This podcast is about good discipline in the true sense of the word from a good father. This podcast addresses the issue of discipline from both a spiritual and natural perspective. When a father disciplines his children, he should never use his hand. The hand of a father is for blessing and affection. The same is true with the Hand of God our Father. Our Father’s Hand is to bless not to punish.   Train up a child in the way they should go and when they are older, they shall not depart from it. It is helpful for parents to understand the value of training and disciplining their children and in so doing giving them boundaries. Children need to understand boundaries to feel free within the constraints of those boundaries.   Come listen to several stories that describe natural ways in which a natural father can bless his children with proper discipline and proper boundaries. How would you react if your child thanked you for giving them a spanking? That is not the normal reaction in our society today, yet that is the response of a child who understands his parent is disciplining them out of love. The heart and hand working hand in hand.   The stories contained in this podcast are a throwback to an era when the disciplining of children with a rod (wooden paddle) was acceptable in society. The purpose of such discipline was not only to give a child a boundary, but more than that to help a child learn self-control, a practice that will accelerate their growth and development in the world. How many children do not have boundaries today? How many children do not understand or practice self-control? If a parent truly loves their children, they will want to help them in every way possible. Helping children learn self-control blesses them. If they learn to honor their parents, it will go well with them in their life.     Come and listen, enjoy, and connect with God Your Father’s Perspective! Show Notes:   Subscribe at our website www.thefathersheartmedia.com and enjoy all our media: podcasts, articles, blogs and Children’s Books. Our third book: “The Birthday Present” has been completed in text form and is in the process of being illustrated.   Subscribe and receive a new eBook, the “The Last All Hallows Eve” a short story about the second coming of Christ written in the C.S. Lewis tradition of Screwtape Letters.   Donate to www.patreon.com/thefathersheart to help us distribute the stories of Papa Tom through electronic media. Further developments: The Fathers Heart Talk Show with Papa Tom will air every Thursday morning at 8:00 am on WSIC from Statesville NC on channels 105.9 FM, 100.7 FM, 1400 AM. You can also find us on www.wsicnews.com/thefathersheart wherein recorded shows will be saved for you to visit and listen to the recordings.   Blessings: Papa Tom   The Father’s Heart Talk Show www.Facebook.com/papatomstales   The Father’s Heart Podcasts www.thefathersheartmedia.com   Papa Tom’s Tales A Grandfather’s Bedtime Stories www.papatomstales.com