Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

Mike Farris:
Bill, I’m going to tell about myself a little bit. My dad has always been a hard worker, but I grumbled quite a bit about the work he made me do when I was a child. What do you think might entice a young boy to embrace work as a gift from God?

Secretary Bennett: Well, first of all, your dad was right on target, as I know you probably are with your kids. The enticement doesn’t have to be there; they’ve got to do the work anyway, and I think the most important thing is to teach kids how to work, you know, you teach responsibility by holding people responsible. You teach a child about work and hard work by having him work, and they learn about the value of work; they may not see it abstractly and they may not see it right away, but sooner or later, they will get the point. But we stress in the book – I stress in the book that a man who has missed the pleasure of work has missed one of the great pleasures of life.

Mike:
Well Bill, you’re right, my dad’s pushing me to work has proven to be enormously important in my life. And Adam, we know, worked in the Garden of Eden before the Fall, and God called it good. Teaching your sons the value of work will help them serve God and others with dignity. I’m Mike Farris.