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trainingBY MICHAEL PEARLtraining boysI am often asked how to raise boys. It hasbeen so long since my boys were 12 and 14that I had forgotten much of what we did,but because we have the Russian boys backwith us this summer, relating to them againhas refreshed my memory considerably.The first time around, whentraining up my own children,I didn’t reflect much on what Iwas doing or why (training wasmore intuitive). But, after havingspent the last ten years answeringparents’ letters, writing articlesabout child training, and analyzingeveryone else’s methods, it hascaused me to take special note ofthe way I relate to these youngguys. It is interesting to observemyself interacting with them. It islike going back in time and viewingmyself being a daddy once again—like getting a second chance. I thinkit has given me a fresh perspectiveon the basics—concepts that I cannow relate to you in fresh ways andwhich may prove helpful.I didn’t do everything rightthe first time around. The graceof God and an exceptionally goodwife made up for many of myinadequacies. Thanks be to God,our children all turned out to bea great blessing to us and all whoknow them. They are emotionallystable, happy, creative, godly, withexcellent marriages and good kidsof their own.Second time aroundThe most fundamental thing I seetaking place in my relationship tothe Russian boys is somethingI often see missing in manyfather/son relationships. It isa difficult concept to convey,like trying to define water fora fish. Only now, late in life,do I clearly see it. There is nosingle word to define it, butI will call it Passion. Maybethe word Intensity would alsobe appropriate. The wordCommitmentmisses the marksomewhat because it impliesa conscious act, a stirring ofthe will. This spontaneouspassion…intensity…zealtoward my sons (mydaughters received this aswell) began so early and wasso uninterrupted that, untilthe presence of these twoRussian boys brought it tomind, I never knew I had it.As I think back to whenmy sons were first born,I can vividly rememberits beginning. When Iheld my first newbornson, I knew that my life’smission and purpose hadbeen inextricably altered.Everything, absolutelyeverything, took secondplace to my new role asfather. My son became top priority3W W W . N O G R E A T E R J O Y . O R G

was folded in his arms and theyrode out before us against thenow crimson sky. At that point,all I could think about was, “Don’tfall off the horse! What could beworse than a slipped disk on yourwedding night?” But they stoppedsome distance from us, and there,still mounted on their chargerand silhouetted against the dimlyglowing sky, they kissed again.But the celebration was juststarting. As the light from themany lamps began to replace thefading sun, we could smell thebarbeque cooking. After we hadall eaten, there was a pie auctionwith a real auctioneer. Everyonegot into it. Some of the youngguys paid as much as $95.00 for ablueberry pie. They raised severalhundred dollars to help pay forthe honeymoon.After the cake cutting andmore picture taking, whenwe all thought it was all over,Shoshanna persuaded JamesAll family but not all of the family.David Easling oversees the signing ofthe covenant.to sing a love song to her whileshe slowly danced around him.Now, you know we don’t believein dancing, as is commonlydone at weddings, but this wasbeautiful. After James was wellsalivated, she reached upand passionately threw herflowered crown from herhead. Hand in hand theyran across the hill to theirwaiting…no, not steed…carthis time. And away theydrove. We all stoodthere as if we didnot want it to end.And it hasn’t. Theyare now back fromtheir honeymoon,glowing all aroundus, a wonderfulcouple of goodfor-nothingnewlyweds. And me, Iam already waiting formore grandkids.That is now thelast of my girls, allwell married. What ablessing! What a joy! Iflife were any sweeter, Iwould be a jar of jelly.PostscriptNone of mydaughters or theirhusbands asked thestate of Tennessee forpermission to marry.They did not yokethemselves to government. Itwas a personal, private covenant,binding them togetherforever—until death. Sowhen the sodomites havecome to share in the statemarriage licenses, whichwill eventually be the law,James and Shoshanna willnot be in league with thoseperverts. And, while I amon the subject, there willcome a time when faithfulChristians will either revoketheir state marriage licensesand establish an exclusivelyone man-one woman covenantof marriage, or, they willforfeit the sanctity of theircovenant by being unequallyyoked together with perverts. Thesooner there is such a movement,the sooner we will have a voicein government. Some of youattorneys and statesmen readingthis should get together andcome up with an approach thatwill have credibility and helpto impact the political process.Please contact me when you doand I will assist with publicity. vMore family on the way this Fall.9W W W . N O G R E A T E R J O Y . O R G

