Is Selfishness Genetic?
A WSJ article (‘It’s Mine!’ Overriding The Selfish Gene – WSJ.com) this morning discusses the quest to determine whether selfishness is genetic. Frankly, that can’t be the case since my kids are selfish and they couldn’t have gotten that from me. Karaña? 
Seriously, whether or not they’ll ever find it in the DNA strand, it certainly is genetic in the sense that it has been passed down from generation to generation beginning with our first ancestors in Genesis 3. Kids are sinners, period. Anyone who disagrees with that frankly just isn’t paying attention.
So let’s not be surprised when our kids sin. That’s what sinners do. But let’s make sure that they hear regularly about the antidote for this disease – the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Nice Video on Impact of Scouting
I’ve just started as the Scoutmaster of our local Boy Scout troop and have been heavily engaged in preparing for this new responsibility. I have a deep respect for Scouting and what it can mean to a boy because I know what it did in my life. I recently ran across this video that shows the difference a good Scouting program can make in a young man’s life and wanted to share it.
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Get Right from the Start for FREE
FamilyLife has just released the latest resource from Dennis and Barbara Rainey and it is a great help for parents of young children on the issue of discipline. Best of all, it’s free online. Here’s how it’s described:
Your blender probably came with more instructions than your child, but here’s help. Parenting experts Dennis and Barbara Rainey give straight talk on applying biblical principles to the daily grind of parenting and the often exasperating, exhausting job of training and disciplining young children.
Whether you feel clueless, or could just use some encouragement, these easy-to-understand video sessions and viewer’s guide will equip you to raise kids that you like, and who honor God. You’ll find tried and true principles, strategies, and insight for getting it right … from the start.
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