New book

My pastor, Jimmy Holbrook, has a new book out this week. It is called The Shelter, and can be purchased at Mardel or at our church. It is a book about raising a family in today's world.
I know Jimmy is a very smart man, so I'm going to recommend the book even though I won't have time to read it until I finish school in a week and a half. One of the things I have read about it is that he teaches his readers to teach their children how to shelter themselves. It is not a book about keeping our children over-protected from the world, but instead to teach them to make Godly decisions. It's like the "give a man a fish, he will eat for a day; teach him to fish, he will be able to eat for life." We can't always be with our children. They can be protected by us for only so long, then we have to count on what we have taught them to remain with them when they are away from us.
With the exposure to so many harmful elements readily available to our kids, this is the most valuable thing we can do for them. We have to teach our kids to guard their hearts and minds. The Casting Crowns song, Slow Fade, is such a truth. Nobody intends to become addicted to drugs, alcohol, gambling, pornography, etc. People never crumble in a day; it is over time that people get their lives in such a mess that they don't think they have a way out.
I plan to purchase several copies for my family members and friends who are raising kids. My intention is for them to read the book and pass it on to their family and friends. I truly believe that a change in our culture is possible, but it must be a grass roots efforts. What better place to start than within our homes.