Should parents "discipline" their children rather than "punish" them? And is this distinction especially important for Christian parents?Yes and yes.Far from synonymous, these associated words carry vastly different meanings. As Mark Twain famously said, "The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter 'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning."In the case of discipline and punishment, 'tis the difference between light and lightning.Big DifferenceTo discipline one's children is to rebuke, correct, and train them because you love them too much to let them grow into harmful, hateful, ungrateful people. Discipline proceeds...