WE ARE MENTORS, IF WE LIKE IT OR NOT!

(08/10/03) TEACHING MOMENTS

I have mentioned, indirectly throughout this book, the opportunities for “TEACHING MOMENTS.” I have not felt the urgency or the magnitude of this concept until now, even though I have talked about it quite a bit. I feel it is important to stress the fact that, whether we like it or not, we are having teaching moments all the time, specifically with our children. Most of us have heard the phrase, “Do as I say, not as I do,” or “I’d rather see a sermon than hear one, any day.” By our example, we are impacting the lives of our children, and those around us, with far greater power than we will ever know or even comprehend. In the different sections of this book