As a young person growing up in DeQuincy, Louisiana, I quickly became aware that proverbs 13:24 seemed to be my mother’s favorite bible verse. At least, it was the one she quoted the most often. The English standard version of the verse reads, “Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.” Or as my mom used to put it, “spare the rod and spoil the child.” In the times we live in today, parental discipline of children is a hot-button