The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. A father's task is many-sided, but the most important part of his work is to fit himself and his children into God's plan of family authority. Children are to be encouraged by the father's pat on the back and helped to better things when necessary by the application of the hand or stick to the seat of learning. Of course there are many other methods of discipline besides spanking, but whatever is called for must be used. Taylor The eye that mocks his father, and scorns obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley will pluck it out, and the young eagles will eat it.
Prayer is the mortar that holds our house together.
Teresa Let family worship be short, savory, simple, plain, tender, heavenly. Cecil Chastising is an effect of love. My hand is large and his is small, And there is nothing on earth at all More important than the task That lies ahead of me. Noll Crowell Parents are prone to give their children everything except the one thing they need most. It sounds simple, but in reality it is the most difficult, and the most sacrificial task of parenthood.