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Welcome to another podcast. Dad went through Acts 20 and preached a sermon. Please enjoy! Paul in Macedonia and Greece After the uproar ceased, (this refers to the riot in Ephesus in the last chapter) Paul sentfor the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia.  When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. There he spent three months, and when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus. These are probably the leaders from the churches that Paul planted in these cities. It is possible that they are carrying the donations of the Gentile churches to the impoverished church in Jerusalem (see the prophecy of Agabus Acts 11:28). [5] These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas, [6] but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days. It seems that Paul and those with him who were Torah observant stayed at Philippi to celebrate Passover. As a faithful Jew you would want to observe the week long feast of Passover. The Gentile leaders moved on ahead to Troas and waited there for Paul to arrive a few days later. This is because the Gentile believers were not obligated to stay for the Passover. Remember the council at Jerusalem. Jewish believers who follow Jesus the Messiah are to remain distinctly Jewish; while Gentile believers who follow Jesus only need to adhere to the four restrictions outlined in Acts 15:20 “to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood.” Eutychus Raised from the Dead [7] On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. Note that these Gentile Christians didn't meet on the Jewish sabbath to worship, but on Sunday, the first day of the week. Again, they are not obligated to mimic Jewish customs. If you as a Gentile want to be Torah observant that's fine. However, some denominations today require that their members keep the Jewish sabbath and other dietary laws. This demand is not biblical according to Colossians 2:16-17: Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. The Mosaic laws are a beautiful foreshadow of the reality of Christ. They are not meant to be treacherous, they point to the Messiah. Gentiles should not scoff at them and Jews should not make them a requirement for the salvation of the Gentiles. [8] There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered. [9] And a young man named Eutychus, (his name means lucky) sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. [10] But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.” Paul echoes the miracles of Elijah and Elisha. Consider the miracle of raising the dead throughout Scripture. Elijah raised the son of the widow at Zaraphath. Elijah took him to his upper room and stretched out over the boy three times and life came back into the boy (1Kings 17). Similarly, Elisha raised the young son of the Shunamite woman. She laid him on Elisha's bed in the upper room. Elisha stretched out over him twice before bringing him back to life (2 Kings 4). Several years later there was a funeral going on where the body of the deceased man was thrown into Elisha‘s tomb. When the dead man's body touched the bones of Elisha he stood up alive (2 Kings 13). At Nain, Jesus touched the bier on which they carried the dead body of the son of a widow. He was immediately raised to life (Luke 7). Jarius' daughter died, when Jesus came and held her hand she came back to life (Luke 8). Jesus called Lazarus out of the grave (John 11). Jesus raised himself from the dead (John 10:18). Peter raised Tabitha from the dead (Acts 9). And here Paul raises Eutychus. This is an interesting parallel with Elijah and Elisha: the boy fell from the upper room and when Paul took him up in his arms the boy came back to life. This puts Paul on par with the great prophets of old, and with the miracles of the apostles. [11] And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, (they were all awake now!) until daybreak, and so departed. [12] And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted. [13] But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land. [14] And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene. [15] And sailing from there we came the following day opposite Chios; the next day we touched at Samos; and the day after that we went to Miletus. [16] For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia, for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders [17] Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. [18] And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, [19] serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; [20] how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, [21] testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. [22] And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, [23] except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me. [24] But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. [25] And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. [26] Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all, (Paul is innocent because he has been faithful to his calling. Those who hear his message and reject the Lord are responsible for their own condemnation, their blood is on their own heads) [27] for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. [28] Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. [29] I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; We need to examine this idea of wolves. Paul may have been recalling the passage in Ezekiel 22:25-27: The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst. Her priests have done violence to my law and have profaned my holy things. They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they taught the difference between the unclean and the clean, and they have disregarded my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain. This is a rebuke to the faithless leaders of Jerusalem. The prophets tear the people apart like lions, the priest make everything profane (unclean, impure), and the princes devour their own citizens like wolves. Zephaniah 3:1-4 echoes this same theme. The first mention of a wolf is in Genesis 49 where Jacob blesses his 12 sons before he dies. But curiously, in verse 27 he likens Benjamin to a ravenous wolf: “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey and at evening dividing the spoil.” Centuries later the first king of Israel, Saul from the tribe of Benjamin, in many ways acted like a ravenous wolf. Especially in the way he hunted David. In the New Testament, Saul of Tarsus, known later as Paul, was like a ravenous wolf devouring Christians until his conversion. Guess what tribe he was from: the tribe of Benjamin (Philippians 3:5). [30] and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. [31] Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone with tears. [32] And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. [33] I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. [34] You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. [35] In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'” [36] And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. [37] And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him, [38] being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship. (ESV) Let's revisit the wolf theme I just mentioned. I want you to notice something the Lord pointed out to me: the historical arc of the prophetic picture of the tribe of Benjamin. It starts in Genesis with the word picture of a ravenous wolf. It's not quite a blessing, more of an observation. Over the centuries the tribe of Benjamin had some pretty sordid history. They often acted like ravenous wolves, like during the civil war in the book of Judges. But here in Acts, as the cannon of scripture will draw to a close in a few decades God has done a major redemption story. Paul, who was born a “wolf of Benjamin,” encounters Jesus. He then goes on to write much of the New Testament and spread the Gospel over most of the Roman empire. Do you see it? Benjamin's lineage is prophesied to become like wolves. And they do. King Saul becomes one. Paul is on that same path; but he meets Jesus. Then Paul becomes a sheep, and a protector of the flock of God. Now I often contemplate this idea of God redeeming family lineages. Have your ancestors walked with God? Or did they forsake Him? Where do you fit in the redemption story of your family lineage? Are you at the beginning, the middle, the end? Are you cooperating with Him? Will those you leave behind follow Jesus? How can you avoid becoming a ravenous wolf like King Saul? How can you become humble like apostle Paul?

