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Principles from the Founding of the USA on This National Day of Prayer

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Today, 5/3/18 is the National Day of Prayer. So, since I am doing a retrospective series, I thought I would post the first of the series I did on Citizenship for July the 4 back in 2012. Home educators in Texas know that they are tasked with teaching citizenship; would that all teachers took the same as seriously! All of us should pray earnestly for our leaders and in order to live in peace, just as we are instructed by the Bible. Current events would lend some urgency to that recommendation!

This episode was the first of 5 that dealt with the founding of this country, its Christian roots, and what lessons we might draw from that. I was reading the Primer that school children of that period were taught from and so I made an audio primer. It would be very good to buy for your children or grandchildren. Indeed, we all might be edified by its lessons. Normally the bundle of the 5 messages plus the hour long CD would run $100, but for this week, let’s have a special and offer the whole things for half price: $50.00. Please send a check to Sharon Sarles/The Great Shalom P.O. Box 971 Cedar Park Texas 78613 and I will send the CDs to you.

Marketer Speaks Out Against Porn

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Dani Johnson of multi-level marketing fame and mother of 5 speaks out against pornography: what the marketers are doing to addict your children and what she does with her own children. This was our most popular ‘cast; it ia rerun from 2009.

Here is a more current article, covering dangers of social media, pf which many parents are unaware.

https://medium.com/@anastasiabasilcunningham/porn-is-not-the-worst-thing-on-musical-ly-5df07ab842af nowayismykidgettingthisapp : porn, bullying, and suicide

It is not true that parental controls are adequate. It is not true that if you peruse your child’s social media account that you see what went on. It is true that it is very difficult to un-see something after you have seen in.

I was particularly weirded out that the word “prude” was on the blog page. I remember when I was young, a more open view of sex, in short of extra-marital and public sex was encouraged by the use of the term “healthy minded.” Now, if you don’t want your child bullied, addicted to sex, or engaging in suicide… are you now to be branded a prude? Lord help us!

Tune Into Joy

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We have heard SO much about feeling our feelings that it is a new thought these days, that we have a duty to be cheerful. The best news is that we can tune into Joy, that Joy of the Lord is there for us.

Also, you may know that research shows that bringing energy is very effective for training. So joy in teaching is extremely important. Certainly, when I was a parent, struggling with my daughter’s difficulties in school and resulting unhappiness, this teaching on joy would have helped me.

I think you will enjoy this teaching at Christmas time.

Tune into Love

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I am hearing a lot about God’s love. I think the Spirit is speaking. Johnny and Elizabeth have a book, the Rainbow God, about how God wants his character to be known in all sectors of society. Doug Stringer has a book, Leadership Awakening, and we read in adult Sunday school about God’s love last Sunday. Christmas is really about God’s love too, reaching out, as God showed up as Baby Jesus. As we teach, rear, and stand in faith for our children, let’s remember the great Love of God this Christmas. It will make all we do shine brighter.