Excerpts from Created to NEED a Help Meet

Excerpts from Created to...

By Michael Pearl
Excerpt 1: Happy Mama I will set you on the road to recovery with one good suggestion. Ask your wife for advice and counsel. Welcome her judgments even if you feel she is attacking you. Pretend to be humble and thoughtful. Be patient and ask her to expound further on her concerns. Pause and look enlightened. Nod in appreciation for her wisdom and then modify your actions in some measure based on her suggestion. If unfolding events prove her wrong, be kind and gentle, not gloating or mentioning what is obvious. On the other hand if her counsel and judgment prove ... Read More
Smiling elderly man with white beard wearing black, red and blue

Old Tom

Michael Pearl

Tom Slayman has spent a lifetime pursuing his passions. Even before he was a believer, he was a devoted father to his four children. Michael Pearl tells how Tom’s passion and vision helped create No Greater Joy Ministries.

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Dark-haired little boy with a scowl on his face

Angry Children, Part 2

Michael Pearl

Angry Children Part 2 continues to discuss the value in discovering the motive behind a child’s anger. Learn why it’s important to find ways to grant children limited self-determination.

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Miniature pilot stands beside plane and salutes

The General Speaks

Mel Cohen, RFC, CFP, General Manager

Mel Cohen, a Certified Financial Planner and Registered Financial Consultant, will be conducting seminars at Fort Rock Family Camp on Personal Finances, Business Finances, and how to self-publish your own book.

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Mike Huckabee portrait

Family Government

Michael Pearl

Mike Huckabee stated that the family is the most basic form of government. Michael Pearl agrees and discusses the importance of making sure that children are trained to be self-governed and self-disciplined.

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A mom homeschooling her little girl and toddler

Rising to the Challenge

Debi Pearl

A mother of three asks advice after her husband tells her to put the children in public school and begin studying for a degree. Debi offers advice on how to look on a husband’s motives with goodwill and gain his good favor.

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Little boy with blonde hair scrunching up his face in mock digust

Angry Children

Michael Pearl

When overcome with frustration, children can lash out in anger. Learn how to become your little ones’ advocate and example so that they might acquire the tools necessary to confidently face life’s difficulties.

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Little Mexican girl following her mama through the open market in a city in Mexico carrying a pack on her back

Mexico Missions

Mike Richardson

Mike Richardson launched Vida Nueva Ministries to help struggling Mexican families. A radical decision changed his outlook and impacted the effectiveness of his ministry. Read how you can offer vital support.

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Man standing in collard shirt and suit coat, reading the King James Version Bible

The Job of a Lifetime

Nathan Pearl

Nathan Pearl, son of Mike and Debi Pearl, offers this reminder that believers are called for a special purpose. What is that purpose? Who is called? What are the qualifications, and how are we to proceed?

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Happy smiling brunette mama holding jam and a spoon

Happy Mama

Shalom (Pearl) Brand

It can sometimes be difficult to understand their meaning, but children’s prayers are precious! Shalom Brand reminds little ones that God is happy to answer a child’s prayer . . . and that Mama can be the beneficiary!

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Yes! I Am Normal

Shoshanna (Pearl) Easling

Shoshanna Easling is the youngest of Mike and Debi’s children. People who balk at To Train Up a Child’s methods are often surprised when they meet this poised, confident and outgoing wife, mother and business woman.

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