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Welcome back to another dadcast.  Audio didnt turn out so well, I did try and make it sound better.  For all inquiries reach out to timonspodcast@gmail.com Act 15 The Jerusalem Council 1But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question. 3So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers. 4 When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them. 5But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.”The demand for salvation through circumcision was from Pharisee converts. This group became known as Judaizers. They taught that Gentiles had to become Jewish proselytes, following all the Mosaic laws, before they could receive salvation. They had a compelling argument because in Genesis chapters 12 and 15 God established an everlasting covenant with Abraham. Later in Genesis 17 God added the rite of circumcision to this earlier covenant. Circumcision was given to Abraham and every male descendant of his house forever. Look at Genesis 17:7 & 13-14: And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you... both he who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money, shall surely be circumcised. So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant. Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.” Notice that this sign is given to men only. However, this sign does not correlate with personal salvation. Remember, Abraham was righteous in God's sight before the covenant of circumcision was ever implemented (Galatians 3:6). The sign of circumcision was to accompany a heart that obeyed God. Circumcision was a national sign for the men of Israel, a mark to remind them of their commitment to serve God alone and no other. In the Old Testament, wives and daughters were set apart as unique because they were connected to a family where the men were circumcised – they were set apart along with their fathers and husbands for God's purposes. Circumcision made Israel different than all the nations that surrounded them. And this unique quality is what the Judaizers wanted to preserve. They insisted that circumcision remain obligatory, that all male Gentile believers must be required to keep it. The fact that Gentile believers were bypassing the Mosaic codes was perplexing and odious to the Pharisee converts. They felt that Paul was forsaking the Pentateuch and circumcision altogether. But Paul, who was trained as a Pharisee, disagreed with their position. He had been preaching salvation through faith in Jesus, not through the Mosaic Law. Look at what he proclaimed at Antioch in Acts 13:38-39: Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man [Jesus] forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. And in Galatians 2:16: yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. And in Romans 2:28-29 For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not bythe letter... Paul knew that circumcision did not necessarily birth salvation. Consider Israel's sordid history. It produced a myriad of circumcised males who rejected their own God. Salvation had always come to both men and women through a personal relationship and commitment to God. So what was circumcision even for? As I hinted earlier, it was a physical mark that reminded a man that he and his family belonged to a unique faith community. That community was supposed to train it's own populace to know and love the Lord and invite other nations to seek the Lord with them. Each Israelite man and his family had a God-given task to remain faithful to the Lord and their national calling. But it was up to each individual to choose to participate in that calling. Now let's tackle baptism. But why throw baptism into the mix? Because Paul argued that in the New Testament, baptism worked in a similar way that circumcision worked in the Old Testament. Look at Colossians 2:11-12: In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. First note, that believers are circumcised with a “circumcision made without hands.” This event occurs spiritually, inside a believer's heart. Second note, the circumcision of Christ frees us from our flesh, our sinful nature. It is very important to understand that it is not our commitment to Him; but, it is His commitment to us that brings salvation. He initiated the relationship. Third note, baptism symbolizes the war that Jesus won in Sheol: we are buried with Christ in the grave and we are raised with Christ into the heavenly realm. 1Peter 3:18-22 has much more to say about the connection between spiritual warfare and baptism. To put it another way, baptism is a non-physical sign that proves the “inner circumcision” of our heart. It is the New Testament sign of the Old Testament sign of circumcision. John the Baptist, Jesus and his disciples all baptized people as a sign of an inner working of faith residing in their hearts. Note also that baptism is not gender specific, both male and female believers were baptized. Again, circumcision and baptism do not save you, but they are supposed to be a representation of what you already believe. They are a membership card, so to speak, that you belong to Christ. Recap: 1 – Circumcision in Christ is an inward, spiritual event 2 – Circumcision in Christ brings freedom from the sinful nature 3 – Baptism relates to the burial and resurrection of Jesus from Sheol. 6The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. 7And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe (he is referring to Acts 10 where Cornelius and his household received the Holy Spirit about 10 years earlier). 8And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, 9and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith (their hearts were cleansed by faith, not the law). 10Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? 11But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.”12And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. 13After they finished speaking, James replied, (Notice that James, not Peter, is presiding over the council at Jerusalem. This is one reason, among several, why I object to the teaching that Peter was the first Pope.) “Brothers, listen to me. 14Simeon (his Jewish/Aramaic name) has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name. 15And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written, “‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it, that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things known from of old.' James is quoting Amos 9:11-12 here. “After this” means that after the exile, God will do three important things. First, God would raise up the Messiah. This correlates to “David's fallen tent” because the kingship lineage of David had fallen into disarray after the exile. Jesus has corrected and fulfilled the ruins of David's kingship. Secondly, God would raise up a remnant of Israelites, who would seek God in truth. These are Messianic Jews; the 1st century Jewish prophets, evangelists and apostles that witnessed to the Gentile nations around them. This remnant of Jewish believers founded the Church and turned the world upside down. Third, God would raise up a new group of people that would follow the Messiah. This new group would consist of both Jew and Gentile believers. By the way, this refutes replacement theology which teaches that God has replaced Israel with the Gentile Church; not so, the “remnant” that became the church was a community of both Jewish and Gentile believers. In contrast, Jews and Gentiles who reject God, unbelievers, are the ones who fail to participate in God's purposes. Recap: 1 After the exile God would raise up the Messiah 2 – God would then raise up a faithful remnant of Jews who would seek the Messiah 3 – God would add to this group of Jewish believers a remnant of Gentiles who would seek the Messiah. 19Therefore (James is still speaking) my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God, 20but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood. 21For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.” Verse 20 why does James list these four things in particular? Why not list all 613 Old Testament commands? Or why not list the really bad sins like a murder, adultery or stealing? Because James is recalling the “holiness codes” of Leviticus, especially chapters 17 – 23. Like circumcision, these codes were given exclusively to Israel to make them different than the nations around them. But there are three particular places in Leviticus where God includes restrictions on Israelites and Gentiles alike. He prohibits both groups from idol worship (17:8; 20:2); He prohibits both groups from sexual abominations (18:26); and He prohibits both groups from eating meat with the blood and in it (17:10-12). The fourth thing that James points out is avoiding strangled meat. I suspect that strangling an animal is prohibited because that kind of death would retain and congeal the blood of the animal inside of it. Which would be similar to consuming its blood [1] . These horrible practices were all connected to pagan rituals that summoned demons and fallen entities to that worship service. These rituals acted as a portal for the fallen realm to enter and inhabit the bodies and the physical territory of the worshipers. God wanted His people and His land to be a dwelling place for His righteous presence. So James' intention is to reiterate the long-term plans that God had for the remnant Jew/Gentile church long before its existence. A movement that had started after the Tower of Babel event. This was where the nations united against God, and then as a correction, He divided them. The nations were given over to angelic shepherds who ended up seducing them away from God, rather then shepherding them back to God (Deuteronomy 32:8-9). And so God raised up Abraham and his lineage to follow the Lord. Israel's job was to live as an exemplary culture so that the lost and pagan world would be attracted back to God. And the nation of Israel was also to produce the Messiah Who would one day unite and rule over all the nations. The Council's Letter to Gentile Believers 22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas (note that the church didn't vote. Unity was reached by church leadership). They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, 23with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. 24Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,(Although the issue of salvation through circumcision was settled here, this faction of Judaizers will continue to oppose Paul). 25it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. (Judas and Silas are sent along with the letter to the Gentiles as non-biased, second witness to the decision of the council). 28For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: 29that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.” 30So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter. 31And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement. 32And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words. 33And after they had spent some time, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them. 35But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. Paul and Barnabas Separate 36And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” 37Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark (who wrote the Gospel of Mark). 38But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work (Acts 13:13). 39And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, 40but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. 41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. The outset of this chapter begins with disagreement: the Judaizers against Paul and Barnabas. This resulted in the first church council to correct faulty doctrine. The chapter ends with disagreement between Paul and Barnabas. Many commentaries side with Paul. But I don't think we need to side with either Paul or Barnabas. I think it's okay to live with disagreement among the saints. This is reality. Notice that Scripture neither condemns nor commends either man. Nor does the Holy Spirit step in and correct either man. Let's wrap this up. In the Old Testament circumcision was the membership card into the Israelite community. The community was supposed to train you and nurture you in the things of God. The Judaizers insisted on continuing circumcision as a rite of entry into the Kingdom of God. Paul and the other apostles realized that God desired Jew and Gentile believers to have a “circumcised heart.” This was the fulfillment of Jeremiah's 600 year old prophecy (Jeremiah 31:31-34). Entrance into the Kingdom was about inward faith, not outward symbols. In letters of Paul he points out that in the New Testament baptism was the membership card, so to speak, for believers. The job of the church was to train and nurture its members in the things of God. But it was also understood that neither circumcision nor baptism could replace one's personal faith in Jesus. Today, our job in this church is to continue the work that God began after the Tower of Babel. God called Israel to be a light to the nations that had gone rogue. We are to be a remnant from every nation that has joined the family of God, grafted into that remnant of Jewish believers. Together we are to summon the nations back to the Lord. JCN 2/24 Lord please reveal to us Your ways. Reveal to us Your ancient paths. Rip open the veil of darkness that has been cast over the nations. Let the fullness of the Gentiles come in so that Your house is filled with every people, tribe, tongue and nation. 1 [1]As a side note, eating steak rare is not consuming blood. The juices of a slice of meat are mostly water and myoglobin. Myoglobin is a protein that turns red when exposed to oxygen.

