming job, which drives some moms, who struggle in handling stress, to lash out at their children. Dr. Dobson concludes addressing the anger moms feel with author Julie Barnhill. She identifies how a womans emotions buildup under the surface, and the connection between depression and rage. Hear why forgiveness is important to solving this tension.
Mothers carry a considerable amount of responsibility, and when the stress of everyday life boils over, anger is the unfortunate response. Dr. Dobson discusses this topic with respected author and speaker Julie Barnhill. She explains how daily exhaustion drains moms, and shares a dark time when she overreacted with her kids. Learn the warning signs of frustration and rage before its too late.