Booklets, Videos and MoreThe Joy of TrainingVideoMichael and DebiPearl tell howthey successfullytrained up theirfive children withlove, humor, therod, and a KingJames Bible.The 2 DVD setcontains the same high quality,digitally filmed content as the video set andhundreds of snapshots and video clips of familyand children, illustrating the things being taught.2 DVDs 4910-75 $26. 003 VHS 4910-70 $26. 00Husbands and WivesVideoHusbands, learn how to sanctifyyour wife and cleanse her ofspots, wrinkles, and blemishes.You have the power to bring yourwife into the fullness of all thatGod intended her to be.Wives, learn the freedom ofhonoring and ministering to yourman. You can help him becomeall that God intended him to be.2 VHS 4140-70 $18. 00BOOKLETSAll booklets are $1 each60¢ each for 25 or more ofany one of the belowOrder online atwww.nogreaterjoy.org!These booklets teach a lotand are great resourcesfor teachers to use in BibleclassesPornography - Road to HellWhile most ministers avoid the subject, Michael Pearl addressesthe deadly scourge of pornography head-on. He shows howrepentance toward God and the power of the gospel of JesusChrist can break the bondage of this wicked perversion throughthe abundant mercy and grace of a loving God. There is hopefor the man caught in the snare of pornography and hope for thehelpless, angry wife who finds it difficult to honor him.12pg. Booklet 7030-10To Betroth or not to BetrothAll Christian parents want their children to have God’s first andbest in all areas of their lives, and this includes marriage. In aneffort to avoid the dangers of the modern dating game, familiesare giving attention to the concept of betrothal. The dangers ofthe betrothal system are exposed with the light of Biblical truth,bringing objectivity back to an often-misunderstood subject.28pg. Booklet 1420-10Justification and the book of JamesJames clearly teaches that works justify a man, whilePaul teaches that a man is not justified by works. Are theycontradicting each other? Which one is correct? This studyresolves the issue once and for all.26pg. Booklet 4960-10Baptism in Jesus’ NameThere are those who insist that New Testament water baptismis not valid unless the one doing the baptism vocally uttersthe words “in Jesus’ name.” It is the conclusion of this studythat the verbal utterance is never an issue in Scripture. It iserroneous to insist on any certain phrase being pronounced overthe baptized. 17pg. Booklet 1410-10Revelation Poster and HandbookThis poster is a print of an original painting done by MichaelPearl which shows the events of Revelation in chronologicalorder. It is 40”x19” on heavy, glossy paper. The handbookwhich accompanies it is filled with Old Testament referencesand commentary to the events in Revelation.8130-10 $12. 001 John 1:9 the Protestant ConfessionalA core belief held by most conservative Christians is thatChristians who have unconfessed sins in their life are in need offorgiveness, are out of fellowship with God, and are walking indarkness. The underlying assumption is that God forgives onlysins that are confessed. What does the Bible teach? Does Godwithhold forgiveness until sin is confessed? Not on your life.23pg. Booklet 4650-10In Defense of Biblical ChastisementMichael brings clear understanding back into the confusing andoften-misunderstood subject of corporal chastisement. Afterfirmly laying the Biblical foundation for chastisement, he thenanswers the question, “How do I apply corporal chastisementproperly?” Finally, he shows the effectiveness of Biblical chastisementdemonstrated in those families that practive it as taught.29pg. Booklet 4530-1013W W W . N O G R E A T E R J O Y . O R G

continued from page 11Your real goal is to raise a boy who has a willto work, who assumes it is his responsibility toprovide for others, to do the dirty work, because heis THE MAN.You want to stretch them, to challenge them,but not to break them beneath a load they cannotyet carry. That will come soon enough. Let’s putit this way. A 3-year-old can work for maybe oneminute at a time putting leaves in a basket. Afterthat, it becomes misery. A 6-year-old can workfor ten to twentyminutes doing thedishes or cleaningup the yard. A10-year-old mightbe able to workalone for aboutone hour, but hecan work withyou nearly allday as long ashe has severaldiversions andbreaks alongthe way andcan quit earlyenough to enjoythe promiseof a swim or aspecial treat,plus, a littlemoney as reward. A 13-year-old can go to workwith his dad or someone else and keep at it allday—two or three days in a week, but he shouldnot be made to work five days a week, eight hoursa day. A 16-year-old can work like any man andshould be so engaged. The ages and hours willobviously differ from one kid toanother and from one environment toanother. I am not trying to lay downrules that you must follow. I just wantyou to be aware of the principles thatare so critical, and then you can adaptthem to your circumstances.We don’t have the space or theenergy to cover every imaginablesubject, so I will simply list some ofthem. You can develop the thoughts yourself. Iam sure that there are other points you can addto the list. Send me your suggestions.I teach them and train them. . .