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Hey folks welcome back to another dadcast. In this episode, we talk about many things, including ancient gods of other cultures, Yahweh and much more.  Please enjoy.    You can get ahold of me at Timonspodcast@gmail.com

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Aiming for Biblical Families (AFBF). This is week 8's teaching of an 8-week series taught by my dad. We will only release 7 of the 8 episodes.  When our children were young, I remember hearing something over and over. “ Enjoy them while they're young, because you are going to regret the teen years.” I mostly heard this from church people. And even though I had not yet experienced the teen years, I decided that this view was unacceptable. Consequently, I have enjoyed every stage that my children have gone through. And now they are old enough to be my friends. I challenge you to do the same with your children. I know that in our present culture teens and older children are rebelling against their parents at an alarming rate. This is a real problem. And our culture seems to encourage them to buck against every kind of authority. The culture of my grandparents and great-grandparents encouraged biblical values even though many were not authentic Christians. This is no longer the case; we live in a post-Christian society. But no matter what the culture says, our standard is the same: we are to raise up biblical and morally responsible families.   Teenage Rebellion Since the 1970s parents have become more and more child-centered. A consequence of this is that parents have redefined teenage rebellion as a “phase.” It is not a phase, it is rebellion, no matter what age you are. You can't show me a verse that defends teenage rebellion as a phase. This also negates the argument that teenage rebellion is due to hormonal change. It's true that hormones are changing for a teenager; but, teenage rebellion is actually exposing problems that occurred in the younger years and haven't been properly addressed yet. Now it's going to be harder. If your child learned healthy boundaries when he was younger and was characterized by obedience, then he can handle less boundaries as he gets older. You don't have to hover over him, or constantly prod him to do what is right. And he will enjoy the fact that you trust him to do what is right. Children should enjoy more and more freedom as they age because they are characterized by being trustworthy. If your teen is continually rebelling, you will have to come up with ways to enforce boundaries (remember, spanking is unacceptable at this point). But you also want them to know that if they begin to handle these boundaries, in a mature manner, they will gain more freedom. Their attitude is actually the key to their own freedom. Help them to see that they actually have the power to change their situation. Let them know this. Let them know you want to see them excel in gaining more freedom. That you are actually for them, not against them. Keep in mind what I said a couple of weeks back: younger children rebel against authority, teens often are rebelling against a broken relationship. Find out with your teen where that brokenness has occurred. Work it out together, this will resolve relational conflict. Now that we are talking about teens, I want to give you another tool.   The Appeal Process There are different places in the Bible, where you see the appeal process being used. Daniel chapter 1 is one of those places. Daniel and his friends (who were war refugees as young teens) knew that they should not compromise their faith by eating food dedicated to idols. But they were commanded by their Babylonian authorities to eat food from the king's table. So Daniel appealed to his immediate advisor to test them for 10 days. They would only eat vegetables so as not violate their dietary laws. The result was that Daniel and his friends excelled in their health. After this test, their supervisor allowed them to eat vegetables and not break their dietary laws. Daniel honored God, he also honored his authorities by appealing to them for permission to eat according to his conscience. Here is an example: your son is in the middle of playing a video game with his friends online. You come and tell him that supper is waiting on the table and to come immediately. If he disobeys he is violating Ephesians 6:1 (children, obey your parents). If you force him to quit the game, you have frustrated him because you haven't given him time to finish a task that was important to him. Now you are violating Ephesians 6:4 (fathers, do not exasperate your children). In this case, your son can ask, “ May I appeal?” You would respond, “Yes.” And he would say, “I only have five minutes left of this game with all of my friends, would you be OK if I finished it and then came to supper immediately?” This gives you information you may not have been aware of. And if it seems like a reasonable request, you should agree to it. Notice how the appeal process is the bridge between Ephesians 6:1 and 6:4. Note how the appeal process was activated. The teen initiated the conversation by providing new information to the parent. The parent needs to listen to the information and came up with an answer. The answer may be yes, no, or maybe. If it is no, or maybe, you need to give a good reason why. This process prevents parents from becoming arbitrary or legalistic. It allows the teen to give information without being rebellious. And it helps teens to transition into self-government throughout the coaching phase of parenting. As I said, earlier, our culture has become very child-centered. Interestingly, both permissive and authoritarian models produce teenagers who reject their parents. Permissive parents avoid conflict. This is why they bow to their children's demands. As a self-centered child reaches the late teens and early 20's, the tension is often too much for parents. The parents typically detach or distance themselves from the relationship. And since the child has been trained to avoid resolution, they will probably act in a similar manner. This is the model they grew up under. An authoritarian parent can force young children to bend to their will. But as a child gets older, it becomes harder for an authoritarian parent to force them to comply to every wish. The children begin to see the hypocrisy of a parent who demands every rule to be obeyed, while the parent can break any of their own rules. Teens hate hypocrisy and teens hate enslavement. They will reject the parent/child relationship and leave the home as soon as possible. They may even retaliate physically, if they have to, before they leave. It's never too late to try and correct your mistakes. If you have parented in either extreme, authoritarian or permissive, the first step is to realize it. Next, ask your children for forgiveness. Let them know you are working on your parenting skills and you will need their patience in this new adventure. I think you will be surprised at how willing most children are to give you a second chance, If the relationship is so broken that they reject you, do what is right anyway. You may see healing years later. If not, you are still accountable for your actions regardless of their response.   Build Your Family Identity So here's what I want you to do: build a biblical family identity. Deuteronomy 11:19 tells us to speak about God's word continuously. Read the word to your children. Do daily devotions with them. As they become teens, teach them how to read the word for themselves. Encourage them be involved at church. And by the way, it doesn't have to be at your church. As my children got older, I let them go to different churches, as long as they were plugged in somewhere. Teach them to take ownership of their own faith. They have to know that they have made the choice to follow God, they don't follow Him just because you are a Christian. Also tell them what your purpose in the kingdom is and how you came to know about it. Tell them how you see God moving in their life, what God seems to be calling them to for the future. Let them know He will fill in the details as time goes on. Parents must provide a biblical family identity for their children. Sometimes the kids would say to me, “Such and such a family does it this way.” And I would say, “That's OK, but you are a Nimtz, and this is how we do things.” This informs your children that the culture doesn't define them. God, and you as the parent, define the family. Obviously, you need to be grounded in Scripture in order to form a biblical family identity. I would also often tell the kids that if I had a chance to pick from all the children of the world, I would choose them. This is not to devalue other children, but my kids knew that they were more important to me than anyone else. They knew that they were unique. They knew that they belonged to me, and that our family had purpose in the Kingdom of God. Again, you don't have to devalue other families to do this; but, they do need to know that God has specific plans for the family they have been placed into. If a family identity is weak, the child will find their identity in their peers. Do you trust your children's peer group to mold their future? In the past, about three or four generations ago, parents could lean on the culture to help provide a biblical structure for their children. Our society back then wasn't necessarily truly Christian, but it had tenets of Christianity woven into it. We no longer have that luxury. But look at it this way, the shallow veneer of a false American Christianity has been removed from our culture. So now is the time for you to raise up an authentically biblical family.   Appendix: being vulnerable. Week 1: the curtain story. We bought our first house in 1994. Timon was around two and Hadassah was a newborn. I was in our front room standing on a ladder, trying to install some new curtains. These curtains draped down to the floor, and down at the bottom of the ladder was my little toddler. He was yanking on the curtains while I was trying to install them. I was getting frustrated with all the things I had to do as well as probably things he had been getting into. None of his actions were actually rebellious. He was just curious. But I had had enough. I scolded him and yelled so loud that it scared him. His face flooded with fear and he ran away. At this moment I realized I was going to become a parent like my previous generations. And I cried out to God and said to myself, “This can't happen.” It wasn't long after this when the opportunity of taking a parenting class was presented. This class trained me to turn away from punishing out of anger or frustration and move to the model of biblical training. This was a lifesaver. It broke generations of parental ignorance. And I want to hold the same opportunity out to you. Week 2: law vs principal. When Allayah was in high school, she went to a garage sale. She got some items from the garage sale and they were in a red basket. The folks at the garage sale told her just to keep the basket for free, no problem. She actually liked the basket better than the items in it. When she got home, we discovered that the basket was from a CVS drugstore. I told her that we needed to return the basket because it was CVS property and it didn't belong to us. Even though she didn't steal it from the store, even though someone else may have stolen it, it still belonged to CVS. So we took it back and placed it in the store. Now the law is “Do not steal.” Technically, she didn't steal. But by taking the basket back, we corrected a wrong that someone else had done. We satisfied the principal of restoring stolen property to its rightful owner. Nobody noticed that she had done what was right. She was not thanked by the store for doing good. However, God was honored by doing the right thing. That is the best reward. Week 3 As the children got older, we became more busy and stopped practicing couch time. My wife and I do talk about what we need to cover throughout the week; however, we don't sit down on the couch at a certain time of day like we used to. So, maybe we need to come up with an alternative. Week 4 I have suggested this to many people and I want to share this with you. Write a love letter to your child and every couple of years add a paragraph to it. I started doing this when my children were young because I wanted them to know how much they meant to me. I wanted them to know what God was doing in their life in case something happened to me. They needed to know from their Dad what I valued in each child, and what God was aiming them towards. I can't tell you how much this means to your your children. Do it! Week 5 The whole concept of using Mr. and Mrs. was foreign to me. I didn't like it when I heard it. But I decided to do a little experiment. So I asked children to call me Mr. N. There were one or two sets of parents that didn't like my suggestion, and they told their kids to call me by my first name. Since I was not their authority, I didn't make it an issue. But what I noticed is that the children that called me Mr. N. had more respect for me. There was a healthy distance between me and them. I was an adult, I was not just another child in their peer group. Those that called me by my first name treated me with the same respect they gave their friend group. Imagine a 10 year old thinking that we were on the same level. And since their parents didn't respect my wishes, I didn't take it personally, but I did notice the difference between each set of children. I also purposely had as little interaction with those children as possible. Week 6 I have observed parents who have moved towards each extreme. Those who are authoritarian now have children that don't want anything to do with Christianity or the church. They have even cut off ties with their parents. And yet their parents were very committed to church and to their faith. On the other hand, I have observed some parents who were very permissive. Their children have become very self-centered. In fact, one family has restraining orders against their own child. So, the law has had to step in because they failed to parent well in the early years. By the way, I was admonished by both groups of parents. One group said I was too strict, the other said I was too lenient. Week 7 Sometimes you make a mistake in correcting your children. I have had to ask forgiveness from my children. Sometimes I was too quick to punish when I didn't know the whole story. Sometimes I let things go that should have been dealt with immediately. Don't be afraid to ask for forgiveness, children are very forgiving early on. But, if they have had years of disappointment from you, it will be harder to amend the relationship. They may not be willing to forgive you. But don't give up on doing what is right.

