Lighting the Way

There  has always been a tendency for parents and grandparents to try and  swoop in to make things all better. That might be fine for a  two-year-old, but when it’s a 20-year-old…that is a problem. – Clint  Decker

Dr.  Jeffery Bernstein tells the story of Jasper. He was a 26-year-old that  could only hold down a job for a few months at a time. His explanations  for quitting were “toxic environments”, “unfair management” and  other excuses. But each time he quit, his mom would come in for the  rescue. Feeling guilty, she would pay his rent to help him get on his  feet again. It was a vicious cycle that was not getting Jasper nor his  mom anywhere. Bernstein wrote, “If you try to "save" your adult child every time they are in trouble, you may be making things worse in the long run.” 

The  British Empire brought the evil of African slavery to America, but when  the Founders separated from the Crown, they began dismantling the  institution. – Clint Decker

John  Adams was the 2nd President of the United States and signer of the  Declaration of Independence. In a letter to Thomas Jefferson, he  reflected on the founding of America, “The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity.” Noah Webster shared similar views. He was a Revolutionary War soldier and also known as the “Schoolmaster to America.” He wrote, “The moral principles and precepts found in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws.”