Habits of a child's heart raising your kids with the spiritual disciplines
The best time to learn anything-- especially the spiritual disciplines-- is as a child. In this book, parents not only learn the spiritual disciplines for themselves but they also discover how to practice them with their kids and teens. Broken down into bite-sized, age-specific exercises, the founda...
| Main Author: | Hess, Valerie E., 1954- |
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| Other Authors: | Garlett, Marti Watson, 1945- |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Colorado Springs, CO :
NavPress,
Ã2004.
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| Summary: |
The best time to learn anything-- especially the spiritual disciplines-- is as a child. In this book, parents not only learn the spiritual disciplines for themselves but they also discover how to practice them with their kids and teens. Broken down into bite-sized, age-specific exercises, the foundations of the Christian life will become lifetime habits. Practice the spiritual disciplines as a family by: Serving others in a practical way, Simplifying schedules and possessions, Developing new habits of worship, Meditating on specific Bible passages. These are essential skills your kids will take them with them wherever they go-- long after they grow up and teach the same lessons to their own children. - back of book. |
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| Physical Description: |
206 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
1576834271 9781576834275 |
| Author Notes: |
Marti Watson Garlett, Ph.D., has more than thirty years of experience as an educator, author, and worldwide lecturer. She has written numerous articles and two previous books, Who Will Be My Teacher? and Kids with Character. Currently she serves as the founding dean of the innovative online Teachers College established at Western Governors University. Dr. Garlett and her husband live in Azusa, California. |