Emphasis Preaching Journal

Christian novelist, Walter Wangerin, tells of an incident from his own life: from his experience as a parent. The Wangerins were going through a difficult time with their son, Matthew, who was on the threshold of adolescence. He seemed to be rebelling against every value the family held dear. On more than one occasion, the boy had been caught stealing comic books from a local store. With the latest incident, Walter was in despair. Feeling he'd run out of every other alternative, he resorted to a technique he'd not used with his son for years: He gave him a spanking.