Lead Your Family Like Jesus: Powerful Parenting Principles from the Creator of Families
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At first, I thought, while good, there wasn’t really much ‘new’ or ‘revolutionary’ inside. I have read a ton of parenting books over the past 8 years, always trying to hone my skills and figure this thing out. I kept reading however, and I am SO glad I did.
Over the past several months, I have been trying to steer us from an authoritarian, “you must obey because I’m your parent” style of parenting to a more grace based, Jesus like, relationships are more important than blind obedience, grace filled family. It is HARD. Hard because it challenges me more, it challenges the way I grew up and the habits I already have in place. But it is also GOOD. Good because I feel like I am doing it more Biblically.
And this book, oh this book, came into my life at just the right time.
It is FULL of takeaway nuggets, real life application, references to the Bible, other parents’ experiences, thought provoking questions, and prayers. It is set up to easily do with a book club or small group. There is so much to think about and apply, I can’t recommend getting the book enough.
Parenting is singularly one of the most difficult challenges you will ever undertake. You often feel unappreciated, like the bad guy, guilty or that you are doing it wrong. This book is a real encouragement to me, and hopefully to you as well. You should get a copy and request your library get one as well.
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The Ultimate Conversation: Talking with God Through Prayer
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I liked this book for its practical yet inspiring and easy to understand teaching on the subject of prayer and the biblical examples used. It would be a valuable resource for Christians who wants to tap into the power of prayer more effectively while revolutionizing their faith and ability to approach the Lord in a meaningful and personal conversation.
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Portraits of Integrity: Real People Who Demonstrated Godly Character (Volume 1)
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We are currently reading through “Portraits” and we are really enjoying it. It not only teaches character along with Bible verses for memory, but it also has taught us a ton of history that we might not have come across in other books. We are also using “Character Trails: Learning to Walk in the Path of Righteousness” by Marilyn Boyer which compliments “Portraits” perfectly. Thank you Marilyn Boyer and Grace Tumas for another great book that shows Godly character demonstrated in the lives of real people in history!
–Jake DeShazer who was a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II. He was tortured and kept in solitary confinement for many months, but when a Bible came into his hands he became a Christian and later went to Japan to share the gospel with his former enemies.
–Lieutenant Adrian Marks, the brave young Navy pilot who set his seaplane down on a heaving, shark-infested ocean to pick up survivors of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis at the risk of his own life
–Lydia Darrah, the Quaker woman who overheard British plans to attack George Washington’s unprepared army and cleverly took a secret warning to him, saving the army and the War of Independence.
And many others!
Sure to be an all-time family favorite, Portraits of Integrity will be treasured as a centerpiece of family devotions or as a part of Character Concepts Curriculum. Portraits of Integrity will inspire young people and their parents as well, with the examples of people who dared and did great deeds that have gone down in history.
Each of the 45 stories found in Volumes 1-3 illustrates a different character quality as demonstrated in inspiring true stories.
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