On a previous focus on the family radio program, Dr Tony Evans shared about the

importance of parents, specifically dads, training our children spiritually while

at the dinner table.

The Bible says that the way a man leads his family is around the table.

Every man can lead his family in less than one hour a day if he's at the table.

Because the dinner table was used not just

for eating but for leading.

Work done, his school work done, his behavior right.

When the husband, as many days as he can, is at that that table he changes the atmosphere of the home so

you just don't eat there you lead there.

Some great advice for every dad and mom and we're going to be talking with Tony's son and his wife today about some simple

ideas for teaching your children the things that are going to matter the most in their

lives. Our host is Focus President and author Jim Daly and I'm John Fuller.

John I love that line by Tony. You're not here to eat but to eat and lead.

That's an awesome responsibility.

It sounds like a Tony colloquialism, doesn't it?

It does. Yeah absolutely. John as parents we are always

looking to train and to teach and in a conversation I had with Chuck Colson one time he said said, you know, by the age of 10 your

children's moral compass is pretty well set. Then from 10 forward it's about

boundaries and managing those boundaries. We're going to talk about how to set that moral compass through

devotions, family devotions, and other things, discussions and talk about the conflict

that can occur between mom and dad when it comes to what devotions look like

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