Tea Time Tuesday: Lighting A Fire Of Vision To Last A Lifetime - Episode 802
Sep 19, 2023
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This podcast explores the power of light overcoming darkness, while sharing heartwarming stories of kind encounters and reflections on aging. Anecdotes about drying roses, a delicious breakfast, and Christmas plans are also shared. The importance of igniting a passion in children and finding purpose through education is discussed, along with the transformative power of Jesus in today's world.
Education is about capturing hearts, cultivating imagination, and instilling purpose.
Parents should instill a sense of purpose and vision in children from a young age.
Deep dives
Education as Lighting a Fire
Education is not simply a process of filling minds with facts, but rather a means of igniting a fire within individuals. It is about capturing hearts, cultivating imagination, and instilling purpose. Sally Clarkson reflects on her love for teaching and the joy of inspiring and encouraging others. She shares the importance of nurturing creativity and the belief that each person has a special mission in the world.
Preparing Children for a Purposeful Life
As parents, it is our responsibility to prepare our children for a purposeful life. Clarkson emphasizes the need to equip children with values and foundations that will guide them in making a positive impact in the world. She believes that education should not be limited to academic knowledge but should also focus on character development, cultivating a sense of belonging, and instilling a desire to serve others. Through anecdotes and personal experiences, Clarkson highlights the importance of instilling a sense of purpose and vision in children from a young age.
Sending Messages of Purpose and Meaning
Clarkson emphasizes the power of sending messages of purpose and meaning to our children. She draws inspiration from the sending words of Jesus to his disciples, highlighting the call to be lights in the world, to make disciples, and to serve others. Clarkson encourages parents to nurture their children's imagination, to teach them the importance of integrity, and to help them understand their potential in bringing light, goodness, and beauty to the world. She believes that by instilling a sense of purpose and identity in our children, we are preparing them to be influencers and bearers of God's love and truth.
We were created to be message makers, healers, redeemers. There is a kingdom of darkness but we are people of the light and the light will overcome all that is evil, dark, meaningless, and harsh.
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