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Pass the Faith, Please: Nourishing Your Child's Soul in the Everyday Moments of Life [Hardcover]

Lori Borgman (Author)
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February 17, 2004
Children Do Not Live by Macaroni and Cheese Alone.

As a parent, you have roughly eighteen years to imprint life’s basic lessons onto the heart of your child: from the need to put the milk back in the refrigerator to the value of turning in school assignments on time. Above all, you want your child to have a dynamic, living faith–a rock-solid belief system.

How does a parent ascend to such lofty heights while tethered to piles of laundry, unpaid bills, and a yapping dog? It’s easier than you may think. Just as Christ did with the disciples, parents impart crucial lessons in the midst of ordinary, everyday life. So, pull up a chair and discover how you can turn seemingly unremarkable, daily moments into opportunities to instill in your child a truly remarkable faith.

The Natural Way to Feed Your Child’s Spiritual Hunger.

Pass the Potatoes. Pass the Meatloaf. Pass the Faith.

Since your child was a tiny baby, you have been lovingly providing food for his or her body, stimulation for the mind, love for the heart, and truth for the spirit. Yet it is as you go about the familiar rituals of life–in the very holiness of the mundane–that you may best teach your child about God and His ways.

Using the memorable metaphor of the family dinner table–where napkins illustrate the power of forgiveness and placemats protect our tables as Scripture protects our children’s souls–author Lori Borgman illustrates how to make the most of the natural teaching times in daily life and find creative, enjoyable ways to interweave spiritual nurture with the struggles and joys of everyday living.

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“It is the greatest desire of every Christian parent to pass on a vibrant, living faith to our children. Lori’s book is an honest, practical road map that puts flesh on good intentions. Enjoy the trip!”
–Sheila Walsh, author of The Heartache No One Sees and A Love So Big

“Lori Borgman reminds us all, with a dash of humor and a dollop of reality, that we are our child’s best teacher. They learn faith–like they learn manners–by our example and teaching. Busy moms everywhere will appreciate the candid treatment of the topic of passing on our faith.”
–Vicki Caruana, America's Teacher®, author of Giving Your Child the Excellence Edge

“…a fresh vision for instilling faith through life’s ordinary moments.”
–Susan Alexander Yates, author (with husband John) of Character Matters: Raising Kids with Values That Last

“Lori Borgman demystifies the process of passing faith to a child, making it a seamless part of the rituals of family life: mealtime, bedtime, chore times, and Sunday worship. Her writing style is fresh, frank, and fun.”
–Mary Beth Lagerborg, media manager of MOPS International (Mothers of Preschoolers) and author of Once-a-Month Cooking

“Once again, fellow Hoosier Lori Borgman uses her trademark blend of wit and wisdom to deliver an important message to the family. Pass the Faith, Please is an essential book for parents interested in passing faith, character, and values to the next generation.”
–Congressman Mike Pence

“In the spirit of Erma Bombeck, Lori Borgman’s Pass the Faith, Please entertains us with the joy and humor of family life that leaves every reader eager for another helping.”
-Elayne Bennett, President and Founder of the Best Friends Foundation

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Children Do Not Live by Macaroni and Cheese Alone.

As a parent, you have roughly eighteen years to imprint life's basic lessons onto the heart of your child: from the need to put the milk back in the refrigerator to the value of turning in school assignments on time. Above all, you want your child to have a dynamic, living faith, a rock-solid belief system.

How does a parent ascend to such lofty heights while tethered to piles of laundry, unpaid bills, and a yapping dog? It?s easier than you may think. Just as Christ did with the disciples, parents impart crucial lessons in the midst of ordinary, everyday life. So, pull up a chair and discover how you can turn seemingly unremarkable, daily moments into opportunities to instill in your child a truly remarkable faith.

The Natural Way to Feed Your Child's Spiritual Hunger.

Pass the Potatoes. Pass the Meatloaf. Pass the Faith.

Since your child was a tiny baby, you have been lovingly providing food for his or her body, stimulation for the mind, love for the heart, and truth for the spirit. Yet it is as you go about the familiar rituals of life in the very holiness of the mundane that you may best teach your child about God and His ways.

Using the memorable metaphor of the family dinner table where napkins illustrate the power of forgiveness and placemats protect our tables as Scripture protects our children's souls, author Lori Borgman illustrates how to make the most of the natural teaching times in daily life and find creative, enjoyable ways to interweave spiritual nurture with the struggles and joys of everyday living.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 144 pages
  • Publisher: WaterBrook Press; 1 edition (February 17, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1578567254
  • ISBN-13: 978-1578567256
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,759,217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a great visual!!, May 3, 2004
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Patty Blakley (Zionsville, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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I loved reading this book, as I enjoy Lori's humor so much. But I also enjoy the life situations she always uses to teach moral truth to children. Being a visual learner, I associated well with the "placesetting" idea to help jog my memory for important points. Chapter 7 is a must read for any parent--cutting everyday problems into bite-size pieces. Wish I would have read something this applicable when my children were younger!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful and humorous all at once, May 5, 2006
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Elise (South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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What a delight! A Christian-based book that uses dinner table terms to help families share their faith with their children. Biblical verses provide a foundation for the text. But the writer includes laugh-out-loud examples that could be from your own home. A light, yet insightful read. A deep and inspiring guide. I want to give all my friends a copy, even the ones without children!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Kids deserve a good "meal", May 3, 2004
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Jennifer (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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As a mother and a Christian who's responsible for passing on lessons of spirituality to my 10-year-old son, this book was a blessing in itself and is a helpful tool to guide parents in teaching their children about God and His love.

While the world seems an ugly place - violence, war and crime abound - parents don't have to solely rely on their own wisdom to come up with answers of logic and reason to share with their children. They can turn to the Lord for help.

But what's the best way to open the doors of humility, respect, humbleness and righteous living to your kids, without pounding their brows with the Bible and polishing a weekly sermon without sounding like last generation's Billy Graham?

Lori Borgman, mother of three and author of "Pass the Faith, Please: Nourishing Your Child's Soul in the Everyday Moments of Life," uses the visual metaphor of setting a dinner table as a vehicle for passing spiritual messages along to the next generation.

This is a must-read and all parents should own a copy! Bravo, Lori!

---Jennifer Kellar Erwin, Features reporter, The Gaston Gazette daily newspaper

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