L-R:  Jamey , Daniel, Mardy, Bill, Kate, Stephen, Patrick, Joel 

Right: Jon & Sally

If we seek to win the hearts of those outside our family (who are actually other people's children) but we fail to win the hearts of our own children, we miss an important truth.  It is only right that we win the hearts of those for whom we have primary responsibility before we take on the responsibility of other men's hearts for the Lord.  We actually earn the right to fish for other men's hearts by our obedience to fish first for hearts with our own families." 

from Children of Character I

Below are a few of the resources that have encouraged us over the years. We don’t necessarily agree with everything every one of these authors or speakers teaches, but we have benefited greatly by learning to take what we agreed with and leave the rest.  We encourage you to use discernment as you read or listen.

Bible Resources

www.biblegateway.com - Lots of free Bible resources - do topical searches, view several translations, etc.

Birth Order

Books:

The Birth Order Book, Dr. Kevin Lehman

Character

 Books :

Better Late than Early, Dr. Raymond Moore

Children Learn What They Live, Dorothy Law Nolte and Rachel Harris

Hinds' Feet on High Places, Hannah Hurnard (an analogy about humility and character)

Anything written by Elisabeth Elliot, www.elisabethelliot.org

My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers

The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer

The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis

*The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey

*We gleaned a tremendous amount of practical advice from this book without adopting his philosophy that power, strength and goodness are found within man. 

Evangelism

Living Waters Ministries

Worldview Weekend

Internet Filters and Accountability

BSafe

Clean Web

Covenant Eyes

Right-Brain Dominant Learning Style

Interview with Dr. Donald Joy, available from Focus on the Family, 1-800-A-FAMILY

Teens

Communicators for Christ CFC was founded to help Christian students of all ages become effective communicators.  It is CFS's goal to equip Christian students, along with parents and teachers, to effectively use the tool of communication to share the hope we have in a hopeless world.

Living Waters Ministries Click on videos to view street witnessing.

Summit Ministries 2 week training conferences that equip teens in ways to live the Christian life on a secular campus and in a secular world.

Worldview Weekend Biblical Worldview Training

Telephone

 National Do Not Call Registry

Television

Set the Trumpet to Thy Mouth, David Wilkerson

TV Guardian

Temperaments

Raising the Curtain on Raising Children, Florence Littauer

The Spirit-Controlled Temperament, Dr. Tim LaHaye

Your Personality Tree, Florence Littauer

Worldview

Living Waters Ministries Click on videos to view street witnessing.

Summit Ministries 2 week training conferences that equip teens in ways to live the Christian life on a secular campus and in a secular world.

Worldview Weekend Biblical Worldview Training