Heartland Focus
January 28, 2010
We have been examining this month on Heartland Focus the essential skill of goal-setting and decision making. I shared with you my personal conviction that this ability to deliberately make good choices and having the confidence to stick with them is a learned skill, one which godly parents neglect to their child’s peril.
January 21, 2010
This month we are focusing on the need for children to learn how to set goals, make decisions, and develop the confidence of knowing that they can make good choices.
Children can be taught to rise above circumstances and poor models for behavior offered by society. There is no greater gift to a child than the ability to make God-honoring decisions that will create a foundation for becoming an emotionally and spiritually mature young adult.
January 14, 2010
Last week, I proposed that our children need to know how to make Bible-based choices and Christ-honoring decisions and stick with them. If they are to grow in the spiritual disciplines that will lead to spiritual maturity, and aim at a life that is pleasing to God, then learning to set goals and priorities and carrying them out to completion is a must.
January 7, 2010
Welcome to 2010! Ready or not, the New Year has come. In reality, our calendar is simply numbers on a page, but psychologically this is an ideal time for teaching your precious children a skill that is both necessary for their future success and essential for their protection. I am talking about learning how to commit to decisions, set goals, and make wise choices. Joshua said to the people of Israel as he was about to take over the leadership of a nation from Moses: “choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve… but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
December 31, 2009
Last week, this broadcast aired on Christmas Eve and it was my privilege to send you Christmas blessings from all of us at Heartland Christian Academy. This broadcast will air first on New Year’s Eve, so I offer you again a word of blessings from all of us here at Heartland, praying that you will have a new year full of favor and opportunity to serve the Lord Jesus Christ in your corner of this needy world.
December 24, 2009
Since this broadcast will air first on Christmas Eve, on behalf of the board, staff, students and parents at Heartland Christian Academy, let me send your way a prayer for a blessed Christmas celebration and a wonderful time with friends and family. What a privilege it is to honor Christ’s coming into the world.
December 17, 2009
We have been exploring the gifts that parents and grandparents can give to their boys and girls, and not just at Christmastime! I have encouraged Christian adults to model a strong spiritual foundation and heritage to the next generation. I have urged the gift of adventure, creativity, and the love of learning.
December 10, 2009
Last week we started a series on gift giving: specifically the gifts that you can pass on to your children as their parent, grandparent, and the primary educator in their life.
We looked at the gift of a strong spiritual foundation, given by godly adults through the example of their own life and the knowledge and tools needed for strong spiritual growth in a young person’s life.
We will also be looking at such precious commodities as an awareness of God-given talents and abilities, motivation and encouragement, and the ability to set realistic, but challenging, goals for the future.
December 3, 2009
This is a month for gift-giving, and it has prompted me to consider those gifts that a parent or educator can pass on to the next generation, both at home and at school. For the next several weeks, I will be focusing on these various gifts, how they can be given, and the impact they may have on a young life. Together, we will look at such precious commodities as a strong spiritual foundation, a love of learning and sense of adventure, an awareness of God-given talents and abilities, motivation and encouragement, and the ability to set realistic, but challenging, goals.
November 26, 2009
Because this program will air first on Thanksgiving Day, I want to take the time to express my gratitude to those of you who have been faithful listeners of Heartland Focus since we started back in 2007. I do occasionally meet people in unusual places like grocery store lines and garage sales who make the connection between me, my voice and this program. It is such a privilege to share educational principles from a Christian perspective, and I am sincerely grateful for those of you who have given me feedback that says, “you are right on target, keep it up.”
