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6A i ♦ FRIDAY/SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10-11, 2006 Parents question future with strong-willed child Question: What are the long-range implica tions of raising a strong willed child? What can we expect as the years go by? Dr. Dobson: Well, I can give you a few encouraging conclusions from our study. The tendencies of strong willed children (SWCs) are to return to parental values when they reach adulthood. Parents told us that 85 per cent of their grown SWCs (24 years of age and older) came back to what they had been taught -- entirely or at least “somewhat.” That is good news. Only 15 percent were so headstrong that they rejected their family’s core values into their mid-20s. In those exceptional cases, I’ll wager that other problems and sources of pain were involved. What this means, in effect, is that these tough-minded Dealing with invisible supernatural entities Two teachers appeared recently before the Crawford County Board of Education to request that the board cease its practice of having prayer before its meetings. One of the teachers is an atheist. The creed of Atheism reads: “An atheist loves himself and his fellow man instead of a god. He accepts that heaven is something for which we should work now - here on earth. He accepts that he can get no help through prayer, but that he must find in himself the inner convic tion and strength to meet ' 1 1 mmK gs Billy Powell Columnist life, to grapple with it, to subdue it and to enjoy it.” Atheists believe that school prayer is “a form of religious indoctrination that teaches children that there are invis-» ible supernatural entities which can be implored and appeased through mumbling prayers or reading words from holy books.” In a democracy, we should respect the religions of other people. Christians should not impose their beliefs on followers of other religions. Neither should adherents of other faiths attempt to suppress the way we wor ship. I do have problems, however, with atheists who say there is no Supreme Creator. Atheists are not to be ostracized but to be pit ied. They have no higher power to call upon in a crisis, whether it be a life or death matter, or to cope with the storms of life. At the point THESE SERVICE PROVIDERS ! f f, y || HAVE SPONSORED THIS L~ . . ~ C [l7 I , f HJ Church & Keligion p AGE Umol Support Your Local Religious Institution And Place Your Ad On I his Page By Calling 478-987-1823! YOUR AD COULD i BE HERE| fjk 1 THE BANK W OF PERRY Please worship at the church of your choice 1006 Main St. • Pern 987-2552 Member FDIC kids will argue and fight and complain throughout their years at home, but the major ity will turn around when they reach young adulthood and do what their parents most desired. That should be reassuring. Furthermore, if we coitld have evaluat ed these individuals at 35 instead of 24 years of age, even fewer would still be in rebellion against parental values. Second, raising a strong willed child (or a house full of them) can be a lonely job for parents. You can begin to feel like yours is the only family that has gone through these struggles. Don’t believe it. In anoth er study of 3,000 parents, we found that 85 percent of families had at least one strong-willed child. This is parenthood. This is human nature. of death, an atheist cannot pray to a Supreme Being to preserve his soul. Death to atheists has a ring of final ity. If there is no God. there will be no tomorrows-the soul faces extinction, never to exist again. Death to an atheist amounts to annihila tion of the soul and its ban ishment to a nether world where there is no thought, no remembrance, and no knowledge of ever having lived. That has to be man’s worse fear to face the prospects of dying and never living again. I stood on the beach recently and marveled at the vast ocean whose tides move like synchronized clockwork. I gazed with wonderment at the expanse of blue sky that touched the ocean’s horizon and rose above me. Directly behind was the blazing sun that warmed my body in the gentle breeze. The earth upon which I stood was tilted at the pre cise angle that permitted the existence of life, its gravity keeping me from floating off into outer space. Along came a man, his wife, and their young son walking on the beach, picking up sea shells. Who put them here? Was it by chance? Millions of years ago, did chemicals spontane ously produce life in a one celled creature that evolves over eons of time into a man? Or did God make man and woman as the Holy Bible teaches? We need not look hard to witness the evidence of God in creation. Psalm 19: 1 states: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the fir mament sheweth his handy work.” Psalm 14:1 was writ ten to atheists: “The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God.” Arnold’s Auto Servic 1202 Main St. Perry, Ga. 31069 Complete Car Maintenance Pick-up & Delivery **Road Servi< Call Thomas or Shelby 987-9439 nm I 00040089 . Third, I urge you as par ents of strong-willed chil dren not to feel “cheat ed” or depressed by the assign ment of rais ing such individu als. You are not an excep- Dr. James Dobson Focus on the Family tion or the butt of some cruel cosmic joke. All human beings arrive with a gen erous assortment of flaws, including the very compliant child. Yes, it is more difficult to raise an independent little fellow