Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 247 FEBRUARY 2017 BODY OF CHRIST NEWS Things Fathers Should Teach Their Daughters ■ ■ That Jesus is the most important man in her life but you love her too ■ ■ Staying saved is just as important as getting saved ■ ■ How to (watch) and pray ■ ■ How to think for herself and be strong, sometimes life hurts ■ ■ How to catch and throw a ball ■ ■ How to bathe herself and good per- sonal hygiene ■ ■ How to cook, clean, work and be responsible ■ ■ To tell if anyone touches her pri- vate parts ■ ■ How to strengthen her body and compete in a sport she enjoys ■ ■ To discover and develop her God given skills and talents ■ ■ To be confident and build her self esteem ■ ■ How to fight and when. Good targets are the eyes, throat and groin ■ ■ How to shoot a gun and/or how to be safe ■ ■ Reading, writing and arithmetic. How to study the Bible ■ ■ Basic knowledge about cars, home repair and how to mow the lawn ■ ■ How precious her body is and to dress modestly – how to sit and walk like a lady ■ ■ To love herself and to avoid putting a bunch of fake stuff on her head and body ■ ■ How to manage her money and how to drive ■ ■ The difference between love and sex; a friend and an acquain- tance ■ ■ Boys and men can be dogs – teach abstinence and about STD ■ ■ How men think, feel and why sex will not keep a man ■ ■ To have a nice personality and not to talk or act like a tramp ■ ■ How to pick a good (Christian) hus- band – a real man that’s respon- sible ■ ■ That a man that does not respect himself will not respect her ■ ■ Don’t get involved with a pervert, alcoholic, drug user or gang mem- ber ■ ■ He should not hit you and you should not hit him ■ ■ Go to school and find a good career ■ ■ How to live a balanced life, eat and prepare balanced meals ■ ■ Don’t be obsessed with your looks, beauty is only skin deep but ugly is to the bone ■ ■ When you have a family, love and encourage them – a mother’s love is special ■ ■ Stay attractive to your spouse and rock his world – communicate and don’t be boring ■ ■ Tithe, save and invest. Use your instinct and God’s wisdom ■ ■ God, husband, kids/family, health, career, ministry and others – in that order! Dwayne Burris COMMUNITY By Dwayne Burris