• To enquire and investigate• To be skeptical of all experts, from religion tomedicine• To have empathy and seek justice• To forgive the repentant and fallen• To maintain their honor in truth• To choose a good name over riches• To honor women and protect them• To nurture and protect all children• To see the humor in all of life• To be thankful to God and others• To tell others about Jesus• To know their Bible better than any preacher• To make money without being a slave to it• To work hard, and then play hard—in that order• To be tough and able, ready to defendthemselves or others against violence• To not denigrate or ridicule any man• To stand on the Word of God, even unto death.But what about me?Now my reader may be asking, “What about those ofus who recognize that we do not have this “passion”of which you speak; can it be achieved by an act ofthe will?” You cannot simply will to be passionate,but you can consciously make choices that willchange your heart until you come to be consumedwith an intensity of thought and feeling.Just as a man’s passion for his wife (I don’tmean sex) can be supplanted by excessive attentionto work, to the computer, to pornography, to sports,to hobbies, or all of life’s responsibilities puttogether, so can a father’s passion be distracted fromhis high-calling as a father if he makes choices thatwill freeze out his intensity for his children. It is truethat the person makes the choices, but the choicesalso make the person. You will give attention to thatwhich you love, but it is alsoan axiom that, you will come tolove and feel passionate aboutthat to which you give your fullattention.To put it plainly: If youhad a proper upbringing andyour heart is in the right place,you will be passionate aboutyour children without anybodytelling you to do so. But the reality is that mostof us had parents like ourselves. When you addto the equation the fact that we are all inclined toselfishness and lust, our children suffer from ourdeficiencies. However, although you may havecome to the unsatisfactory place where you now findYou cannot simply will tobe passionate, but you canconsciously make choicesthat will change yourheart until you come to beconsumed with an intensityof thought and feeling.W W W . N O G R E A T E R J O Y . O R G14

yourself, in part, through unfortunatecircumstances, and in part, due toyour own bad choices, your futureneed not be enslaved to your past! Butit will if you remain indifferent, andin your present state of inertia! Youcan change your heart by changingyour actions. You can changeyour priorities by prioritizing yourschedule. “Commit thy works untothe LORD, and thy thoughts shallbe established” (Proverbs 16:3). Dowhat you ought and, in His time, youwill find that God will have your heartwhere it ought to be.I cannot close without addressinga question that I know we will receivein the mail. We will have two hundredand thirty-seven women writesomething like the following:Dear Mike,I read your article on raisingboys, and I know it is thetruth. I can see where myhusband has failed. I havetried to get him to takemore interest in the boys,but he just retreats into hisown interests. What can awoman do when she doesn‛tget any support?If a wife takes what I have written andtries to put pressure on her husbandto implement the things I havesuggested, or if she becomes criticalof him for not doing them, it wouldbe better if she had never read thisarticle. The absolute worst responseyou could have is to let the kids knowthat you are dissatisfied with them andtheir father.It is a fact that most of the wiveswho read this are going to see theirhusband’s shortcomings. If my wifewere to have read it when my boyswere growing up, she could havefound cause to “exhort” me. I didnot do everything right all the time.Thank God it is the long haul thatdetermines the outcome,not the exceptions.I do have a practicalsuggestion. First, tryto get your husbandto read this articlewithout finding faultor accusing him of hisshortcomings. Simplyask him what YOUcan do to improve therearing of your boys.Then drop it. Do notpursue your husbandbeyond his reading ofthe article.Second, assumethat the responsibilityis entirely yours. Takesteps to provide whatyou can, and leavethe rest in God’shands. Maintain acheerful attitude, andtry to provide forall their needs. Donot become overlyburdened trying tochange things thatare out of your control. God has a wayof making up for our inadequacieswhen we obey to our limit and thentrust Him for the rest. When you havedone all that you can humanly do, layit down and dance. God will tap youon the shoulder and join you to makethis monumental effort of trainingyour boys a joy and a delight. vALL HIS DOINGTo dear Mr. and Mrs. Pearl,We have begun to listen to the CDs on “Sin No More.” These have been so freeing,and we are looking forward to listening to the rest. I have been encouraged at howsimple walking with God really is. It is all His doing – none of mine.God bless you and yours,VB15W W W . N O G R E A T E R J O Y . O R G