or gal, but you can do it! You can, through prayer and supplication before the Lord, bring him or her to Oh, It’s really sooooooooooooooooo very good TT T Tow we thank I I you Lord! Your .X. _L mighty miracles give proof that You care.” - Psalms 75: 1, Living Bible. I would imag ine the majority of tele vision viewers are famil iar w T ith Earline Cole Reflections Mr. Food and his expression about the delicious food he Church Briefs Celebrate recovery at Unity Need help for a hurt, hang-up or habit? Celebrate Recovery meetings are at Unity Baptist Church of Bonaire every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Children’s program is available. Unity Baptist is located at 79 Highway 96, between Houston Lake Road and Moody Road. For informa tion call 922-0063. New motto “Speaking Where The Bible Speaks” is the new motto for the Bonaire Church of Christ. 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Help me convince him to be care ful about these off-the cuff comments. Dr. Dobson: Psychologist and author Abraham Maslow once said, “It takes nine affirming comments to make introduces. Mr. Food always empha sizes the delicious taste of his delicacies with his famous expression, “Oh it’s soooooooooooooooo good.” Veterans Day stimulates thoughts of how fortunate we are to reap the benefits of freedom. From sunrise to sunset, we have the security of knowing we are protect ed. Throughout the night, we can sleep in peace know ing that we are safe from harm. Sacrifices are made by husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, at 10 a.m., and worship ser vices at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study begins at 7 p.m. Bonaire Church of Christ is locat ed at 459 Highway 247 in Bonaire. Phillip Stuckey is the evangelist. All visitors are welcome. Divorce recovery workshop A divorce recovery work shop is being held at First Christian Church, U.S. 41 N. and Perry Parkway. 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As someone said, “Whoever gives your kids praise and attention has power over them.” That could be a drug dealer, a gang member, or anyone who could harm them. People with evil inten tions know how to use praise to get what they want from lonely kids. This is, in fact, the tech nique routinely used by pedophiles to abuse their victims sexually. Each sexual exploitation lasts for seven years, typi brothers, sisters and other relations, to allow us daily pleasures. Our military men and women unselfishly give of themselves to protect our country. To go to sleep in a comfortable bed feels soooooooooooo good. To be awakened by singing birds feels sooooooooooooooo good. To have the privi lege of making choices feels sooooooooooooo good. While we enjoy the ben efits of freedom someone in the military service is not having such an easy life. Regardless of their Perry candlight service date announced Special to the Journal Perry’s Carols and Candlelight Community Christmas Program will be held at the old court- . h o u s e hHH|Sg§| square on Street at j|||£|||> 6:30 p.m.. 1 tec 3. I he t radii ion which is X'fi. ; hosted bv the Perry Ministerial Association, will include Grrrreat Reals I t you have s< methiiiu Dresses tc sell and it*s under * SC? If, sc, call cur Cor nputer p ms tikxhs. IldMi(ie(l + we’ll ___ Ipppi limit t pmugum i per week mint mn in I line* . Perry Drug Company Friendly. Professional Service Ben Barttett & Hubert Bennett, RH.ISTf BfD PHARMACISTS Mtsi lasuraact Pitas AcctpttS 1036 MACON RD. • PERRY, GA 988-1144 40094 Bonaire Church of Christ “Speaking Where The Bible Speaks. ” 478-987-5711 Sunday Services: Bible Study 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. PHILLIP STUCKEY, Evangelist 459 South Highway 247, Bonaire, GA 478-929-1245 |00040099 Visitors Always Welcome! HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL cally, before the truth comes to light. And how does he accomplish that? A highly skilled pedophile can enter a room full of children and instantly spot those who are vulnerable to affirmation. He can have those needy kids under his control in five minutes or less. All human beings have deep psychologi cal needs for love, belonging and affection. If you don’t meet those longings in your children, I can assure you someone else will. Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman of the board of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, P.O. Box 444, Colorado Springs, CO. 80903; or www.family. org. Questions and answers are excerpted from “The Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide" and “Bringing Up Boys,” both published by Tyndale House. position they are away from home - separated from fam ily and friends. They are risking their lives so that we can relax and say, as Mr. Food says, “Oh, it’s sooooooooooooo good!” Thank You, God, for our men and women who proudly wear the uniform of our country. Help them to know that Thou art near as they fulfill their duties. May Your lin gering presence strengthen them and give them cour age to look to You and say, “Oh, it’s sooooooooooooooo good.” carol singing and a Christmas mes sage. It will be followed by the light ing of the city’s new Christmas tree. A liv ing nativ ity scene will be pre sented on the lawn of the Perry United Methodist Church that eve ning. ‘Ttew- "Penttf (Zpumetd 736 Main Street Perry, Georgia 31069 Jackie & Terry Mullis 987-1965 00040097 190H9