“ One of life’s mysteries is why two children growing up in the same home sometimes take radically different paths—one following Christ, the other rebellious and scornful. Yet it happens. Billy Graham
“ I missed the joy of seeing our children grow and change. I thank God for watching over them during those years. Billy Graham
“ It may shock some parents to learn that we don’t own our children. God has given them to us in trust . . . however, God may transfer our children to His home at any time. Billy Graham
“ Parents need much wisdom in relating to their grown children—and much prayer. Children likewise have much to learn about relating to their parents as the years pass. Billy Graham
“ Children must be taught obedience just as much as they need to be taught to read and write. Billy Graham
“ Someday your children will leave; you can’t hold on to them or control them forever, nor should you. Billy Graham
“ The television, iPod, and Internet have trespassed upon the innocence of America’s children, while preoccupied mothers and dispassionate fathers stare aghast wondering what went wrong. They don’t stop… Billy Graham
“ Before the seventeenth century, a child passed directly into the adult world between the ages of five and seven . . . then came the industrial revolution . . .so the child-centered home was born. Billy Graham
“ To injure, ignore, disrespect, and violate the innocence of a child are among the greatest evils known to man. Billy Graham
“ The Bible warns [parents] against extremes in dealing with our adult children. It tells us to avoid trying to control [them] once they become adults. When children become independent, a major transiti… Billy Graham
“ [As a young man] I sought thrills! I found them in Christ. I looked for something that would bring perfect joy! I found it in Christ. I looked for something that would bring pleasure and that would sa… Billy Graham
“ We have to be tuned to God. We will never be free from discouragement and despondency until we know and walk with the very fountainhead of joy. Billy Graham
“ Pleasures are the things that appeal to our flesh and to our lust. But joy is something else. Joy runs deep. Billy Graham
“ Without dark clouds in our lives we would never know the joy of sunshine. We can become callous and unteachable if we do not learn from pain. Billy Graham
