Ron Edmondson

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5 Tips for Teaching Children Cooperation

Ron Edmondson

Don’t set unrealistic goals for them that are really your goals and not theirs. One of the benefits of being in a healthy church or playing on a local sports team is your children get to be around other people and are often forced to figure out how to get along with each other. Live life with other people.

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7 Of My Favorite Compliments I Receive as a Pastor

Ron Edmondson

This doesn’t mean, however, I don’t know how to have fun, can’t laugh, or talk about things you talk about – such as sports, families, current events, or life struggeles – which I have too. This is certainly our goal. I’m called to be holy – “set apart” – but, so are you.

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Olive Tree Parenting – Growing Children of Character

Ron Edmondson

It’s great to teach our children how to play sports or to do well in school, and I think we should, but our greatest goal should be to help them be people who aspire to have good character – specifically the character of Christ. Do you see any parallels there in raising children – or your desires for them in life?

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The Power of Tenacity By Samuel R. Chand

Ron Edmondson

We can receive some encouragement by looking at the world of sports. Sports doctors have analyzed the tenacity of the best marathon runners. Dr. Jeroen Swart, who works for the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, concluded, “Some think elite athletes have an easy time of it,” but that’s a wrong assumption.

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