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By Steve Bateman
Evangelical Free Church
THE MOVIE ‘‘Home Alone’’ was an
immensely successful comedic lock at

_ What happens when a young boy is ac-
' cidentally left at home to fend for

himself while his family is on vaca-
tion.

He fends off burglars, learns to
shave, and generally fares quite well.
Several months after the movie was

_ Teleased there was a true life ‘Home

Alone’’ reported in the newspapers,

A couple in the United States had
purposely left their young children
home while they went on a trip. This
lime, unlike the movie, there was no
happy ending.

It is a tough world for many kids,
and it’s no picnic for a lot of parents
either. In fact, many analysts believe
that families in the western world are
in serious trouble.

‘Some cite the breakdown of tradi-
lional moral Values.

Others point to the pressures of ur-
banization and the mobility that
brings. . on ee

Still others blame the trend toward
both parents working outside the
home.

Whatever the cause, one thing is

TWO-YEAR-OLD Farron Lansdowne wasn't too sure about getting

his measles shot last week. He seemed a bit wounded when it was all
over, but put on a brave face far his older sister Aislynn, whose turn it
was next. That's mom Wanda holding Farron, while Eileen Callanan
gives the needle, Measles shots will be administered to elementary
and high school students throughout Terrace ijn the next few weeks.

View Point

clear. We cannot afford to take the
health of families for granted.

When the Jewish nation stood at the
entrance to the promised land, God
presented a series of laws, principles,
and instructions for them. These are
contained in the first five books of the
Jewish and Christian Scriptures,
known as the Pentateuch.

Studying this section reveals that
God did not want these people to take
the health of their families for granted
either,

There were economic laws that pro-
tected families. For example, the land
was distributed by family. Once a
family bad received their allotment, it
could never permanently pass from
them. Leviticus 25 describes how
every 50th year the land was to be
retumed to the family to which il was
originally given.

This system struck a tremendous
balance. It rewarded personal initia-
tive (people could still temporarily ac-
quire the property of others) while

The future of the family

protecting for families an opportunity
to be restored to economic stability,

There are aiso instructions for indi-
viduals, In Deuteronomy 6 parents are
instructed to teach their children the
laws of God: ‘‘Impress them on your
children. Talk. about them when you -
sit al home and when you walk along
the road, and when you lie down, and
when you get up.’’

Clearly this type of moment by mo-
ment teaching required time and real
commitment on the part of the
parents. ee

We live in a different world than
Moses and Joshua: did, yet. there is
much for us to consider from these
and other Biblical examples. Are we
willing to help create a society where
families are protected and helped? As
parents are we willing to expend the
energy and make the sacrifices neces-
saty to see our children educated and
loved and provided for to the best of
our abilities?

What priority will we place on our
families, whether single parent,
blended, or traditional? The answer
that we give to these questions will
sel, to a larger degree, our children’s
course for the future.

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