Raising Wise Children: Handing Down the Story of Wisdom

Culture expert and veteran youth pastor, Mark Matlock, will help you 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. The Raising Wise Children ebook 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 in the world God calls 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.

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Raising Wise Children: Handing Down the Story of Wisdom

Culture expert and veteran youth pastor, Mark Matlock, will help you 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. The Raising Wise Children ebook 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 in the world God calls 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.

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Raising Wise Children: Handing Down the Story of Wisdom

Raising Wise Children: Handing Down the Story of Wisdom

by Mark Matlock
Raising Wise Children: Handing Down the Story of Wisdom

Raising Wise Children: Handing Down the Story of Wisdom

by Mark Matlock

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Overview

Culture expert and veteran youth pastor, Mark Matlock, will help you 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. The Raising Wise Children ebook 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 in the world God calls 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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780310296560
Publisher: Zondervan/Youth Specialties
Publication date: 03/06/2012
Sold by: Zondervan Publishing
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 2 MB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Mark Matlock has been working with youth pastors, students, and parents for more than two decades. He’s the Executive director of Youth Specialties and founder of WisdomWorks Ministries and PlanetWisdom. He’s the author of several books including The Wisdom On series, Living a Life That Matters, Don’t Buy the Lie, and Raising Wise Children. Mark lives in Texas with his wife, Jade, and their two teenage children.

Table of Contents

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

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