Aiming for Biblical Families (AFBF). This is week 6's teaching of an 8-week series taught by my dad. We will only release 7 of the 8 episodes. We talk a little about the 7th conversation at the end of this episode. Show notes below. The show Questions are below that.   Don't Sabotage the Process The fifth commandment, Exodus 20:12, says to “honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.” Colossians 3:20 says “children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. ”Child-centered parenting tends to ignore this principle. But vs 21 is just as important, which says, “Fathers not to embitter your children or they will become discouraged” (athumeo, which is to be broken in spirit). Authoritarians ignore this principle. We want to help our children honor the Lord and honor us, so that they can have a good life, a long life. Don't weaponize these scriptures against them, carry the privilege of being a parent and do what is right. Train your children to the standard of Scripture. Not to how you feel, not to what the culture mandates. Sadly, parents usually don't see the negative results of their permissive or authoritarian structures until later in life. They are unaware of the cracks forming during the adolescent years, and then torrents of conflict flood the teen years. Here are some ways that parents undermine their children's training. I'm going to give four negative models of parenting, and I'm going to give extreme examples in order to drive home the point that these models are destructive. Don't feel condemned, all of us need correction, all of us have missed the mark somewhere. Just to let you know, I am still correcting my own misunderstandings. A threatening, repeating parent. This parent will give instructions which need to be followed. When the child refuses to comply, the parent then threatens punishment, but doesn't follow through. Threatening then turns into bargaining. When bargaining fails, the parent has lost the battle. This then necessarily leads to punishment, which is typically weak at best. This parent wants compliance, but is unwilling to enforce the boundaries or distribute the appropriate punishment. Which means that the parent is enforcing disobedience. They console themselves that they are being patient. What they are actually doing is training the child to habitually ignore instruction. As time goes on the child will become irritated with the incessant and hollow threats of the parent. And the child's willful disobedience is strengthened. This same child is also being trained to ignore God as they get older. To them, sin is a myth and God is another weak-willed parent who isn't concerned with true obedience. A parent who bribes. This parent, much like the previous one, tries to barter with a child in hopes of gaining obedience. When bribing doesn't work, threats are employed. But here is what is different from the previous model: when threats do not work, scare tactics are used. For example, Mom says, “If you clean your room, I'll give you a candy bar.” Later Mom sees that the room hasn't been cleaned so she says, “If you don't clean your room, I'll have to take you to the orphanage.” I know this sounds extreme, but I have actually witnessed such tactics. This model avoids conflict through bribery; but, when results don't happen, it passes right by the process of repeating threats and goes straight into manipulation (which is witchcraft). A parent who negotiates in conflict. This is a tough one. Let's say your four year old needs to eat everything on his plate before he can have dessert. He throws a fit. He has to spend some time in his room and then come back to the supper table to finish his plate. He eats half of it and says he's ready for dessert. This is negotiation, this is not acceptable. He goes to his room for more contemplation. You bring him back out with the same instructions, “Finish your plate so you can have dessert.” He then finishes everything but one bite. He now expects to get dessert. This is still not acceptable because you are the parent, and he is not in charge. Maybe you don't want to pick the supper table as a battlefield. There are times when a child really can't fit any more food in their stomach. And there really are foods that are odious to a child. I remember such foods. So, I am not advocating food abuse. But parents really need to promote full obedience. Honestly, this is often how we deal with God. We give him 50%, 70% or even 90% of what He asks. But 90% of what he asks is still disobedience. Work on getting 100% obedience from your child. Work on giving God 100% obedience. Have grace for your children since we also fall short of 100% obedience. A passive, compassionate parent. I'm not against a parent who is compassionate. But sometimes compassion is a mask covering the selfishness of a child. For example, your five year old son really likes the neighbor boy's bike. He takes it whenever he wants and goes for a ride. He brings it home and puts it in the garage as if it were his own bike. When the neighbor boy wants his bike, he can't find it. It's always in your garage. This is stealing. But the “compassionate” parent will say, “ My son is learning to mature in property rights. He feels a sense of community, that everyone should share their material items. I don't want to squelch that virtue of creating a shared community.” Or the parent may say, “ My son forgot that it wasn't his bike. It was an oversight” This is covering up sin and making it look acceptable. This is not compassion, this is being an accomplice to the sin of your child. You are raising a thief. In fact, you are a thief. When your son grows up and steals a car because he feels like it, he's going to spend time in a new community. It is called jail. The antidote: train to the biblical standard. Each parent will have a different personality or temperament. But you must be a team. If a child knows that Mom is more lenient on certain things, the child will use that to their advantage. Both parents have to have the same expectations and boundaries for the household. Both parents have the task of training to biblical standards. Don't play “good cop, bad cop.” This places a wedge between the “nice” parent and the “harsh” parent. Sometimes one parent may not want to reward or punish a child until they have consulted with their spouse. That's fine. Often my wife would tell the children, “When Dad comes home, we will both decide what to do with this situation.” That way she wasn't conflicting with me, we made decisions as a team. When you give instructions, expect those instructions to be obeyed. Make sure you have eye contact with the child when you're giving instructions. Have them repeat the instructions, to you. This ensures that they have understood and heard you. Then expect them to obey. You may want to give them a five minute warning so they can be ready to obey your instructions. Like when you ask them to clean their room or come to supper. They might need a few minutes to finish the things they were doing. Be aware of their feelings, but also expect them to complete the task you have given them.   Questions How has your childhood affected your view of parenting? Do you tend to be a threatening/repeating parent?   Do you fit in to the bribing parenting model?   Do you negotiate in conflict?   What are some steps you're going to take to move towards scriptural parenting, rather than what you have experienced as a child?

