Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family
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Winner of the ECPA Book of the Year Award for Christian Living
Over 100,000 Copies in Print
What is your calling as a parent?
In the midst of folding laundry, coordinating carpool schedules, and breaking up fights, many parents get lost. Feeling pressure to do everything “right” and raise up “good” children, it’s easy to lose sight of our ultimate purpose as parents in the quest for practical tips and guaranteed formulas.
In this life-giving book, Paul Tripp offers parents much more than a to-do list. Instead, he presents us with a big-picture view of God’s plan for us as parents. Outlining fourteen foundational principles centered on the gospel, he shows that we need more than the latest parenting strategy or list of techniques. Rather, we need the rescuing grace of God―grace that has the power to shape how we view everything we do as parents.
Freed from the burden of trying to manufacture life-change in our children’s hearts, we can embrace a grand perspective of parenting overflowing with vision, purpose, and joy.
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Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family
In this life-giving book that has sold over 100,000 copies, Paul Tripp offers parents much more than a to-do list. Instead, he presents us with a big-picture view of God’s plan for us as parents. Outlining fourteen foundational principles centered on the gospel, he shows that we need more than the latest parenting strategy or list of techniques. Rather, we need the rescuing grace of God—grace that has the power to shape how we view everything we do as parents. Freed from the burden of trying to manufacture life-change in our children’s hearts, we can embrace a grand perspective of parenting overflowing with vision, purpose, and joy.
Paul David Tripp (DMin, Westminster Theological Seminary) is a pastor, award-winning author, and international conference speaker. He has written numerous books, including Lead; Reactivity; and the bestselling devotional New Morning Mercies. His not-for-profit ministry exists to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. Tripp lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Luella, and they have four grown children.
Publisher : Crossway
Publication date : September 30, 2016
Edition : 1st
Language : English
Print length : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 1433551934
ISBN-13 : 978-1433551932
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Reading age : 1 year and up
Dimensions : 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #119,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #7 in Children’s Christian Ministry (Books) #9 in Christian Family & Relationships #19 in Christian Counseling (Books)
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Customers find this parenting book to be the best on Christian parenting, deeply addressing their hearts and changing their perspective on raising children. The book is refreshing and well-written, with one customer noting its easy-to-understand principles, while others find it repetitive. Customers appreciate its heartfelt message and grace, with one highlighting its beautiful biblical principles of child discipline. Customers find the book challenging and well worth the money.
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Katie –
Number one parenting book
I could spend a book writing about how good this book is! When it has accolades from someone like Francis Chan, I donât know why you need my opinion. But here it is. I took so many pages of notes about ways this book revolutionizes the philosophy of parenting based on the Gospel. My son is an infant, and I praise the Lord that I discovered this book at the beginning of my parenting journey. The way I live out my faith IN RELATIONSHIP is how my children will understand faith! As daunting as the calling is to be an ambassador of our heavenly Father to our children is, Tripp gives us so many encouraging Scriptures that remind us that we are not alone and that we have the power through Christ to fulfill this calling. Also, it is such an encouragement to remember that my children are in His hands ultimately, not mine. I can be faithful, but I cannot sanctify them. That is a relief. Tripp did such a good job at helping me see my sanctification journey with God as my Father in a way that will give me grace and compassion and patience with my children, because I am no different from them. Also, parenting seems so much more important when you realize that your responsibility is to help your children see themselves and their behaviors in light of Jesus and his love and sacrifice, not to force them to be obedient – God is more concerned about who we are, than what we do. My child and I are working together against the enemy of sin in both of our lives; I am not my childâs enemy, nor is my child my enemy. I as a parent, and as a child of God, am forever changed by this book.One other comment that I have about it is that the book is about very large philosophies, and doesnât have almost any practical examples of how to carry out these philosophies. It was best read in the context of a group of other Christian parents, so we could discuss how to live out of these philosophies as parents.I am an adoption specialist and I have read very many parenting books. This is the best one and the most important one.
