Which of the following are similar to the ways you've served Christ in your family? [check all that apply]
• Taught your kids to see God's glory in nature
• Washed the dishes without being asked
• Played a board game with your kids
• Encouraged your wife to finish her master's degree
• Attended a child's open house at school
• Worked fewer hours to be with your family
• Set an example of a godly prayer life for your children
• Held a crying child
• Swung on the tire swing with your daughter
• Told your wife why you're still in love with her
• Told your son he's got what it takes
• Coached soccer
• Let you child correct you now and then
• Fixed the vacuum cleaner
• Taught your sons to ride a bike
• Listened patiently to a complaint of your wife
• Taped your child's artwork to your office wall
• Admitted to your kids that you were wrong
• Told your children how Christ entered your life
• Cleaned up vomit
• Taught your children to love books
• Been romantic without expecting sex
• Told your daughter she's smart/beautiful
• Set standards for your kids and stuck to them
• Dealt graciously with a busybody neighbor
• Peeled carrots
• Watched movies together
Walking Tall Theme of the Week: Duplicate Yourself Monday, December 2, 2002
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November/December 200256Walking TallTheme of the Week: Duplicate Yourself Walking Tall Theme of the Week: Duplicate Yourself Monday, December 2
Key Bible Verse: He found Philip and said to him, "Come, be my disciple" (John 1:43). Bonus Reading:John 1:35–51
Ricky Byrdsong, a tall, gangly tenth-grader, was sauntering through the hall at Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta when he heard what sounded like a thunderclap rolling down the hallway. Every male in school knew its source: Coach Lester was a six-foot-four, barrel-chested man whose very presence commanded respect. And that day his booming voice was calling Ricky.
"Hey you, Son!" he said, staring up and down at Ricky's six-foot-five frame. "You're too big to be walking these halls and not playing basketball. I'll see you in the gym at 3:30 today!"
Ricky didn't know a thing about basketball. He didn't even have basketball shoes and his single mom didn't have any spare money. But he was afraid of not making an appearance, so he went to the gym and began a journey that led to an outstanding career that took Ricky to the top. He coached college basketball for 18 years and eventually became head coach of the Northwestern University Wildcats—before his career was cut short in 1999.
Coach Lester gave Ricky a vision of what he was capable of, then offered to help his young protégé reach the goal.
—Gary Collins in Christian Coaching
My Response: A fellow I could tap to encourage and work with is …
Thought to Apply: My object will be, if possible, to form Christian men, for Christian boys I can scarcely hope to make. —Thomas Arnold (British educator, 19th century)
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