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Clay Clarkson

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Clay Clarkson is director of Whole Heart Ministries, a nonprofit family ministry he and his wife, Sally, started in 1994 to help Christian parents raise wholehearted children for Christ. He is the author of Educating the WholeHearted Child, Our 24 Family Ways, Heartfelt Discipline, Taking Motherhood to Hearts, and The Lifegiving Parent (with Sally Clarkson). He writes online about Christian parenting, imagination, and other biblical topics. Clay is a graduate of Denver Seminary (MDIv) and has served with churches and ministries since 1975. He is also a Christian songwriter and collector of old Christian books. Clay and Sally live in Monument, Colorado. Their four children are grown, following Jesus, and following in their parents' footsteps ...more

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	Educating the Wholehearted Child by Clay Clarkson (Goodreads Author), Sally Clarkson (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 1,767 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lifegiving Parent: Giving Your Child a Life Worth Living for Christ by Clay Clarkson (Goodreads Author), Sally Clarkson (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 1,632 ratings — published 2018 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heartfelt Discipline: The Gentle Art of Training and Guiding Your Child 4.35 avg rating — 530 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our 24 Family Ways: Family Devotional Guide 4.52 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our 24 Family Ways by Clay Clarkson (Goodreads Author), Sally Clarkson (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2001 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heartfelt Discipline: Following God's Path of Life to the Heart of Your Child 4.46 avg rating — 35 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our 24 Family Ways: Family Devotional Guide 4.45 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The WholeHearted Child Home Education Handbook by Clay Clarkson (Goodreads Author), Sally Clarkson (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Educating the Wholehearted Child by Clay Clarkson (Goodreads Author), Kelly Clarkson it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our 24 Family Ways Children's Color-In Book by Clarkson, Clay (2002) Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The first step to making God a part of every minute of your day is to meet with God daily. The more the Word of God permeates your own life and heart, the more you’ll be able to bring God’s Word into the lives of your children.”
― Clay Clarkson, Heartfelt Discipline: Following God's Path of Life to the Heart of Your Child

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“all the evidence to prove that”
― Clay Clarkson, Educating the Wholehearted Child

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“Rather than trusting God, many will doggedly hold onto the belief that there is a divinely-designed formula or biblical methodology that can ensure their child’s salvation, and then guarantee the child’s sanctification. That debatable belief often leads to finding special methods in Scripture that come with a promise of success. Soon, though, the parents are no longer trusting God, because they no longer need to—they are trusting the methods instead. Those methods, then, can too easily become rules, and then legalism, and then a reliance on works that replaces a life of faith.”
― Clay Clarkson, Heartfelt Discipline: Following God's Path of Life to the Heart of Your Child

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