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This is the third post I am doing based on D6 Louisville.  Below you find a description of my plan. I was in Louisville for the D6 Conference on Oct. 16-18.  During that time, I posted several posts from various speakers.  I decided to group those posts based on topic for your convenience.  Below you will find the first of several themed posts from the D6 Conference.   The links in this post are on the topic of parenting. Robert Morgan's Notes Dave Stone's Notes D6 Mini Notes More D6 Mini Notes Beth Guckenberger's Notes

Don't give up on our young people. Keep praying. Keep trusting that God is working beyond what we can see and imagine. Prodigals have a way of coming home. (Robert Morgan) Activity for Christ does not equal intimacy with Christ.  You can do.  But first you must be. (Dave Stone) So many of our decisions in church are based on pragmatism rather than the Bible. (Rob Rienow) We are not always fighting about reality, but instead our perception. Every fight can be attributed to a perceived threat or perceived neglect. (Les & Leslie Parrott) Your marriage takes place on a battlefield not a romantic balcony. The Enemy hates marriage. (Todd Wagner) USC Researchers found that a close relationship with a parent, especially a dad, was biggest predictor of passing on faith. (Ed Stetzer) My father was a moral compass and a lighthouse.  (James Dobson) Biblical orthodoxy is about what we know.  Grace is how we come across.  Grace should describe what we are. (...

I had a great lunch at SmashBurger with Jared.  Now, back for afternoon session with Robert Morgan. As he was writing a book on parenting, his thesis was Deuteronomy 6 as the seminal passage on raising children. Sometimes we learn more from our children than they do from us. Psalm 121; 2 Samuel 14:14-words of comfort during difficult season in parenting L15 Parenting-Luke 15-Parable of the Prodigal Son Jesus is making one point in Luke 15-we should celebrate when anyone makes a change for Christ in their lives The older brother is the true prodigal in the story.  He was the one the Lord was most concerned about.  A prayer for the prodigal, "Lord, bring them back to their senses." The Lord turned the grief cycle into a grace cycle. Grace cycle Pain Prayer -James 5:16-Best verse on prayer in Bible. I could alter situation through praying Scripture. Patience -Time is on our side in the area of prodigals because of process of maturation-Romans 12:19 Pe...