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Aiming for Biblical Families (AFBF). This is week 5's teaching of an 8-week series taught by my dad. We will only release 7 of the 8 episodes.  Show notes below. The show Questions are below that.   Developing Biblical Behavior Proverbs 4:23 says "Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life." Every Christian must guard their heart from deception and rebellion. But recently my wife pointed out an important concept. As a parent, it is your job to guard the heart of your children until they learn how to guard it for themselves. For children, actions precede belief. For adults, belief informs their actions. When children are young you need to help them to do right actions, which will inform their worldview. As they get older, they need to understand why those actions are good. A child who obeys Mom is seen as refreshing. A grown man who only does what he is told and doesn't know why or even care to know why, is a slave. Here are a few concepts (some biblical, some merely practical) that you can work on with your children.   The interrupt rule. This is a useful tool for children. It helps the child to wait for the adult conversation to pause so that they can ask a question or bring up a point of interest in the conversation. If your child needs your attention they can come up to you, put their hand on your hand and wait for you to respond. This is helpful because the child knows that they will have your attention as soon as you can give it to them. Yes Mom, yes Dad. When you call a child have them answer with “Yes Mom?” not “what?” This answer builds respect for your leadership as a parent. It centers your family on parental authority, not child centered authority. You will have to work at helping your children get into the habit of responding this way. You can even do this when you don't have any particular instructions. For example, sometimes I would call one of the children, like Hadassah. I would call and she would come running and respond, “Yes Daddy.” And I would just say, “Love you.” There was no instruction, but I would always get, “Love you to Daddy.” There's nothing better. Respecting elders. This concept should be trained because it helps the child to focus on others rather than self. It alerts kids to the value of those who have had more life experience than they have. They will also be more able to receive wisdom from God, their ultimate elder (Lev.19:32).   Respecting siblings. Respecting siblings develops family unity and lifelong friendships. It helps train selfishness out of each child, and brings peace to the home (Pr.12:10). We trained our children that each sibling would be a life-long friend. And that they should defend and cherish that bond. Respecting property. Vandalism is a sign of cultural decay. Destroying your own property is stupid. Destroying another person's property is criminal. We are to respect and honor other people and their property (Ex.20:15). Respect for nature (God's property). Littering, destroying nature, killing animals for fun are all a perversion of the original call that was placed upon us in the garden of Eden (Gen.1:28). We are to take God's character and principles into the world and subdue it for Him. If you disrespect nature, you are disrespecting God's property. Mr. and Mrs. Like the concept of respecting elders, this delineates who is a grown-up and who is not. Grown-ups are not your children's peers, they have experienced many more years life. A grown-up pays bills, runs a household, goes to work and deals with problems there, deals with problems at home. So they are not on the same level as a child. They are not a peer and they should be treated with respect (Lev.19:32). Overcoming shyness. Personalities differ from one another. Some children are more bold, more outgoing. Those children who are more shy will struggle to speak with adults, or look at them when an adult is talking to them. It's okay to be in the process of working to overcome shyness; however, shyness cannot be used as an excuse for rebellion. Some children refuse to answer an adult or look at them when being spoken to because it is gives them a sense of power. Don't rationalize away shyness, you may actually be masking sin. Eye contact and the handshake. In our culture eye contact is not disrespectful. It shows that the child is engaged and listening to your instructions. When you meet a grown-up, the child should not be afraid to look at them while they talk and respond back. As children get older, and someone shakes their hand, they need to look at them, and give them a firm (not limp) handshake. Life isn't fair. Life has setbacks. You have to learn how to grow through difficult times. Help your children through tough times by training them that life is not fair. Those who demand that life should always be fair will be disappointed all the time. They should become overcomers, not victims. 10 minute warning. Don't exasperate your children. This is a useful tool for parents to give children time to get ready to comply with their instructions. Dinner time can be an example. Tell your children, “Dinner is in 10 minutes.” Then come back in five minuets and say, “Dinner is in five minutes.” This gives them time to finish what they were doing and get ready to comply with your instruction. The value of labor. While running a household some chores are to be done for free because it's for the welfare of the whole family. But other chores can be financially rewarded. You will have to decide which labor should be rewarded with money or an allowance. Being paid for labor will train children to value money. If they are habitually given money for free, without laboring for it, they will expect everyone to give to them freely when they don't deserve it. This is especially harmful as they reach adulthood. No one respects a leech. The ultimate goal for all of these behaviors is for the child to eventually have self-initiative, without having to be prompted by the parent. This will take several years. But when you see self-initiative give them verbal accolades!   Questions For children, actions __________ belief. For adults, belief ___________ action. Are any of these concepts new to you? Which ones do you think will be hard to implement?

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Aiming for Biblical Families (AFBF). This is week 3's teaching of an 8-week series taught by my dad. We will only release 7 of the 8 episodes.  Show notes below. The show Questions are below that.   I want to relate here the four phases of parenting that Growing Kids material outlines. Discipline phase: 1-5 years. The primary goal of this phase is to establish your right to lead. This is not oppressive authority, but loving authority. Children under five or are too young to operate with understanding or make wise decisions on their own. You must have boundaries that lead to freedom when they can behave in a responsible way.But until they reach that maturity, you have to be the “law.” Training phase : 6-12 years. During this phase, you are showing your children what to do and how to do it, and you are explaining why they are doing what they're doing. They are practicing how to deal with life. Their decisions must begin to flow from their heart not from your rules. Coaching phase: 13-19 years. During this phase, you are giving wisdom and advice to your children. You need to begin to move to the sideline so that they can learn from their own failures and successes. But you are still there to protect them or help them when they have a glitch. But you want them to take ownership of decisions, to make their own decisions. This is the mark of maturity. Friendship phase: 20 and older. Now that they have grown to make their own decisions and are old enough to have their own family, they can be your friends. They will always be your child, and you can always exchange advice, ideas, and wisdom with them a trusted friend. But you must let them command their own ship.   Growing Kids did a good job at outlining these phases of parenting. I like to break this down into three simpler phases. These age groupings are subjective, they depend on each child's maturity, this is not a hard and fast rule. Parental authority phase: 1 – 6 or 7. In this phase you are the parent, you are in charge. This does not mean you are a tyrant. But you have been working for years, you pay bills, you understand the hardships of life, you've been through some hard knocks. You should be the one at the helm of the family ship. You have earned this position. Not that you are a dictator over your children; but, your job is to guide and protect them from things they don't understand. You have to be the one in charge during this phase in order to protect them and train them for what they will deal with later in life. Coaching phase: 8 – 16 or 17. During this phase you want to start training your children to have the ability to begin thinking through situations for themselves. You want to coach them or guide them through decisions that they make or difficulties that they face. Someday you're not going to be there to make decisions for them. Help them make successful decisions now while you are still around. Let them make a decision and then discuss the outcome. You want them to know how to turn to God for answers. You want them to know that God is their father and that their faith in Him is genuine. It's not built on your convictions, it's built on their own convictions. Friendship phase: 18 and up. Now that your children are making their own decision, they are getting ready to strike out on their own. They don't want somebody telling them what to do. They want someone who is cheering for them. An advocate, not a commander. Because your relationship is secure, you can have divergent opinions and still remain friends. In this phase your children trust you and come to you for wisdom, not rules. You will also enjoy learning new things from them. After all, they have begun to walk in the unique calling God has placed on them. They will impart wisdom back to you. I have seen many parents try to be friends with toddler, to treat him like a peer. And I have seen many parents treat their 18 year old like a toddler. Here is something grievous I have seen: when you treat your toddler like a peer, you will raise up a tyrant. When you treat your 18-year-old like a toddler you will create an enemy. I covered this same subject in week 2; but, it bears repeating. Young children often rebel against authority because they want their own way. Selfishness has to be lovingly trained out of them. And they need to learn that you and God are a loving authority that will lead them in the right direction. But by the time the child is in their mid-teens, or later, you can't demand respect from them. A teenager is not usually rebelling against authority, a teenager usually rebels against a broken relationship. This is a much harder situation to amend when dealing with a teen. If you have a broken relationship with a teen, you will have to ask their forgiveness. Forgiveness, in that you have handled these different phases incorrectly, and that you are learning to correct things as best as you can. I would suggest doing the right thing at a young age so that you don't lose your relationship with the child as they get ready to leave home. Practical example. The way you interact and give instructions to your children should change over time. Consider these scenarios. Phase 1 (parental authority). You can only play in the backyard. You can't go to the park unless a parent goes with you. A two year old may ask, “Why?” I would answer with another question, “Who is the Dad?” In other words, “I'm the parent and you need to obey.” This is a sufficient answer for a little child. They are not able to comprehend that child predators may be at the park. Nor do you want to delineate for their young mind all the perversions of a pedophile. Phase 2 (coaching). Your 12-year-old wants to go down the block to play baseball with his friends. At this age it's fine for him to go because he understands that there are certain characters to be aware of. “You can play baseball, but I want you to stay in a group and come home as soon as you're done.” Your son may ask, “Why.” In this phase you give reasons for your instructions. “Because there is safety in groups and dinner will be ready by then. We enjoy spending time together as a whole family.” You are still the parent, you are still in charge; but, your instructions are built upon virtues and reasons that he can grasp and agree with. Phase 3 (friendship). You ask your 25 year-old daughter if she is free Saturday morning. “Why?” she asks. “Because I can't figure out what Mom needs for Christmas and I know you have great ideas. Just let me know if it works with your schedule. It would be fun to see you if you have time. If not, let's make it another time.” This is a request, not a demand. Your daughter is an adult, she deserves respect for her own schedule. Questions What do young children typically rebel against? What do teens typically rebel against? Which phase of parenting should your children be in right now? How do instructions differ from phase 1 and phase 2? How do instructions differ from phase 2 and phase 3?

