Category Archives: character education

Call to Arms to Parents 1

I preached a series from 2 Timothy about children and youth in modern times. Folks, this is a word from the Lord! It is straight out of the Bible. It was illuminated to me for you. Don’t be so tired of “calls to arms.” Don’t be so lazy. Don’t over look this. You children, grandchildren and the world you live in is at stake. Surely, this is more visible after the events of past weeks?

We need to invest in patiently teaching our children.

Full series is available at www.greatshalom.org in the “store.”

Turning the Hearts of the Parents to the Children and the Hearts of the Children to the Parents

Following our reflection on the children killed by Herod, let’s replay this episode from 2010 or so. A local young man talks about his father, who was, btw, not just a children’s author but respected as sort of a prophet in town. In the intervening time, the father has passed and the young man is now a father. Thus is life. We still enjoy the words of wisdom: turning hearts toward love.

This ministry would encourage everyone to step toward care for children. Support those who care for children. Consider children during your plans for revival.

BTW, the Spanish speaking world, and most of the older churches are celebrating “Reyos Magos” or the Magi Kings. Let’s be wise… for the sake of the children.

Don’t be Robbed of Your Best Christmas Gift!

Of course we take precautions so that our Christmas gifts are not all stolen. But we are being robbed of the very best one.
What is the best Christmas gift of all time? ?The Lord, Emmanuel, God with us. And it has been given to each one of us? Yes. Jesus promised never to leave us or to forsake us.
But do we go around aware of the presence of the Lord? Few could say so. Let’s throw out stories that make us feel good about not accepting the gifts we are given.
If joy, peace, life, health, and success are in the Spirit, let us draw nearer.
And yes, this is exactly what will help with learning problems! We must assure ourselves of this. For it is another story to think that God can help only in religious ways; God helps find the right ideas too. Let us lay hold of whatever it takes.

That is what this broadcast has always been about.

Not everyone has gotten the idea immediately, however, so I am announcing a rebranding. It will be the same podcast, but will have a new name. This will encourage more people to hear us, to get their problems solves. It will reduce the confusion of people coming to the cast thinking they are getting a Jewish or Hebrew roots ‘cast, when that is not exactly what we are.

Do you know the story about how I got the name, from the Scripture verse Isa 54:13? I will relate the story.

Hope it adds to your hope this holiday season. Merry Christmas, and prosperous new year. Many blessings.

Testimony of Salvation of a Young Person – from Drugs to Intimacy with Jesus

Shelby gave her testimony back in 2009, at about this time of year. I remembered it and so thought I would share it again.

It is important to think about young people. How is it that they are so overlooked?

I just heard (electronically) Kevin Zadai say that whatever you do to or for a child gets reported in heaven. Remember the verse that says that their angels always behold the face of the Father? Children have a direct line. Yet some terrible things happen to children. They wonder about this. We wonder about it when we are adults. The answer is that accounts will be settled in Heaven.

This is something we often forget: accounts are settled in heaven. Our society has been so thoroughly influenced by unbelief! However, such a position is not rational! For instance, Immanuel Kant argued compellingly for the necessity of a God who is the guarantor of justice. Charles Hartshorne and colleagues have argued compellingly for the logical necessity of the immortality of the human soul. So how is it that we swallow a completely irrational claim that any mortal human can KNOW that the supernatural or the after life does not exist — in face of both evidence and contrary logic? More than we know is spiritual warfare.

So by all means, let’s “war” on the side of the angels. Let’s consider our children. Then, after that, once we have graduated from having children in our home, let’s consider what we can do for children in general.
A small bit of charity would be nice. (BTW, I heard that Annabelle Wallnau, upon being faced with a single mom whose 7 year old had never slept in a bed, has established some outreach for single mothers. YEAH!) Some consideration how to do this wisely would help. (Government programs have increased the number and percentage of poor children and often insure generational poverty.) This means that we must LOVE the TRUTH — and thus work hard to seek it out (as opposed to be lead around and weaponized for causes that are really masks for pecuniary interests that hurt children. (Witness, for instance, the deception that the call for safety testing for vaccines by world-class researchers in face of overwhelming evidence of problems is really just low information people hurting society. Think, please just who it was that pickrf up a claim on social media and started harming others.)

“Low information” and other accusations often have a mirror nature. Notice the stories of Elijah, Ahab and Jezebel I Kings 18- II Kings 10 or so). Notice Naboth was falsely accused of once doing exactly what the source did all of the time. Notice that in this regime of inappropriate authority, there was also inappropriately mixed worship and inappropriate customs, such as self-cutting.

This podcast attempts to encourage parents and educators to have faith for the success of their children, particularly around learning disabilities. However, everything is connected to everything. Policy and prayer are even connected. Let’s consider the children and young people.

PS Tesimony is not intended to promote any particular church or ministry or Bible College. Ring’s experience was more than 10 years ago. Just promoting Jesus and faith and the cause of children/youth.