Question & AnswerWITH MICHAEL PEARLwhere do we start?Reader’s Question:Dear Michael and Debi,We have 3 sons, ages 6, 4 1⁄2 , and 3. We are ashamed of ourselves because it is blatantlyobvious that our children are awful. We have not been good role models. We fight a lot.We have been very selfish and too busy doing our own thing that we put off the needsof our children. Don‛t get me wrong, we provide for them physically, plus, gives lots ofhugs, but have avoid dealing with any issues of training. We are at the point now whereparenting is not fun. We are tired, stressed, and need some normalcy in our lives. Weyell, and spank in anger. We have created tiny misfits who stay up playing until theyfall out, do not listen, never respect authority, and destroy their or others belongings.Things have to be fair or we end up trying to explain or cater to the losing party. Ourkids are mean. They throw things, call names and say hateful things. They pitch wild,violent fits falling on the floor limp when it is over. They scream and cower like we arekilling them when we try to bring peace. It is heart wrenching for us. One of our sonspretends to be sweet but is a total liar. We have heard him kicking and beating his littlebrother only to blame the other brother, with the sweetest saddest look on his face. Itis scary to see his deceit. After the whole song and dance, I guess I really want to know,where do we start? We don‛t feel it is fair to start with the rod because we have notprovided a stable and loving atmosphere. We just want our home fixed before it is toolate, and are willing to do anything. We need some direction and advice to follow. I readyour book but I am still feeling hopeless.FLMichael’s Answer:Dear FL,Buy the Alabama Seminartapes (page 18) and a tape player.Let the boys listen to the tapes atnight when you put them in bed.Just 15 minutes or so each nightis plenty long enough. Ask themabout what they learned the nightbefore. Boys, even the young oneslove the stories about snakes. Youwill be surprised how the little bitof information they glean from thetapes will make your job easier. Afterabout one week of listening, sit themall down and explain how thingsare going to be different. Don’t bespiritual and preachy. Give the somesimple examples of how many licksthey will get for doing this or that.Explain that now they will receivetraining reminders in the form of fastunexpected stinging licks with a weedeater cord. Always have a 12 inchpiece in your pocket ready to pullout a hundred times a day. Give thema comical demonstration on yourown leg when you have your faceturned, pretending to catch yourselfby surprise. Let them see it is notpunishment but a training reminder todo the right thing.Then set up an entertainingscenario where you pretend to be oneof them. Command yourself to goclose the door, then whine or disobey,whack. Scream and jump aroundholding your whacked leg and thengive yourself the same command andthis time obey. Now let them practice.They need to see you as an authorityand as a person who is not angry andlashing out.If a child feels like you like themand have their good will in mind, theywill quickly learn to WANT to obeyyou. vW W W . N O G R E A T E R J O Y . O R G16

healthBY SHOSHANNA EASLINGplantainThe Wedding SaverIt was Friday on a very beautifulday. The sun shone with a specialdelight on the black-eyed daisies,and the light breeze blew them verysoftly in the wind. They were dancingour wedding tune!That very morning I had gone outwith James’ parents and picked about300 black-eyed daisies along withmany other wildflowers. It was nowafternoon, the day before our wedding.You can imagine what I was feeling―excitement beyond your wildestimagination! James and I were in ourJetta, driving over to Gabe’s house.We had the sunroof open as we talkedabout last minute plans. In a burst ofjoy, I stood up through the sunroofyelling like a wild Indian. I felt like agirl in a fairy tale. Everything was soperfec….ooow, ouch! I grabbed at myeye as it started to throb and swell shut.The pain was really intense.All I could think about was thatmy wedding is in 24 hours, and hereI am going to have one eye swollenshut. A bee or yellow jacket had stungme twice, on both the top and bottomlid of my eye. As I fell back into myseat, James slowed the car and asked,“What’s wrong? Are you okay?” I wasgroaning with pain, but I managed toblurt out: “I need plantain! Quick, getme some plantain!” I told him. Withinone minute we were at Gabe’s house,and I jumped out of the car, searchingfrantically for plantain. I found it andstuffed some of the green plant intomy mouth and chewed it like a wildwoman starved half to death. A fewfriends gathered to see the damages. Ihad a blister the size of the tip of mypinky on the top and bottom of myright eye. James’ city friend lookedat me in sheer bewilderment andrepulsion as I spit the green slimeinto my hand and smeared it on