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I just finished reading the book Give Them Grace by Fitzpatrick & Thompson.  It will be a challenging read for parents because it goes against much of the parenting advice you get from the world and even within Christian circles.  Their premise is that our children don't need more rules, but more grace.  Before you quit reading, they do not advocate for anarchy in the home.  But rather want parents to think through what their discipline and parenting is speaking to their children.  Do our kids think if they try harder they can be good kids?  Or do we point them to the message of what Jesus has done and how they need him rather than trying harder? As I read the book, I was stretched and realized how recent conversations with my kids had actually focused more on the law than on grace.  They write, "Grace trains us to rest in what Christ has done for us and to live lives of godly gratitude."  In other words, once we realize what Jesus has don...

On Thursday, I read a couple of chapters from the book, Give Them Grace , which talks about the importance of grace in parenting.  Often we focus more on obedience and law than we do on grace in our parenting.  Here are a few quotes: "In an effort to teach our children about the Bible, we frequently employ the stories in the Bible as a way to compel obedience." "good news about Jesus' obedience and shameful death was the only motif that would grant my children a heart to obey." "And when they (our children) tell us they can't love God or others in this way, we are not to argue with them.  We are to agree with them and them of their need for a Savior." "everything that isn't gospel is law." Christian righteousness is different from human obedience because it is granted to us by God's grace, not because of our works or our children's merit."

Today, I am reading at the Perk again. Here are the three books I am reading right now: Give Them Grace by Fitzpatrick & Thompson Family Shepherds by Voddie Baucham The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler Check back later for quotes and thoughts from these books.

Here is an updated list of what I am reading now: Give Them Grace by Fitzpatrick & Thompson Family Shepherds by Baucham Real Marriage by Driscoll Gospel-Centered Discipleship by Dodson