Wisdom's 7 Pillars Resources - Character

Greetings from Me and My House,

Probably our top pick for character building books, right after the
Bible, would be the Lamplighter Rare Collectors series. These are
classic books reprinted from years gone by - centuries gone by. Books
of exciting stories, written in excellence of style, in a day when
authors weren't afraid to show morality and the changing, saving grace
of God within people's lives. These character building stories grab
your heart and change your life. These books would definitely be in our Top 10 best book buys. Of these books, "Basket of Flowers" still
ranks as our family favorite. Although these books don't "teach" a
particular character trait, their lessons are more subtle - though no
less powerful. Stories can touch our hearts like nothing else, and by
grabbing our emotions can bring about great change of heart.
Liberally use great moral stories throughout all of your child's
education for spirit, soul, and body. These are some of the best.

Other favorite character resources (listed in our order of preference)
include: "Character Sketches" from Institute for Basic Life Principles
(and other resources from IBLP). These books focus on a particular
character trait, showing God's design from Scripture and nature.
Home Life produces an e-zine based on the character traits from the
Character Sketches. Each issue focuses on a particular character.

"Building Christian Character" by Blair Adams of Truth Forum is another great resource for older children and adults. It spells out just what a certain character trait is, and isn't and give plenty of Scripture verses for each.

"Developing Character" is a great resource for pulling projects, memory work, and such into "unit-type studies" on the character traits. This book is more in-depth than the free e-zines from Home Life. It lists several resources (including Character Sketches), songs, definitions,
Scriptures, etc.

"For Instruction in Righteousness" by Doorposts remains a popular handbook for character training, giving Scripture for each trait; as does "Proverbs for Parenting". There's more ideas in the former, the latter is more of a no-frills index to the Proverbs.

Godly character is definitely one of those things that is better taught by hands-on discipleship than following a textbook curriculum. But all of these resources can be used by you, as you disciple your children in this important area of their Christian growth.

At Jesus' feet,
Lisa Me and My House ministries