Equippers Newsletter -- From Him to them through you

“A house is actually a school and a church, and the head of the household is a pastor in his house.” – Martin Luther, via @LifeWayMarriage. Ding-ding-ding-ding! GET THIS ONE. Let it seep into the heart and mind. The parent is chief educator, chief spiritual leader, chief ‘formation manager’ of the lives entrusted to you! Wow!! What responsibility, but what a perfect model we have in God the Father, and what a perfect helper in the Holy Spirit. You can do this – in Christ!


Today’s newsletter is heavy on links because I’ve seen so much good stuff lately. Much of it comes from filtering Twitter, so the @so-and-so tells you where it came from in case you want to follow them. If you have a twitter account, please tell me so I can follow you. I am simply VictorLee (one word) on twitter. Enjoy:

• Sad story, and not related to parenting, BUT, a little over half way through this short clip I think you hear a great example the Christ-like way to respond to tragedy. Perhaps worth showing your family as you ‘shape’ their thinking about how to cope with hardship. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/09/13/wral.nc.groom.killed.wral
• Great blog entry by Jason Hayes (@JasonHayes) on spiritual snootiness vs. humility. Excellent for your kids to read, or better yet as foundational material for a family discussion a parent leads. http://threadsmedia.com/life/article/super-spirituality-are-you-a-faith-snob-part-one/
• Very practical advice on how to get your child to listen. A little better for younger kids than older, but useful to all. http://www.more4kids.info/1178/parenting-solutions-for-listening-kids/
• You’ve got to know what your kids’ generation likes! Relevant cultural information:http://parent2parent.ning.com/group/trendwatch/forum/topics/current-youth-culture-top-10
• Two great quotes on our walk with Christ and daily surrender to him, from Hal Mayer (@HalMayer), “It is interesting following God. Every time we get a sense of, ‘okay I got this,’ He allows life and circumstances to turn us back to Him,” and, “Thank you God for caring enough about knowing me -to allow me to be incomplete enough to need YOU and know it!” Use these as part of a discussion with your kids of how bad things and struggles are used by God to grow us. This is vital for them to grasp early.
• Whiteboard/discussion material for home: “Another proof of our fallen nature is our uncanny ability to clearly see the faults of everyone except ourselves.” – Rick Warren (@RickWarren)
• Wise thoughts from a Godly man on real protection for our children.
http://www.echurch.co.za/good-news/trust-god-with-your-loved-ones/
• Strong story about a family being pro-active on the sexual front; including strong stats on porn. http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/porn-talk-draws-masses-141608.html?imw=Y