Parenting
by Paul David Tripp
Fourteen gospel principles for parents: you are an ambassador not an owner, children need grace more than control, and your own heart is the first battlefield. Convicting and reorienting for Christian parents.
Read it if…
you are a Christian parent exhausted by behavior management.
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Skip it if…
you want techniques; Tripp offers theology of parenting.
Try instead: The Ministry of Motherhood →
Three things you will actually use
- You are an instrument, not the author of change.
- Grace, not control, changes hearts.
- Your anger reveals your idols.
Do this first
Read the chapter on authority and ask whose glory your discipline serves.
Our verdict
Reorienting for Christian parents.
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