myblisters.Within 4 minutes of the timeI was stung, the plantain was busyat work on my bee sting. Fifteenminutes later, the blisters were gone,and within an hour, most of theswelling was gone. By the end ofthe day, you could not tell I had everbeen stung. Plantain. . .good stuff.You gotta have it!Shoshanna is owner of theBulk Herb Store (in no way relatedto NGJ). For a free informationalnewsletter and price list of herbs, writeto TheBulkHerbStore@TDS.net orThe Bulk Herb Store 1010 Pearl RD,Pleasantville, TN 37033.Do not send herbal questionsto No Greater Joy, and do not mixyour herbal orders with No GreaterJoy. The two are not related and havedifferent addresses.notice: No Swelling!!A COMPLAINT (OF SORTS) JDear Pearls,I‛m just writing to voice a complaint. We ordered the ABC Bible Verses for our 3-year-old daughter and have now heard it approximately 549 times (OK, I haven‛t reallycounted). We can nearly sing the songs in our sleep. I can see I must be very careful beforeordering anything from you. Thanks anyway!Heidi17W W W . N O G R E A T E R J O Y . O R G

CassettesEphesiansPractical and Scriptural Bible teaching encouragethe believer. Chapter 5 tape includesone tape on husbands and one on wives.10 Cassettes 2930-40 $30. 00MatthewJohnMail BagThe Pearls offer candid answers as they open theirMichael Pearl opens new insights as hepeople love it. 1 Cassette 3420-40 $4. 00teaches the Gospel of Matthew, describing itmail and discuss your questions. Many readers sayas the last book in the old covenant. A graspit is the most interesting and helpful information onof this unique book is essential to a properchild training we have.understanding of the New Testament.6 Cassettes 5910-40 $18. 0016 Cassettes 6020-40 $45. 00A-B-C Bible verseMy Favorite Homeschooling IdeasSongsBeka and some of the kids in theTwenty-plus years of accumulated wisdom. This tapechurch sing the A-B-C Bible versesongs that her mother taught her when she was growingup. Your little ones will want to listen to this day andnight, and by doing so they will learn 26 Bible verses,with the references. This is the smilingest tapes you willever hear. 1 Cassette 1010-40 $5. 00Two hours of Michael Pearl speaking on child training.1 CD 1010-45 $5. 00These tapes are geared toward the father’s role in thefamily. Tales of Mike and his sons’ wild adventures.Debi Pearl discusses her best homeschooling ideas.can remove your burden. It is our best-selling tape!1 Cassette 6170-40 $4. 001 CD 6170-45 $4. 00Alabama SeminarFrom the End ofBoys love it! 2 Cassettes 8325-40 $7. 00the EarthSongs by Rebekah Pearl. All alonein a bamboo hut on the top of amountain in New Guinea, the first white womanever seen by the Kumboi village, Rebekah writesand sings songs about her God. She accompaniesAuthority PrayingMichael Pearl preaches on the believer’s positionin Christ and how prayer is based on the authoritythat is ours in Christ.1 Cassette 1330-40 $4. 00herself on a classical guitar.1 CD 3020-41 $8. 00Imputed Righteousness1 Cassette 3020-40 $5. 00The great doctrine of imputed righteouness is theheart of Biblical Christianity.The Gami Akij Story1 Cassette 4510-40 $4. 00Your heart will be stirred asRebekah Pearl recounts how Godprepared a people for Himself.The story of her time in the mountains of Papua NewGuinea, translating the Kumboi language. YoungA Panel of FiveFive wives whose husbands have far-reachingministries speak out on what a woman can do to bea helper to her husband.1 Cassette 7010-40 $4. 00Only MenMichael Pearl speaks directlyand frankly to men about theirTestimony of Darlene Roseresponsibilities as husbands.Wives should not listen to this tape.We don’t want you taking advantage of your man.W W W . N O G R E A T E R J O Y . O R G18www.nogreaterjoy.orgHear the missionary story of Darlene Rose. RebekahPearl listened to these tapes when she was young. Shesays they helped mold her life toward missions.2 Cassettes 8605-40 $7. 00ALBUMSEvery verse is discussed, every criticalword examined. Here is doctrinal andpractical teaching to enrich your life.24 Cassettes4610-40 $59. 00

CDs and CassettesSinful Natureextensive than the audio.6 Cassettes 3410-40(you choose)There is dearth of Bible knowledge across this land. Bible teaching has been replacedwith principle-based, self-improvement psychology. More than ever, we want to getthese Bible messages into your hands, so we have priced them right down to whatit costs us to provide them. In the course of the ministry, at our discretion, we givemany of them away, the cost of which is covered by your gifts. All our CDs have beendigitally remastered and re-edited to produce a quality higher than the originals.TEACHINGS ON BIBLE SUBJECTS & DOCTRINESin No MoreSecurity of thesinning?” You have confessed your sins, ridiculous teachings of an ancient heresyreceived the baptism of the Holy Ghost with sometimes called “Calvinism.” For too long, Michael teaches on the controversialevidence of everything but ceasing to sin, yet Reformed theology has robbed the church of subject of security of the believer.you are still a Romans 7 Christian. I assure the power of God. The petals fall off of Calvin’s This is new material. Don’t jumpyou, God not only saves his children from tulip when it is held up to the light of Scripture. to conclusions. This is not old farethe penalty of sin but he saves them from its 4 Cassettes 8330-40 $10. 