
Parenting as discipleship
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6 When Jesus called the disciples he simply said, “Come and follow me” (Matthew 4:19-20). There was hope and promise in Jesus’ words. The disciples dropped their nets and followed Jesus. Then, as Jesus gathered the eleven prior to the ascension, he said, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and o