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Culture expert and veteran youth pastor Mark Matlock will teach you to line your family's story up with God's story in the world around you, helping you raise wise children who have the character, values, and mission that allows them to go out into the real world and live out a real faith. Raising Wise Children explores such issues as:
• Helping your child make decisions
• The importance of failure
• Knowing God's story for your family
• Changing the story your family is in
• The pursuit of wisdom, and much more God has placed us here to interact with and represent him to the world by engaging with the culture—not retreating from it. Rather than trying to isolate your children from the world or draw lines that keep them from truly engaging with what God has called us to help and heal, you can learn how to lead your family towards an integrated life where your story and God's story come together to make a difference in the world around you.
Acknowledgments 9
Foreword 11
Chapter 1 Our Families Need Wisdom 15
Chapter 2 What Exactly is Wisdom? 25
Chapter 3 Marks of a Fool 35
Chapter 4 Mediating Wisdom 47
Chapter 4.5 Mediating Wisdom: Practical and Personal 63
Chapter 5 Piles of Wisdom for the Taking 69
Chapter 5.5 The Seven Marks of Wisdom: Practical and Personal 79
Chapter 6 Opportunities for Growth in Your Home 89
Chapter 7 Making Wise Decisions 103
Chapter 8 Projection and Reflection 123
Chapter 9 Welcome Wise Influences 135
Chapter 10 The Wisdom Journey Begins with You 145
Overview
Culture expert and veteran youth pastor Mark Matlock will teach you to line your family's story up with God's story in the world around you, helping you raise wise children who have the character, values, and mission that allows them to go out into the real world and live out a real faith. Raising Wise Children explores such issues as:
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