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it was expected of them. Miss Kay and I taught them, instructed them, counseled them, and answered any questions they had about our faith.Most important, we lived our lives so our boys would see how Christians live. When the time came when one of my boys asked me about Jesus, I shared the Good News with him, and eventually I baptized every one of them. If your children are having doubts about their faith, liken it to when they were only young children. Ask them to remember the first time they jumped into the swimming pool. As we stood in the pool, encouraging them to jump into our arms, they had to have faith that we wouldn’t let them fall to the bottom. Then ask them to imagine the power that Jesus Christ has to prevent them from falling in life.
Look, you’re basically going to be able to influence your children for about twenty years, maybe a little bit longer. Start at an early age and teach them about God and Jesus, love and forgiveness, peace and patience, goodness and gentleness. Be imitators of God, forgive each other, and live a life filled with love. Love your children, discipline them, and teach, correct, rebuke, and train them. Do it very carefully. Remember, the greatest gift you can give your children is love. More than anything else, always make sure they know that you love them.
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POLITICS
Fix No. 6: Elect Godly Men
S hortly after my last book, Happy, Happy, Happy , was published in May 2013, I was asked to sign a couple of copies for former U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Ross Perot. I was told that McCain and Perot like the way I operate, and I have immense respect for both men. McCain was a war hero in Vietnam and is a longtime U.S. senator from Arizona. Perot, who ran for U.S. president twice in the 1990s, became a self-made billionaire by building a fortune in computers. I was surprised that they wanted to read my book. So here’s the inscription that I wrote to each of them: “Based on my observations, my conclusion of our current political situation is one word: embarrassing.”
Now, I love my country and every one of my fellow citizens, but there are some things about America that are flat-out embarrasing. And it starts with the people who are running our country in Washington, DC, and the people who are putting them there.
I don’t consider myself a Republican or a Democrat, a left-winger or a right-winger, conservative or liberal. I consider myself a Christocrat because I advocate the principles of God’s Word and God’s government. My obedience to God is much more important than my loyalty to any political party, platform, or ideology. I know that only Jesus can resurrect me from the dead, so only He should govern me. Now, I’ll follow the laws and rules of this country and be a good, taxpaying U.S. citizen, but I ultimately answer to only one higher power and that’s the Almighty. No government can thwart His will.
Regardless of what you might have heard or read over the last six years, change comes only by repenting and hope comes only by faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. If you truly want change and hope in America, we have to put godly men back in Washington, DC. I don’t believe you should vote for a politician unless they will at least mention God. I also believe that at some point during a political campaign, the candidate needs to say, “I’m running because I love you and I’m really concerned about our nation.” I think it’s time for the people that we elect to represent us to tell us they love us. It would make me feel a lot better about the process andwhat’s going on with our government. If I knew the politicians actually loved me, I might have a better feeling about where our country is headed. I certainly don’t like the direction it’s headed now, that’s for sure.
When I consider America’s national deficit, our system of entitlements, and all of the problems we’re having around the world, I’m absolutely sick about what’s
Look, you’re basically going to be able to influence your children for about twenty years, maybe a little bit longer. Start at an early age and teach them about God and Jesus, love and forgiveness, peace and patience, goodness and gentleness. Be imitators of God, forgive each other, and live a life filled with love. Love your children, discipline them, and teach, correct, rebuke, and train them. Do it very carefully. Remember, the greatest gift you can give your children is love. More than anything else, always make sure they know that you love them.
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POLITICS
Fix No. 6: Elect Godly Men
S hortly after my last book, Happy, Happy, Happy , was published in May 2013, I was asked to sign a couple of copies for former U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Ross Perot. I was told that McCain and Perot like the way I operate, and I have immense respect for both men. McCain was a war hero in Vietnam and is a longtime U.S. senator from Arizona. Perot, who ran for U.S. president twice in the 1990s, became a self-made billionaire by building a fortune in computers. I was surprised that they wanted to read my book. So here’s the inscription that I wrote to each of them: “Based on my observations, my conclusion of our current political situation is one word: embarrassing.”
Now, I love my country and every one of my fellow citizens, but there are some things about America that are flat-out embarrasing. And it starts with the people who are running our country in Washington, DC, and the people who are putting them there.
I don’t consider myself a Republican or a Democrat, a left-winger or a right-winger, conservative or liberal. I consider myself a Christocrat because I advocate the principles of God’s Word and God’s government. My obedience to God is much more important than my loyalty to any political party, platform, or ideology. I know that only Jesus can resurrect me from the dead, so only He should govern me. Now, I’ll follow the laws and rules of this country and be a good, taxpaying U.S. citizen, but I ultimately answer to only one higher power and that’s the Almighty. No government can thwart His will.
Regardless of what you might have heard or read over the last six years, change comes only by repenting and hope comes only by faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. If you truly want change and hope in America, we have to put godly men back in Washington, DC. I don’t believe you should vote for a politician unless they will at least mention God. I also believe that at some point during a political campaign, the candidate needs to say, “I’m running because I love you and I’m really concerned about our nation.” I think it’s time for the people that we elect to represent us to tell us they love us. It would make me feel a lot better about the process andwhat’s going on with our government. If I knew the politicians actually loved me, I might have a better feeling about where our country is headed. I certainly don’t like the direction it’s headed now, that’s for sure.
When I consider America’s national deficit, our system of entitlements, and all of the problems we’re having around the world, I’m absolutely sick about what’s
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