If you were to judge fatherhood by watching sitcoms, you might think fathers are easily replaced. Sitcoms present fathers as having a self-absorbed teenage mentality of fun and games, unable to make a mature choice for their family. They are “bumbling ninnies” acquiescing to their wives because they have no idea how to help their...

Celebration Honor

May 1, 2011

5 Questions for Parents to Answer Before Discipline

by John Salmon

When children misbehave, parents generally respond quickly with discipline. Family shepherds immediately and energetically discipline their children in order to stop the misbehavior and teach more appropriate behavior. That is all well and good. However, as family shepherds we also have to remember that what we say and do during a heated interaction (like discipline)...

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Family Shepherds

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April 16, 2011

Forgotten Family Arts: The Thank You Note

by John Salmon

The world seems to change at an alarming rate. Just yesterday I thought of a mouse as a tiny furry animal; today a mouse is a near-obsolete piece of technology used with a desktop computer. I remember listening to records-the flat ones that required a record player with a needle to play. Today, we simply...

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Honor

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January 22, 2011

Family Shepherds

by John Salmon

I began to contemplate parenting while working with children and families in an inner city community, before I had any children of my own. Even then, I began to wonder how parents could successfully guide their children through such a dangerous maze of worldly distractions. I began to study this question even more when my...

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Family Shepherds

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Family by God's Design

Family by God's Design

Family by God's Design

Lets Hear It For Dad!

5 Questions for Parents to Answer Before Discipline

Forgotten Family Arts: The Thank You Note

Family Shepherds