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Aiming for Biblical Families (AFBF). This is week 2's teaching of an 8-week series taught by my dad. We will only release 7 of the 8 episodes.  Show notes below. The show Questions are below that.   You can reach me Timonspodcast@gmail.com   I have seen many Christians train their kids to act morally, but they fail to train their kids to think morally. Unfortunately, children or grown-ups who only act morally, but do not think morally are in danger of becoming hypocrites. A hypocrite is someone who acts one way while their heart is somewhere else. Around age 3 or so children can begin to grasp the moral reason why some thing is wrong or right. This is when you want to begin training the child to think of why something is good or bad. But don't get the process backward! I have often witnessed parents treating a toddler as if they were a peer. On the other hand, I have witnessed parents chiding a 15 or 16 year old as if he were a toddler. If you exalt a toddler to the position of an adult, you'll create a monster. If by the age of 12 they don't respect you, you may have already lost the battle (I will address this in a few weeks). But when you treat a teenager like a little toddler, you will only deepen the chasm between your eroding relationship. Temperaments and personalities differ in each child, but biblical principles remain the same. We must train to the standard of scripture, not to personality. Whether you're shy or outgoing, emotional or stoic, the Bible is your standard. The fifth commandment: honor your father and mother is a commandment, not just a good idea to follow if you feel like it. Now I know some parents are difficult to honor. And I'm not going to get into the weeds on that subject here. I'm just pointing out that God's word needs to be applied to everyone, at every age, with every temperament. Consider the parable of the two sons Matthew 21:28-32. There are two different personalities at play here; one is disrespectful, one is a hypocrite. The son who resisted his father's will ended up doing what was right. The other failed. We should strive to do better than either son. Principle over Law Younger children under 5 need to respond to parental authority. You can't reason with a toddler, he simply needs to obey. But as your child ages, you need to introduce something deeper than rules. The law is insufficient to produce moral character. Laws set boundaries against evil, they should protect a child from moral, emotional and physical harm. But rules won't necessarily create in a child a love for God. I believe that there are underlying principles behind every biblical command or rule that relates the heart of God for His people. You must learn how to train your children about the principle that lies behind the law. For example, a father tells his child it is bedtime. He must not get out of bed, he needs to get a full nights rest. What happens if there is a fire? Should the child lay in bed while the house burns down? What if he becomes sick? Should he lay in bed in his own vomit because he wasn't supposed to get out of bed? No. The command, “stay in bed,” was meant for the welfare of the child's health. His well-being was the heart, the principle, behind the command. Laws have specific instructions, but they will not have answers for every situation. Principles, on the other hand, train you how to read the context of differing situations. The principle from the above story is that a child needs rest for his own well being. He needs to go to bed when the parents have determined the proper time. But it's also healthy to get out of bed if he is sick or needs to use the toilet. It is very healthy to leave his bed and get out of the house if it's on fire. This is the difference between law and principle. Matthew 15:7-9 is a prime example. Jesus rebuked the Pharisees, because they were obeying the doctrines of men; but, in doing so, they were violating the word of God. Their own man-made rules nullified the principles of God. Principles that would have allow them to live in freedom and harmony. Practical example: You drive by the park and there is a sign that says, “$250 fine for littering.” This is the law. Break it and you will pay the consequences. But what is the principle behind the law? Listen to Philippines 2:3-4 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Throwing trash on the ground is selfish and lazy. You are ruining the visual beauty of the park because it's inconvenient for you to take your trash to the garbage can. And someone else is going to have to pick your trash up for you because you were not considering the preciousness of others. A violation of the scripture above. The person motivated by the law fears reprisal. The person motivated by the virtue of the biblical principle is considerate of others who want to enjoy the park as well as you. Operating out of principles is a sign of maturity. This is what we want for our children. Questions Are your children ready to receive the moral explanations for the instructions you give them? Do your instructions have moral reasoning behind them? How can you train your children to not only behave honorably, but to have a heart for doing what is good? Discuss with your spouse, the difference between law and principle. How can you train this into your children? Laws can be good. What are some laws that you have in place to protect your children? What are the principles behind your rules? Are your rules too legalistic, or have you failed at having any rules at all? Do your children need more boundaries, or more space to think about what they do? Discuss with your spouse if the rules you place in your family are legal only, or are they getting at the heart of God's word?

Aiming for Biblical Families (AFBF). This is week 1's teaching of an 8-week series taught by my dad. We will only release 7 of the 8 episodes.  Show notes below. Show Questions are below that.   You can reach me Timonspodcast@gmail.com   "Aiming for Biblical Families (10/23) Before we start this parenting series we want disclose some things to you. First, we want to lower your expectations. If you're looking for logical or behavioral methods to get a quick-fix for problem children, you will be disappointed. You need to think long-term, decades, to see the value of your investment. Your family is worth the investment. Second, you must remember that we are flawed individuals and are still growing as parents. We have made plenty of mistakes. We are not your model the Lord is. But we want to help you incorporate the things we've done right and avoid the things we've done wrong. Jesus must be the center of your marriage and your family. He has all the correct answers, we do not. Third, those of you who are foster parents should know that my wife and I have had no experience raising foster kids. These classes will be helpful; but, they will be insufficient for some of the deeper trauma that foster kids have suffered. Basically, they have experienced abandonment. The best you can do is strive to give them a safe family structure in which they can flourish and heal. Fourth, in the 1990's we were heavily influenced by a teaching series called “Growing Kids God's Way.” The teaching we received in this series averted us from making multiple mistakes in parenting. I didn't agree with everything in the curriculum; but, much of it was very insightful. Unfortunately, that ministry was erased because of alleged financial misdealings. Dr. Dobson, who once headed up Focus on the Family ministries, was highly critical of Growing Kids. Dobson, in my opinion, sometimes took ideas from secular psychology and white-washed them with biblical concepts. He also has been accused of inappropriate behavior. I don't know how accurate any of these accusations are, you can still find helpful teaching in both camps. And this relates to what we are going to teach. We want to be helpful; but we are fallible. You must decide what is best for your own family . After all, you are the best candidate for raising your own children.   Week 1: Authoritarian versus permissive parenting.   Authoritarian and permissive parenting are two competing models of parenting that will destroy your family. Over the past 40 years, I have seen devout Christian parents operate in both extremes. I have received disapproval from parents who said I was too strict. I have received disapproval from parents who said I was not strict enough. Unfortunately, those accusers now have broken families. What I want you to aim for is a biblical model that avoids both extremes. Authoritarian parenting focuses mainly on rules and outward behavior only. The motivation used by parents is fear, “You will do what I say, or else you will be punished.” So the child complies in order to avoid conflict, or they are obedient out of fear of reprisal for breaking the rules. This kind of parenting does not teach principles, nor does it elevate virtue. The child will be compliant outwardly; but, inwardly he will yearn for rebellion. One outcome, as the child ages, is fear of failure. He must be successful in order to prove he is worthy of parental approval. Another outcome may be that he will begin to see everyone as morally inferior, because everyone falls short of his family's high standards. Or he may become so hateful towards his upbringing, that he rejects all forms of authority. Authoritarian parents can become verbally abusive, emotionally abusive, and even physically abusive. Permissive parenting is not concerned with suppressing evil or elevating good, it focuses on developing a positive environment for the child. This sounds good at first; but, it usually leads to the kind of parenting that is centered on the child at the expense of morality. This eventually leads to a child that is egocentric, manipulative and destructive. If the child doesn't get what he wants he will throw a tantrum until the parent complies. Permissive parents become exhausted trying to satisfy the wants and desires of the child and will usually give in to the child to avoid conflict. This leads to toleration of wrong behavior as a coping mechanism. Toleration of rebellion will destroy family relationships and family members. As the child ages, he will not only demand whatever he wants from his parents, he will also expect people outside of his family to placate his every demand as well. Families and communities that bolster this thinking eventually spiral into hedonism and lawlessness. There are shades and variations of each extreme. What we want to do to is avoid extremes of either type of parenting. What we want to do is raise children who love the Lord and love their family. We want them to do what is right morally because it flows out of a heart that is captured by the Lord. Here is an example of authoritarian parenting. In 1 Samuel 14, king Saul makes a rash vow. He lays down rules that have nothing to do with scripture, forcing all his fighting men to obey a law he made up on the spot. His son Jonathan violates that vow accidentally. He didn't hear the mandate that king Saul had made. When king Saul realized that Jonathan had defied his command, he declared that he would execute Jonathan for disobeying his vow. This is an example of authoritarian leadership. The rules weren't necessarily based on scriptural principles, yet defying those rules leads to severe punishment. At the end of 1 Samuel chapter 2, we find the opposite model of permissive parenting. Eli has raised sons that were permitted to do pretty much whatever they wanted. It was eventually too late. In verses 22 – 26 we see Eli rebuking his adult sons. But by then they would not listen to the voice of their father. They had become so corrupt that God put a death sentence upon them. Here is what we and our children need to aim for: He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 Justice is not focused on a penal code (like authoritarian parents are), it puts broken things back in order. Mercy does not ignore rebellion (like permissive parents do), it is loyal love for God and others. We must walk humbly with God. Our dependency is on God: not the slum-life of our present cultural norms or a particular denomination's religious slavery" . Questions: These questions are not meant to dishonor your parents, your parents did the best they could. Were you raised in either extreme, the authoritarian or permissive model? Are you apt to mimic either extreme? How can you avoid either extreme? What can you redeem from your upbringing? What should you change?