00rehashed; you will be surprised atpower as well. You can stop sinning.4 CDs 8330-45 $12. 00what you hear. The Church has been7 Cassettes 8315-40 $22. 00divided, both sides holding to a portion9 CDs 8315-41 $28. 00 of Scripture while explaining away theGod’s Eternal Program other Scripture. Can one believe all theThe big question is: “So how do I stop These four messages answer some of theBelieverSanctificationScripture on both sides of the issue?Most of Michael’s tapes and CDs areAbsolutely.teachings. This one is a sermon preached at a 2 Cassettes 8322-40 $7. 00Three sermons by Michael Pearl contain camp in California. It is fun and a blessing. 3 CDs 8322-45 $10. 00the good news of complete and immediate 1 Cassette 3610-40 $4. 00deliverance from any and all sin by the 1 CD 3610-45 $4. 00miracle of the gospel alone.3 Cassettes 8320-40 $10. 00Generational Sins3 CDs 8320-41 $10. 00RighteousnessMichael Pearl addresses the faddishteaching on generational sins, sinsFour messages on salvation: Blood,of the fathers visited on the children,Sabbath RestImputed Righteousness, The Man Christ Jesusfamily curses, etc. Let the word of Godand Saving Righteousnessfree you from the curse of pop theology.What does the Bible say about keeping the 3 Cassettes 8135-40 $10. 001 Cassette 3730-40 $4. 00Sabbath, be it Saturday, Sunday, or Tuesday? 4 CDs 8135-41 $12. 001 CD 3730-45 $4. 001 Cassette 8310-40 $4. 00TEACHINGS ON BOOKS OF THE BIBLERomans 1 Corinthians Galatians ColossiansVerse by verse, word by word, thisHere is a book of radicalMany professing ChristiansIf you enjoyed Romans, you1 CD 8310-45 $4. 00is a commentary on the book ofRomans. We continually receivetestimonies of lives changed andsouls saved through listening tothis greatest of all New Testamentbooks. Until you know the book ofRomans you don’t know the Bible.If you have never listened to anyBible teaching by Michael Pearl,this is the place to start. Michaelalso has a printed commentary onanswers for radical times.Michael covers every verse in 1Corinthians in a straightforwardmanner. This is not devotionalteaching. It is practicalBible doctrine on a host ofcontroversial subjects. Paulanswers questions put to him bythe church at Corinth.8 Cassettes 2060-40$24. 00who don’t have a personalrelationship with Christ areseeking meaning in RabbinicalJudaism, keeping feast days andSabbaths and resorting to usingHebrew words for God andJesus. Many are “falling fromgrace” in their attempt to givethe Law of Moses a place intheir daily lives. God gave us thebook of Galatians to answer thisneed to hear Colossians.Learn about your spiritualcircumcision. Rise to completevictory in knowledge that youindeed have risen with Christand are an overcomer of theworld, the flesh, and the devil.3 Cassettes2050-40 $10. 004 CDs2050-41 $12. 00Romans 1-8 which is much more 10 CDs 2060-41ancient and now modern heresy.17 Cassettes 8140-40 $48. 00$30.$18. 0020 CDs 8140-45 $50. 006 CDs 3410-41$18. 00www.NoGreaterJoy.org 19/ No GreaterW W WJoy. N OMinistriesG R E A T EInc.R J O Y19. O R G

challengeBY MICHAEL PEARLMy son-in-law Gabriel andmy daughter Rebekahcame for a two-week visit.At my request, Gabrielexamined the web historyon my computer to confi rmthat I have not visited anyporno-sites since the lasttime he was here.Inever erase my web history.Someone else does it for me afterexamining it. Someone may ask,“What is wrong, don’t you trustyourself?” My answer to them is, I wantmy wife to trust me. I want my son-inlawto trust me. I want you to trust me,and I want to make myself accountableto someone—just as you should. I don’ttrust anyone who erases his own webhistory on a regular basis. Just thinkabout it. God keeps a file of all websearches. Nothing is ever erased, exceptyour entire past sins history when yougot saved. After that, in the day of thejudgment seat of Christ, you will givean account for every deed done in yourbody (II Cor. 5:10). No amount ofconfession and sorrow will prevent youfrom having to answer for every deedsince you got saved.By the way, I passed. I have neverviewed as much as one single pornoimage on any computer—ever! MyLord and my wife deserve no less.Having done what is required of me, Iam just an unprofitable servant; I haveonly done that which was my duty to do(Luke 17:10), as any normal Christiandoes.Dear lady, if your husband’s officewas in the same building as a stripjoint, just one curtained glass doorseparating him from the view, wouldyou be comfortable trusting him tonever pull back the curtain and lookin on the smut? Would you trust youryoung untested sons—even when youare gone to the store, and they arethere alone? That is exactly what theweb is—a ready window to the mostvile pornography that the devil