Sometimes God lets you hit rock bottom so that you will discover He is the Rock at the bottom.
Tony EvansRead
The single greatest reason why we are losing a generation is because the home is no longer the place of the transference of the faith. We live in a day of ‘outsourcing’…Today, we have a generation of people that outsource their kids.
Interpretation
The home should be a place where values and beliefs are passed down, but many parents are relying too much on external sources.
This quote emphasizes the critical role that the home plays in shaping the morals, values, and beliefs of a generation. Tony Evans suggests that when parents fail to actively engage in the spiritual and moral upbringing of their children, often outsourcing this responsibility to others, society faces a significant loss in cultural and spiritual continuity.
In practice
In a seminar about parenting, to highlight the importance of parental involvement.
Sometimes God lets you hit rock bottom so that you will discover He is the Rock at the bottom.
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I am convinced that if we as a society work diligently in every other area of life and neglect_x000D_ _x000D_ the family, it would be analogous to straightening deck chairs on the Titanic.
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