Give Them Grace
Leading Your Kids to Joy and Freedom through Gospel-Centered Parenting
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What is our purpose in parenting? Is it to keep our kids alive and healthy? To raise responsible adults who will be kind people, loving friends, and good citizens? Or maybe we'd just be happy if our kids would clean up their rooms and stop antagonizing each other. While all of these are honorable goals, when we focus entirely on fixing our kids' behavior we can miss the most important role a parent has: to show them the love and grace of Christ.
Give Them Grace gives you the gospel foundation to parent from a place of joy, freedom, and peace. This newly revised edition reflects what Elyse and Jessica have learned in their own parenting journeys in the last decade and includes two new chapters on parenting with grace in regard to your children's mental health and gender.
This isn't a "how-to" manual; it's a call to remember, speak, and rest in the gospel as you model Jesus to your children. Because this is the good news of parenting: it's not about getting things right all the time--it's about grace.
Endorsements
"So many Christian parents fall into the trap of asking the law to do in the hearts of their children what only grace can accomplish. Armed with threats, manipulation, and guilt, they attempt to create change that only the cross of Jesus Christ makes possible. It is so encouraging to read a parenting book that points parents to the grace of the cross and shows them how to be instruments of that grace in the lives of their children."
Paul David Tripp, author of New Morning Mercies
"This is not just a book on parenting; this is deep training in the gospel. Elyse Fitzpatrick shows parents how to model themselves after the heavenly Father, who changed his children not by wrath and the law but by grace. A lot of books talk about gospel-centeredness in theory; this book shows you how to apply it to one of life's most important relationships."
J. D. Greear, pastor of Summit Church and author of Gospel
"This book is about how we, as parents, must find our strength in God alone, and how our children need to be invited into that same gospel story. It is both humbling and encouraging, challenging and practical."
Rachel Joy Welcher, editor at Fathom magazine and author of Talking Back to Purity Culture
"Ten years ago, Give Them Grace was one of the pieces of parenting gold that helped me understand the gospel myself as a young mother. It stood in such contrast to heavy-handed Christian parental 'how-to' advice and instead it centered me on 'who to.' I am so excited this is rereleasing in a space with many loud voices. This will be a breath of fresh air to parents who want to center their parenting on the grace of Jesus Christ."
Jami Nato, author, mother of four, and entrepreneur
"I am grateful for this revised and updated edition, which takes a refreshing and more balanced approach to discipline and contemporary challenges while embracing the individuality of each child. Seamlessly weaving timeless biblical wisdom with a sensitive understanding of the whole child, Give Them Grace equips parents to not only raise their children but also nurture enduring relationships with them. A must-read for those seeking wisdom and grace in the journey of parenthood."
Eliza Huie, licensed professional counselor
The Authors
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Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Elyse Fitzpatrick holds an MA in biblical counseling, is a frequent conference speaker, and is the author of over two dozen books. She's been married for nearly 50 years and has three children and six grandchildren who live near her in Southern California.
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Jessica Thompson
Jessica Thompson holds an MA in biblical studies. She has three adult children and is on staff at Risen Church in San Diego, California. She has written several books about the love of Christ. You will find her living in the joy and freedom of the gospel while...
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