and hisdemons can produce. It is pure Sodomand Gomorrah. And it is right there inyour home, all the time, waiting dayand night to reach though the screen andgrab the lusts of a boy or man. I avoid itlike Hell.I cannot say this too forcefully. Youare gullible beyond belief if you havein your home a computer with accessto the web and it is not on a password,completely inaccessible to your sons.Every single boy from eight to sixteenyears old—without exception—will geton the web and look at porn if he canfind the opportunity. He will get up inthe middle of the night. He will playsick and sneak in when you are gone tothe store for medicine. He will arriveW W W . N O G R E A T E R J O Y . O R G20home early, stay up late, rise before youdo, or go to a friend’s house and get ontheir computer when they are not home.If you are the best parent andchild trainer, with the best of spiritualinstruction, and the finest education,and your sons view pornography on theweb, you have wasted your time. Youlose. They lose. God loses. The devilwins.Christian men develop the fortitudeand discipline to obey God and walk inholiness against all temptation, but fewboys before the age of eighteen havethat kind of discipline.Any husband that expects his wifeto “trust him” is a scoundrel. Neverput you wife in the position to haveto depend on blind trust. Make everymoment a walk in the light. I take mywife everywhere, or else she knowswhere I am and who I am with everymoment. Every Christian man shouldinvite his wife or a friend to view hisweb history on a regular basis. Everycomputer should be in a public place orfacing an open door (or a glass door)where the wife and kids can see what ison the screen. A man who refuses to doso is guilty of something, if only pride.Dear Christian brother, makeyourself accountable to you wife andyour friends. Sweet, gullible mother, getas mad as a mother goose and protectyour boys and men. v

Safeguarding the InternetI have been looking for a simple,effective solution to controlling aninternet connection for some timenow. I have recently come accrossa simple, inexpensive utility calledConntroll. It works on Windows2000 and XP, and allows one personto control the use of the internetusing a password. It completelyblocks email, instant messages, webbrowsing, and other types of filedownloads. It is primarily made forsingle computer environments and isextremely simple to install and use.Please see the “Certified Porn Free”link on www.nogreaterjoy.org formore information about obtaining andinstalling Conntroll.-Gabe AnastMissionary JoshuaSteele to be wed!If you wantto read a wonderfulstory of how Godmiraculously broughttwo of his serventstogether, go to ourhomepage (www.nogreaterjoy.org)and click on theheart button.To God be the Glory“BRAVO!”Dear PearlsA friend of mine called me to tell me of an articleshe had read called “A Husband for Laura Rose.” Ithought “bravo!” to anyone willing to raise up a husbandfor the Laura Roses.” It encouraged me that I hadn‛thad my standards too high to be attainable. It was aboost to know I am on the right road. Now, when Ishared it with my family, my mother was just as thrilledas I. My brother said he didn‛t think it fair to labelsomeone saved and cleaned up as second class. My friendsaid “First there is the best and then there is therest.” We‛ve had many discussions on divine and humanforgiveness. I have decided to follow Jesus, thoughnone go with me…if I never find anyone else to agreewith me, I for one am going to be a Laura Rose and waitfor the very best that God has planned for me. Thankyou for the article, the debate it has spurned, theexample it allows me to be, and the hope of what I cando with God‛s help with my own children someday.RSave 15% on any orderFor a limited time, until September 1st, mail this coupon in with anyorder and save 15%. Just calculate total product(s) price and reduceby 15% then add shipping charge. Remember that mail-in ordersmust be accompanied by this coupon or visit our website to order.Offer is good USA orders only - mail-in or thru website.Photocopies of coupon are accepted for mail orders.Previous orders will not be adjusted. Offer ends September 1st 2004.21W W W . N O G R E A T E R J O Y . O R G

from the mailboxNO GREATER JOY!Dear Mike and Debi,I read your book To Train Up a Child aboutfour years ago. My husband was out of townfor a three-week work assignment. We onlyhad two children then—our three-year-old sonand a one-year-old daughter. One morning Iwoke up and realized that I wanted to call insick, I wanted to take a temporary leave ofabsence from my job as a full-time, at homemother. I wanted to abdicate my God-givenrole of nurturer, provider, and teacher ofthe blessings God had given me. I spent themorning early hours in prayer, when all ofa sudden, it was as if a light went on. I hadtrained my children to be disobedient, to onlyobey when the tone got stern enough or thevolume loud enough, I was teaching them tothrow their emotional tantrums by setting agreat example... I think I could have taughta