tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050230488064224810.post691384834425172823..comments2023-09-09T05:40:35.753-05:00Comments on LIFE AS A BONTRAGER: 2018 Family Camp RecapBontrager Family Singershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185506849472759648noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050230488064224810.post-5100711468936320472019-01-09T15:42:30.382-06:002019-01-09T15:42:30.382-06:00Hi, it would be a great blessing to be able to lis...Hi, it would be a great blessing to be able to listen to the talks spoken on this family camp. We live in Australia and so would not be able to attend a camp. Is there a website where we could download them? Thanks for your time and godly example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050230488064224810.post-36399278097138179832018-11-30T16:22:48.337-06:002018-11-30T16:22:48.337-06:00Wow! I just love reading about your family. I cam...Wow! I just love reading about your family. I came across your page as I was reading information on homeschooling. I pray my children keep God as a priority and don't live up to "man's" expectations. Please keep spreading the light! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050230488064224810.post-69517717377395631802018-11-26T07:37:03.044-06:002018-11-26T07:37:03.044-06:00I would like to listen to the recordings as well. ...I would like to listen to the recordings as well. Thank you for sharing this information.Mama to 12, so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759055814570254094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050230488064224810.post-88310010230144737132018-10-19T17:20:09.566-05:002018-10-19T17:20:09.566-05:00Thanks!!! Wish we had a Gordmans out here...Thanks!!! Wish we had a Gordmans out here...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050230488064224810.post-7395101511259589812018-10-18T16:24:08.201-05:002018-10-18T16:24:08.201-05:00Alaina,
Thanks for the question! My sister Chels...Alaina, <br /><br />Thanks for the question! My sister Chelsy told me that it's actually a shirt that Liz got from Gordmans.Bontrager Family Singershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185506849472759648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050230488064224810.post-52671710978387554972018-10-16T13:53:22.055-05:002018-10-16T13:53:22.055-05:00Thank you for answering our question about peer gr...Thank you for answering our question about peer groups. It sounds really interesting and I would love to listen to a recording. Sadly I'm afraid "open-mindedness" has crept into the church.<br />Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188723188448901080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050230488064224810.post-12385456249997299512018-10-11T11:16:18.660-05:002018-10-11T11:16:18.660-05:00Regina,
Yes, we did record the talks, primarily ...Regina, <br /><br />Yes, we did record the talks, primarily for those at camp. Would you like to listen to any of them if we were able put them up on a website? <br /><br />You can see the answer below to Lauren regarding the question of peer groups.Bontrager Family Singershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185506849472759648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050230488064224810.post-6805985678681373192018-10-11T11:13:36.086-05:002018-10-11T11:13:36.086-05:00Lauren,
Great question! Mr. Wissman gave the ill...Lauren, <br /><br />Great question! Mr. Wissman gave the illustration in a message entitled, "Unless the Lord Builds the House: Structure Does Matter." He then described how God perfectly designed the structure of the family and how modern society seeks to pull the family apart. <br /><br />Regarding the history of age-segregation in education, it used to be that everyone learned together in the one-room schoolhouse. John Dewey, the father of modern education, sought to abolish the one room schoolhouse in favor of age segregated instruction. He believed it was better for individuals to be separated by age than to learn together. Unfortunately, his model has crept into the church as well.<br /><br />Here are a few questions Mr. Wissman asked:<br /><br />Within a peer group, "Who is the leader?" Normally, it happens to be the bully or the most winsome or outspoken one. In contrast, within a family, "Who is the leader?" The father and then the mother. <br /><br />Within a peer group, "How does one gain acceptance?" One gains acceptance by conforming or fitting in. Within a family, "How does one gain acceptance?" One is accepted and loved because of who they are; because they belong to that family. <br /><br />He pointed out how our education system begins by dividing children into age-segregated peer groups where they learn to follow each other rather than the wisdom of parents and older, wiser people. Basically, the education system seeks to make individuals follow the religion of secularism rather than wisdom of a God-fearing family. <br /><br />After high school and college, our media, entertainment, and popular culture applies peer pressure to make acceptable abominations like homosexual faux marriage, abortion, etc., The media tends to praise those follow their agenda and shame those who do not as hateful and bigots for disagreeing. <br /><br />For example, those who seek to lovingly bring God's Word to bear upon the sin of homosexuality are labeled haters and bigots, while those who accept and promote this sin are labeled as loving and open-minded. <br /><br />Thanks for asking!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />The BontragersBontrager Family Singershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185506849472759648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050230488064224810.post-35961288161986097912018-10-06T20:14:03.285-05:002018-10-06T20:14:03.285-05:00Hey, your family camp sounds like it was a blast!!...Hey, your family camp sounds like it was a blast!!! I was wondering if u could tell me where Liz got her floral dress from that she's wearing on the pic with her and Wallace?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050230488064224810.post-9441836308620339652018-10-06T11:56:21.378-05:002018-10-06T11:56:21.378-05:00What are the dangers of peer groups? Never heard o...What are the dangers of peer groups? Never heard of that before. LAUREN KOCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10525361105781758441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050230488064224810.post-82657891948082429092018-10-06T10:12:39.058-05:002018-10-06T10:12:39.058-05:00Was there any recordings from any of the talks? I&...Was there any recordings from any of the talks? I'm curious about the peer groups talk and what he considers peer groups. Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188723188448901080noreply@blogger.com