By Kelly Bridgewater
From the family that brought you The Lifegiving Home
and The Lifegiving Table, discover how you can become a parent who gives
your child a life worth living for Christ.
In today’s world, it’s easy to become overwhelmed and even paralyzed by the constant flow of parenting advice. We’re flooded with so much practical information that we wonder if we’re choosing the right way. And we may be missing the one thing God really wants us to give to our children: His life. God doesn’t include a divine methodology for parenting in the Bible, but He does provide principles that can enable any faithful parent to bring His life into the life of their home.
In The Lifegiving Parent, respected authors and parents Clay and Sally Clarkson explore eight key principles―heartbeats of lifegiving parenting―to shed light on what it means to create a home where your children will experience the living God in your family. Now parents of four grown children―each with their own unique personality and gifts―Sally and Clay have learned (sometimes the hard way!) that the key to shaping a heart begins at home as you foster a deep and thoughtful God-infused relationship with each child. Filled with biblical insight and classic Clarkson stories, The Lifegiving Parent will equip you with the tools and wisdom you need to give your children much more than just a good Christian life. You’ll give them the life of Christ. (Don’t miss the companion piece, The Lifegiving Parent Experience!)
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My Thoughts:
I have never heard of Clay and Sally Clarkson, but the title
of their newest book, The Life Giving
Parent captured my attention. As authors who have written a number of books
and devotions for raising a Godly family, I was interested in what I could
learn to bring God more as the focal point in our lives. I read through the
book pretty quickly for this review, but I believe I will be returning to it
with a highlighter and a pencil, so I can study more closely. My favorite
chapters are renewing of the mind and creating your child's imagination. As a
fiction writer, I have always used my imagination, so I LOVE the idea of how to
grow my children's imagination. I have studied what C. S. Lewis has written
about Imagination. Overall, the book talks about a number of ways that would be
easy to incorporate into my family to bring God into the forefront of my kids
and my life. I believe once I am done, I will be sharing the book title with
other members of my church family. I recommend this book to anyone who wants
bring God more into their children's lives.
I received a complimentary copy of The Life Giving Parent from Tyndale Publishing, but the opinions
stated are all my own.
My Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
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