course entitled Tantrums 101: How to do itand do it right.I leapt out of bed, threw open the doorto my three-year-old‛s room, stood him up onhis bed and apologized for not doing my jobas a mummy (I‛m English) as God wanted meto. I explained that from that day on, thingswould be different... and they were. We wentto ‘boot camp‛, I lowered my voice, explainedthings clearly once, expected compliance withcheerfulness at once and administered quickrebuke for every infraction. We went to theplaygrounds and played “come when called.”We practiced bedtime routines and even atecheese, without complaint. After three daysof what can only be described as a controlledbattle of wills, I was once again at the pointof desperate cry, “God, how long will this last?Have I chosen a battle I cannot win?” Justat that point, a little voice came from theback of the car… “Mummy?” I answered “Yes,”almost through gritted teeth as I preparedfor another showdown at sunset... “You do avery good job being a Mummy!” PRAISE GOD!!!That was the first hint that the path we wereon was the right one.Well, now we have both read your book,are almost through No Greater Joy 3, and stillthank God for your faithfulness in penningthese volumes. They make us smile, cringeand nod our heads but, most of all, they giveus permission to do what we knew all along inour heart of hearts was right. They teach usto take back our children‛s hearts and willsso we can give them to God. They teach usto lovingly, and with humor, disciple our littleones. We now have two more, and there isindeed NO Greater Joy!I still have to admit that there are dayswhen I want the newspaper reporters tocome and write about what a great job weare doing, and then there are other dayswhen I am secretly relieved that the houseis sound proofed. But that is how the trainingground goes--the officers in charge have tobe trained to lead the troops. Thank you forunlocking God‛s training manual for us.In closing, I want to let you know that our“before and after” pictures show we have lostseveral pounds of guilt, stress, pain, sadnessand frustration that we had piled on at thebanquet table of the world‛s ideas and are nowsitting down to the Lord‛s table regularly asa family. Our chief chef (my husband) servesus a gourmet feast of God‛s word and hymnsof praise and our children are happy, secure,aware of their actions and responsibility forthem and more importantly, they know ofour love for them in no uncertain terms...andeven more so, their heavenly, creative creatorFather‛s love for them.Thank you so much. I am sure you getmany letters like this, and I am sorry this oneis so long, but my heart is so full of thanks. Iwanted to let you both know you speak into ourlives. I wish you could observe our family andlead us further into the joy of parenting. Godis using your written words to great effect inour home.W & SW W W . N O G R E A T E R J O Y . O R G22

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Homeschool KidSing My SongSmall children love to be identifi ed,“you’re a carpenter, you fi xed mychair!” or “those are good brownies,you’re our little cook.” Just todaymy son re-adjusted a faulty toy andannounced to his Mama Pearl thathe is a mechanic cause he fi xes stuff.Some parents are better atbestowing loving identities on theirchildren than others, but all of ushave given our children identitiesthat shape them. What do youremember being called as a child?My Mom called me a goodwriter. I’m still wearing that particularname-tag with all the joy my eightyear-old-selffelt when she fi rstcalled me that. She also told me Iwould be a good wife and mama.Not only were those identitiesgiven with grand honor, they wereaccompanied with the tools tohelp them come true. Practical skillscame hand in hand with the glorioustitles we sought to earn.One of my children’sfavorite ways of being“identifi ed” by mama is withtheir own personal songs. Wheneach child is born, I make up asong that is theirs alone.“Oh, there was a little boy,and his name was Joe;Joseph – Joseph Courage!He was strong as a lion, andbrave as a bear; Joseph– Joseph Courage!”Just hearing his song makesJoe Courage square his skinnyshoulders and stomp aroundthe house with his tough-man faceon. Then Rysha climbs in my lap,snuggles her head right beneathmy chin, and starts humming to letme know that she wants to hear hersong too.“Ryshoni Joy, joy, my joy; RyshoniJoy, you’re beautiful...Just like a song, song, glad song;just like a song, you’re beautiful...Just like a fl ower, fl ower, brightfl ower; just like fl ower you’rebeautiful!”Then, as if I had just accomplishedan award -inning performance, Joeand Rysha both pat me lovinglywhile three-year-old Joe announces,“Mom... you’re... you’re a goodwoman!”-Rebekah Joy AnastSign up at our website for email notification of the online release of our latest newsletter.Website Address:www.NoGreaterJoy.orgNo Greater Joy Ministries, Inc.1000 Pearl RoadPleasantville, TN 37033Address Service RequestedJuly - August 2004NON-PROFITORGUS. POSTAGEPAIDFRANKLIN TNPERMIT NO 357