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Remembering Erv Taylor
Homily delivered at Erv Taylor’s funeral, by Jim Walters | 21 May 2019 | This is a tale of Royal Ervin Taylor, Jr. Really, it a tale of two Ervs—Erv the scientist and Erv the Adventist Erv Taylor got his PhD in anthropology from University of California, Los Angeles, and went on to a distinguished […] Source: https://atoday.org/remembering-erv-taylor/
Law Enforcement: Alleged Adventist Sexual Abuser Turns Himself In After 23 Years
21 May 2019 | Wayne Arthur Silsbee, 62, turned himself in to Oregon authorities on May 10 after 23 years of eluding law enforcement. He allegedly abused several children in the 1990s. According to true crime website Oxygen, Silsbee is believed to have been an “active member of the Adventist Church” per an FBI “Wanted” […] Source: https://atoday.org/law-enforcement-adventist-alleged-sexual-abuser-turns-himself-in-after-23-years/
Dating While Black
by Dorcas Daboni | 21 May 2019 | As I placed my empty potluck dish in my bag, my coworker mentioned that my boyfriend must be a lucky man. I reluctantly admitted that I was unattached. Immediately I was surrounded with other nurses giving me advice on dating, and relationships in general. I chuckle to […] Source: https://atoday.org/dating-while-black/
Wednesday: Parenting as Disciple-Making
Read Genesis 18:18-19 and 1 Samuel 3:10-14. Contrast these two fathers. What were the results of their parenting styles?
Parents have a responsibility to be the disciplemakers of their children, so they will become disciples of Jesus themselves. There are parents who believe that the way to teach and correct their children is by applying physical punishment—the more, the better (Prov. 22:15, Prv. 23:13, Prov. 29:15). Passages like these have been misused to abuse children and force them into total submission, but often that has also led to rebellion against their parents and God.
The Bible teaches parents to govern with kindness (Eph. 6:4, Col. 3:21) and to instruct children in righteousness (Ps. 78:5, Prov. 22:6, Isa. 38:19, Joel 1:3). As parents we ought to provide for our children (2 Cor. 12:14) and set a good example for them to follow (Gen. 18:19, Exod. 13:8, Titus 2:2). We are told to direct our households well (1 Tim. 3:4-5, 1 Tim. 3:12) and to discipline our children (Prov. 29:15, Prov. 29:17) while at the same time reflecting God’s love (Isa. 66:13, Ps. 103:13, Luke 11:11).
Sadly, the Bible reveals stories of parenting gone wrong. Isaac and Rebekah played favorites with their sons, Esau and Jacob (Gen. 25:28), and later Jacob displayed the same attitude toward Joseph (Gen. 37:3). Eli, even though he was a religious leader, failed to correct his children (1 Sam. 3:10-14). Samuel, who was also raised by Eli, turned out to be a very deficient father himself (1 Sam. 8:1-6). King David, by committing adultery and ordering a murder, taught his children who followed his example. King Manasseh sacrificed his children to demons (2 Kings 21:1- 9), as did King Ahaz (2 Kings 16:2-4).
Fortunately, however, we also find in the Scriptures some examples of good parenting. Mordecai was a wonderful adoptive father to Hadassah, Queen Esther (Esther 2:7), and Job prayed for his children regularly (Job 1:4-5). In all of these examples, good and bad, we can glean lessons on parenting.
What can we learn from the examples of parenting that we see in the Bible? In what ways can we use some of these principles in our interactions with those who are not our children? |
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