IBCM BOOK EVALUATION REPORT ANN MASIBO Student Name ______________________________ 17 5 / ____ 7 / ______ Date ____ CHRISTIAN HOME Course _________________________________ PST. ALEXANDER KARANJA Instructor _____________________ THE LIFE OF CHRIST Book Title _______________________________ ROBERT DUNCAN CULVER Author _______________________ Chapters 1 - 6 Chapter / Section Number & Title ____________________________________________ 127 1 to ____ Page Numbers Read ____ and / or 127 Number of Pages Read ______ Discuss three significant truths that you learned from this book: (Include the statement from the book that presents the truth and the page number where it is found, then add verse(s), reason(s), and example(s) why this truth is significant.) “Character and personality are developed first in the home and then strengthened and reinforced in 1. ______________________________________________________________________ school, church, at work…” (pg.6 par 6). This truth is based on Prov. 22:6: “Train up a child in the way he ________________________________________________________________________ should go; and when he is old, he will not depart form it.” The importance of a family to a child cannot ________________________________________________________________________ be replaced by any school, church or government program. Efforts by society in the recent past to reform ________________________________________________________________________ children through any means apart form their family have all failed, showing how significant this truth ________________________________________________________________________ is. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Changes in our society can be attributed to changes in the way we train children (pg.15 par.7). The 2. ______________________________________________________________________ Bible states in Prov. 29:15: “The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his ________________________________________________________________________ mother to shame.” This truth is significant because as society has developed, children have regressed ________________________________________________________________________ in character and capability. Examples are evidenced by increased ‘learning disabilities’, crime rates ________________________________________________________________________ and corruption. Generational shifts in how parents train their children, relying less on Biblical Principles ________________________________________________________________________ and godly examples, and relying more on ‘TV’ & ‘expert opinions’, have contributed to this state. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ “It takes time to train children in the way they should go.” (pg.20, par. 7). This is true according to 3. ______________________________________________________________________ Isaiah 28:10: “For precept must be upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there ________________________________________________________________________ a little.” This truth is significant because as parents spend less and less time with their children, their ________________________________________________________________________ worldviews are shaped by others e.g. peers, TV & schools that may have different values. Over time, ________________________________________________________________________ this is disastrous. There is no replacement for a parent’s INTENTIONAL influence. While many find this ________________________________________________________________________ daunting, it could be simply showing them what God is teaching one in Scripture and in life. The increase ________________________________________________________________________ in dysfunctional children are largely a result of less intentional parenting. Discuss two significant statements that either you did not understand or you did not agree with the book: (Include the statement from the book and the page number where it is found, then the cause(s) for your confusion or reason(s) for your disagreement.) I did not agree with the emphasis by the author to work hard so as to prevent children from becoming 1. ______________________________________________________________________ “learning-disabled” statistics (pg.25 par 7). The statement, used severally throughout the book, emphasized ________________________________________________________________________ that the goal of raising godly children is to ‘fit’ into the world’s statistics of success, whereas I thought it ________________________________________________________________________ should be for the high service to God. This is because world standards are ever shifting and for the worse. ________________________________________________________________________ While godliness will naturally produce admirable behaviour even to the world, the world should never ________________________________________________________________________ be the measuring mark for our efforts and endeavours. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Evaluate the book by summarizing the author's overall purpose or main point in writing the book: (Include some information or knowledge gained from the book and the personal or practical significance that it holds for you.) The main aim of this book was to show that children are chiefly shaped by their families and in their ________________________________________________________________________ earliest years. The author provided compelling evidence to show that we must invest in building ________________________________________________________________________ strong families. As an educator, I have seen the focus in most schools is to spend more time developing ________________________________________________________________________ ‘excellence’ in children, without clear strategies on how to engage families in their success. I am ________________________________________________________________________ challenged to encourage more meaningful engagement for children with their families because ________________________________________________________________________ that is the primary source of influence for a godlier society. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________