Thomas Ian Nicholas is an American actor, film producer and singer. He is best known for playing Henry Rowengartner in Rookie of the Year, Walt Disney in Walt Before Mickey and Kevin Myers in the American Pie film series.

This week the boy talk about the 'Dark Knight' in the early evening. WARNING! This is a superhero / comic book film, expect tangents. Tim Burton's 1989 film "Batman" is a groundbreaking and iconic entry in the superhero film genre that redefined the way audiences viewed the Caped Crusader. Starring Michael Keaton as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Jack Nicholson as the Joker/Jack Napier, the film offers a dark and brooding take on the classic comic book characters. Burton's unique vision of Gotham City as a dark and gothic metropolis, plagued by crime and corruption, set the tone for the film and future adaptations of the Batman franchise. Keaton's portrayal of Batman as a tormented and enigmatic vigilante and Nicholson's manic and flamboyant Joker delivered performances that are still celebrated today. "Batman" was not only a critical and commercial success but also a cultural phenomenon. It marked a departure from the campy Batman of the 1960s TV series, taking the character back to his darker, more complex roots. The film's visual style, including its iconic Batmobile and striking production design, left a lasting impact on the superhero genre, influencing subsequent films and interpretations of Batman. With its mix of action, drama, and psychological depth, "Batman" played a pivotal role in reshaping the superhero movie landscape and remains a beloved classic that continues to captivate audiences. Instagram: @aahfterhorrorpodcastTwitter: @aahfterhorrorFacebook: aahfterhorrorpodcastEmail: aafterhorrorpod@outlook.com

For the week of October 4th, 2023, Episode 22 of Season No. 6, Ted and his brother James Stovin publish a show with their dad, Gary Stovin, known to most as "Stovey." It's Stovey's 80th birthday on October 5th so we figured we should share some of his stories, we hope you enjoy! Ted and Dustin catch up on what's going on in the world of western sports after the PBR in Canada staged an outdoor event in front of Rogers Place and the PRCA and CPRA regular seasons come to an end.    To shop and for everything Cowboy Sh!t, visit www.CowboyShit.ca

Hello everyone, we are back with another Dadcast. My dad takes us on a deep dive into the real story of Jonah. How Jonah, Peter, and Jesus are related. We also discuss what the heck swallowed Jonah. Spoiler alert it's not a whale. imo    I hope you enjoy our episode.  Peace and Blessings  

Alan John Buckley is a Canadian actor. He played crime lab technician Adam Ross on the television series CSI: NY and Navy SEAL Sonny Quinn on the television series SEAL Team. He also had roles in Supernatural, The Box, Home Sweet Hell, and as the voice of Nash in The Good Dinosaur.

So today Paul went hunting for somthing unusual and as usual.... delivered. In the strangest beer combo yet... should it work.. I have no idea.. but we tried it.. here's to a nothern delicacy. Oh and we also spoke for ages on random stuff this week.

Joey Bradford is the guitarist for The Used and Hell or Highwater. Known for his contributions to their unique blend of post hardcore and alt rock. He joins us for a great time on the podcast!

Dan Caldwell is an American entrepreneur. He was a co-founder of Tapout, and is president of the company. He produces and appears in movies, television series, and documentaries.

Kyle Christie is a contestant from Geordie Shore and MTV's The Challenge. He was a finalist on Vendettas, Total Madness, and Spies, Lies & Allies. He also competed on Final Reckoning, War of the Worlds, War of the Worlds 2, and Double Agents.

Omar Jose Cardona is a singer and songwriter who achieved success after participating in NBC's singing reality show The Voice 22. Omar is a member of the band Epic Party, which performs since 2007 and sings for Jordan Fisher. He worked for JF for a year.

Hello everybody, we are back with another Dadcast. My wife, Phil, and I sit in on a dadcast episode. Dad takes us on a deep dive into what are the sons of god. What does it mean, why are they different in the OT vs the NT? Bənē hāʾĔlōhīm, literally means: "sons of the Elohim"   Fascinating dive into scripture. I hope you enjoy our episode.  

It's the final episode of the series and the dads are ready to tackle your biggest issues! Any topics or questions you want their (questionable) advice on? Email thedadcast@offtheball.com! @DadcastPod | @NiveaUK

Old friend, Mo Provolt and his son Mason join us along with bandmate Fred Poole! We talk fatherhood and their new band Two Piece Face!

Pat Hilton went from sleeping in a van performing in bar corners to leading the charge at premier business events and building a 7 figure social media agency. Grant Cardone called his work "Brilliant" then invited him to perform in front of 10,000 people at 10X GrowthCon 2 and Entrepreneur Magazine has called him "The Embodiment of Hustle". Pat Hilton is a living example of "Never Give Up" and his Media Agency has become the premier social media content production and management service for elite entrepreneurs.

Our annual special Fathers Day edition of Dadcast Podcast!

The only way for a story to progress is to turn the page. John Ondrasik— the songwriter and performer known as the platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated, Five For Fighting—knows this well. In the two decades since his first major single, “Superman (It's Not Easy),” hit the stratosphere, the artist has both evolved and come back ‘round full circle. Creativity, if nothing else, is paradoxical. To date, Five For Fighting, has released six studio LPs, including the platinum certified America Town and The Battle for Everything; and the top-10 charting Two Lights, along with an EP and live albums. Ondrasik has penned major hits, including the chart-topping “100 Years,” “The Riddle,” “Chances,” “World,” and “Easy Tonight,” which have earned tens of millions of streams and place him as a top-10 Hot Adult Contemporary artist for the 2000s. The reflective “100 Years” has joined “Superman (It's Not Easy)” as part of the American Songbook and continues to stand the test of time at weddings, birthdays, graduations, memorials, and many a home video. Five For Fighting's music has also been featured in more than 350 films, television shows, and commercials, including the Oscar-winning The Blind Side, Hawaii Five-O, The Sopranos and the CBS drama, Code Black.