Eileen F –
What this book means by parents who work…
I havenât finished this book yet, but I really wanted to address something that I read in the reviews of this book. Someone commented that this book denigrates parents who work. Though I canât speak for the author himself, I can try to explain what I believe he is saying.When he says that today, many parents are choosing to work rather than take care of their children, I donât think he is talking about the ones that HAVE to work. There are many couples who need two incomes, and thatâs totally ok. The Bible never says âone parent must stay home with the child.â What I believe he is referring to is the new cultural norm of women needing careers to feel validated and have a âreal job.â Iâm not saying that women canât work. What Iâm saying is that being a stay at home parent is a REAL job. A 24/7 never ending job. What I truly believe the author is saying is that parents should, if possible, raise their own children. Sometimes, itâs not. However, sometimes parents are on the hunt for having a big house, a successful career, all these material things instead of focusing on parenting. When in reality, they could scale back – live in a smaller home, drive an older car, etc. – and afford to have one parent stay home or maybe just work part time to raise their child.My goal in this post is not to make working moms feel bad. I can see how what the author wrote could be offensive – but I truly donât think he meant it in that way. I do think it could be a wake up call to some who are working not for Godâs glory but for excessive money, success, etc. But so far I do love this book. It has helped me to refocus my parenting on Him and especially His grace. Would definitely recommend.
Momof4 –
Really helped change my perspective as a parent
I have been struggling (for what feels like an eternity) trying to be the parent I know I can be, by the grace of Jesus. I started off really confident with my first child, but after a few years and a few more kids, the stress and the struggle to “keep it all together”, and the constant opinions from all the outsiders who weren’t raising my children, really overwhelmed me. I needed to give not only myself but my CHILDREN the grace that the Lord Himself gives us; I needed to understand it in a way I just couldn’t before. The world has so many “solutions” and answers for everything “parenting” and not many of the answers I sought out helped me at all – because not one of them pointed out how we are all sinners in need of grace, and to look at the true “heart issue” that we all struggle with, which is ultimately SIN. When the world tells you “All you need to do is steps 1, 2, 3 and everything will be great!” and none of those things seem to explain the larger picture, it can feel really pointless and defeating – especially when it feels like nothing is really even changing. When we are finally able to see ourselves through God’s eyes and understand his GRACE for us and our need for dependence on HIM and HIM ALONE, THEN we truly see clearer. As Pastor Tripp mentions, we are blind leading the blind (essentially) without Jesus at our center. There is plenty of scripture reference to support all of his points.This is truly a must-read for all those Christian parents out there that need a better, more Jesus-centered focus on parenting. What the world tells us is a bandaid, but what the Lord tells us is Truth, and it is absolutely healing! I cried at least 3 times (and I’m talking, this is hitting home so hard right now, cries), and I haven’t even finished the book yet. Pastor P. Tripp really puts common heart issues of all parents right out there – he is straight-forward and honest. That is what this world needs more – honesty and most especially, the grace of the Lord.
R –
Training yourself before your child
I highly recommend this book!! It’s not just another child training book, how to raise kids, but focuses on the parents.
Lillie –
Great book!
Such a great book. Well worth your time.
Mo –
All I will say is, itâs a must-read for parents everywhere. Really impactful concepts that has left me thinking
Dani –
This was such a good book with a lot of different points, I would recommend this to anyone needing a hand with parenting, or just wanting to read
Joe –
I like the fact that this book is about character building for the children, responsibilities for the parents, and total trust in God.
Mitzi –
I completely loved the parenting approach he talks about here, and how Godâs love and Jesusâ love for us is actually the perfect model for us all to follow. I took loads of notes and felt inspired to assimilate these ideas into my parenting. The only thing I didnât like is his strong encouragement to talk about the redeeming grace of Jesus to our children every single day. Itâs essential, I do agree, for all of us to be aware of what Jesus did and does for us, I just donât think I will talk about God to my children with the same verbiage. I still cringe a little with fundamental verbiage like Savior and Redeemer, especially when theyâre so young. I prefer talking to them (and viewing God myself) about abundant love. Anyway, I give it 5 stars anyway because Tripp clearly understands the difficulties of parenting and how it exposes our own faults and failures, and Trippâs notion of heart awareness I find incredibly helpful. Lots of good stuff here and I will probably read it again. I will definitely recommend it to friends, although perhaps not my atheist friends!
Sofia Pedraza –
Still reading! Enjoying it!