Five Principles of Parenting:

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2. Protect them

3. Praise them

4. Play with them

5. Pray with them

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🎧 Episode 153: The Real Rainbow Meaning, God's View On Capital Punishment, & Relationship Issues (Genesis 9 Study)

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In this episode of The Today Counts Show, we continue a collection of conversations on the book of Genesis.  Jim talks with Gary Harpst about the new world we find in Chapter 9 of Genesis.

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Is Capital Punishment a form of justice from God? Culture has hijacked the meaning of the rainbow, but what does God say about this natural phenomenon? What does it take to experience a whole and healthy relationship?

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Tune in for answers to these questions and more!

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