Episode 142 of The Popko Project Podcast is a special Father’s Day Dadcast edition featuring (Butch) Emil Feist and Adam Farley of The MDG Crew. Brought to you by Keller's Garden Center/Keller’s Lawn Care And Landscaping Services LLC, Ionic Development, The V-Spot Bar, and Axelrad Screen Printing. In this special Father’s Day Dadcast episode of […]

Derrick Culpepper is a 6X viral video dad who has inspired millions with heartwarming videos of him combing his daughter's hair. He has appeared on the Kelly Clarkson Show, Bishop TD Jakes Show, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and he and his youngest daughter helped inspire the Oscar winning short film and boom Hairlove.

Hello folks we are back with another dadcast. My dad preached a sermon on the crucifixion of Christ. Man, he had some excellent thoughts. If you want some sermon notes let me know timonspodcast@gmail.com

15 years as a firefighter paramedic. Started Super Human Fathers in 2021. It has become a powerful mens group that has more than 500 hundred members and growing quickly. Our transformations are mind blowing and our members are thriving! Check out the inspiring words of Kyle Carnohan himself in this exciting episode of Dadcast!

Craig Campbell is an American country music singer. He signed to Bigger Picture Music Group and has released two albums: Craig Campbell (2011) and Never Regret (2013). He has had eight singles on the country chart. We had a blast talking about kids and music! You will too!

The Grants Pass Active Club is a non-profit organization that contributes to the youth of Southern Oregon. Since 1959, The Grants Pass Active Club has held Boatnik every Memorial Day weekend along the Rogue River in Grants Pass, Oregon. Boatnik is one of two fundraisers for this group of volunteers and takes all year to plan. All funds raised by the Grants Pass Active Club from Boatnik are returned to the community by supporting local children and youth programs. The club has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past 50 years. The members quietly support their community by bringing Oregon's second largest festival to the shores of Riverside Park and the Rogue River. If you would like to support the Active Club and the great work they do, become a sponsor or make a donation by clicking on the sponsors page. If you would like to approach the Club for support click on the donations link to go to the donation request form. The list of programs and organizations the Active Club helps is lengthy. The Club supports many local programs with regular donations. Additionally, the Grants Pass Active Club provides scholarships to local seniors every year. They have provided more than a hundred thousand dollars in scholarships since the inception of this program.

We welcome Drew Rees, Director of Facilities for Dutch Bros. to the pod. Drew at time of filming, is running for school board in Grants Pass, Or. In this episode we discuss the importance of the position he is running for, and of course his adventure in Dadlife!

We sit down with Southern Oregon business owner Dan Shaddox and talk Dadlife!

Peter M. Lenkov is a Canadian television and film writer, producer, and comic book author. He is best known as the showrunner of the reboot series Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver, and Magnum P.I., all of which aired on CBS when he was showrunner.Lenkov's notable work includes the TV series La Femme Nikita, Hawaii Five-0, 24 and CSI: NY and films such as R.I.P.D., Demolition Man and Son in Law. In comics, he wrote R.I.P.D. and Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained, for which he was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Illustrated Narrative. In 2005, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the hit TV series 24. In 2009, he wrote an episode of CSI: NY for which acclaimed actor Ed Asner was nominated for an Emmy for Guest Star. In 2011, Hawaii Five-0 was awarded Best New Drama at the People's Choice Awards. Other awards include a CAPE Award for Best Drama for Hawaii Five-0, a Media Access Award for his work on CSI: NY and a Huntington Disease Honor for an episode of The District. In 2010, Lenkov launched his reboot of the long-running CBS series Hawaii Five-0, which formerly aired on CBS and in over 200 countries around the world. He also created "Metajets" and "Kung Fu Dino Posse", two new animated TV shows. Lenkov executive produced the NBC mini-series entitled XIII, based on the popular graphic novel and video game by the same name. XIII stars Stephen Dorff and Val Kilmer. The two part film served as a pilot for a cable TV series XIII which began airing in 2011.[clarification needed] In 2011, a feature film based on R.I.P.D. began shooting. R.I.P.D. starred Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Bacon, and was released by Universal in summer 2013. In 2011, he signed a deal with CBS TV Studios.[3] In 2022, Lenkov was the executive producer of four feature films: The Wind & The Reckoning, Shelter In Solitude, Marlowe and R.I.P.D. 2. Lenkov is also developing numerous properties, including writing a new graphic novel.

Peter M. Lenkov is a Canadian television and film writer, producer, and comic book author. He is best known as the showrunner of the reboot series Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver, and Magnum P.I., all of which aired on CBS when he was showrunner.Lenkov's notable work includes the TV series La Femme Nikita, Hawaii Five-0, 24 and CSI: NY and films such as R.I.P.D., Demolition Man and Son in Law. In comics, he wrote R.I.P.D. and Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained, for which he was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Illustrated Narrative. In 2005, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the hit TV series 24. In 2009, he wrote an episode of CSI: NY for which acclaimed actor Ed Asner was nominated for an Emmy for Guest Star. In 2011, Hawaii Five-0 was awarded Best New Drama at the People's Choice Awards. Other awards include a CAPE Award for Best Drama for Hawaii Five-0, a Media Access Award for his work on CSI: NY and a Huntington Disease Honor for an episode of The District. In 2010, Lenkov launched his reboot of the long-running CBS series Hawaii Five-0, which formerly aired on CBS and in over 200 countries around the world. He also created "Metajets" and "Kung Fu Dino Posse", two new animated TV shows. Lenkov executive produced the NBC mini-series entitled XIII, based on the popular graphic novel and video game by the same name. XIII stars Stephen Dorff and Val Kilmer. The two part film served as a pilot for a cable TV series XIII which began airing in 2011.[clarification needed] In 2011, a feature film based on R.I.P.D. began shooting. R.I.P.D. starred Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Bacon, and was released by Universal in summer 2013. In 2011, he signed a deal with CBS TV Studios.[3] In 2022, Lenkov was the executive producer of four feature films: The Wind & The Reckoning, Shelter In Solitude, Marlowe and R.I.P.D. 2. Lenkov is also developing numerous properties, including writing a new graphic novel. In 2021, Lenkov also purchased a minority interest in several minor league sports teams. https://dadcast.co​ Check out our website https://www.twitter.com/dadcast2020​​​​ https://www.facebook.com/Dadcast2020​​​​ https://www.instagram.com/dadcast2020

Stephen Hill is an award winning actor (Best Male Actor, ABFF Star Project 2010), known for solid work in a variety of roles in film, TV, theater, web series, etc. Recently cast in the lead role of York in the HBO mini-series, Lewis & Clark, he is also on HBO, in Pete Chatmon's BlackCard, and in the fifth season of Boardwalk Empire in the recurring role of Clarence, right hand man to Jeffrey Wright's, Dr. Narcisse. On Netflix, in Kiara Jones' Christmas Wedding Baby, Stephen gives a heartfelt and truthful performance in the lead role of Issac. Look out for him on Law & Order SVU, Blue Bloods, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Louie, Political Animals, and Unforgettable. Hill can also be seen embodying the role of Jackie Robinson in the award winning documentary, Jackie Robinson: My Story. Watch Stephen online in the soulful film Runaway, starring opposite Grammy nominated vocalist Carolyn Malachi, and in the hilarious series Fort Knox. Stephen considers it a privilege and and honor to play make believe for a living.

Zach grew up in psych wards, rehabs, juveniles and did over 5 years in prison as an adult, then earned his first million and scoredhis family's 3 acre dream home by 33 (6 years after getting out of prison). Truth, order, excellence, alignment, and freedom is who he is and what he stands for. He helps alpha entrepreneurs build dominant brands with podcasts by getting shows launched and ranked in 5 weeks or less and at least 1,000 targeted subscribers in 90 days or less. (Over 250 podcasts *and counting* launched and ranked on Apple with MILLIONS of downloads) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dadcastco/support