<transcy>Parenting ( Être parents) </transcy>
Doing laundry, preparing meals, taking trips to take children to sports, finding the best possible punishments so that they finally stop doing the same stupid things ... Many parents feel lost. There seems to be constant pressure to be the perfect parent. We so quickly lose sight of our ultimate goal by looking only for tools, tips or ready-made formulas.
In this inspiring book, Paul Tripp helps us understand the real issues of parenting according to God . It discusses 14 basic Bible principles to show us that we need more than the latest fad or a list of techniques. In fact, we need the grace of God. This grace which has the capacity to mold our hearts, forge our vision and to arm us with courage.
We will be freed from this “duty” of making ourselves a profound change in the hearts of our children. Our role as parents will then take on meaning, our objectives will be clear and our joy in doing so will be even greater!
Author
Paul David Tripp is a pastor, speaker and author of A Dangerous Call . With his wife Luella, they have four children.
Recommendations
"This is the most important book I have read this year. It is both practical and theological, a rare balance in parenting books. For years people have asked me to write a book on this subject. After reading this one, I'm sure I couldn't do better. I'm so glad I read this book, but I wish I could have read it twenty years ago. After reading Being Parents I was torn. On the one hand, I wanted to sit down and cry, confess my many failures as a parent. But on the other hand, I wanted to shout for joy for this great tool that allows me today to become a better father. »
- Francis Chan, author of the bestsellers Crazy Love and Dieu Oublié
"This book can change the way you see your role as a parent - and especially how you fulfill it! By default, all parents tend to see themselves (without admitting it) as the owners of their children. Tripp invites them to become ambassadors for Christ in the family home instead. It is a real paradigm shift that he proposes on the basis of the Gospel. He skillfully applies the grace of God manifested in Jesus Christ to the lives of parents as well as that of their children. Laura and I are grateful for this author - one of our favorites - and especially for this contribution that helps us grow as parents. The truths in this book are liberating. A breath of fresh air for all Christian parents! »
- Dominique Angers, father of 3 children, professor at the Faculty of Evangelical Theology (Acadia University, Montreal) and blogger on the site toutpoursagloire.com
“I can highly recommend this book to you. It is simply exceptional. It's from the great Paul Tripp. He shows us a real overview of life in Christ, and he doesn't hesitate to go into the details of what it means to walk in faith by grace. This Tripp manifesto goes beyond simply our duty as parents, it speaks of our privilege to be ambassadors of Jesus Christ to our children. Parents of all backgrounds and cultures can benefit from Tripp's call to live in the light of the grace and hope we have in Jesus. »
- Gloria Furman, b founder and co-author of Women's Ministry centered on the Word
“The time has come, my prayers have been heard. I am deeply grateful for the translation of this book which is already a reference in parenting. Parenting is not just another book on this hot topic of parenting methods; because he approaches the subject from the right end. On reading it, I was in turn moved from the first page, repentant (page 34), enthusiastic, grateful, ... And I have great joy in thinking of the families who will benefit from the deep understanding of the Gospel of the author. May we allow God the Spirit to renew our minds as Christian parents, to become righteous and holy, as the power of the gospel permits us. And to raise up a generation of worshipers, saddened by their sin and marveled at the grace that is in Christ Jesus; to the glory of the Father. »
- Franck Godin, disciple of Jesus, father of 4 (5) children, blogger TPSG , pastor at Les 2 Rives Church in Toulouse
"What does God expect from me as a parent? Is it just to teach my children obedience and instill Christian values in them? Paul Tripp enables us to contemplate God's extraordinary plan for the family. By approaching the daily life of the parent in an honest way but full of the hope of the Good News, he widens our field of vision and explores the great mission that God entrusts to us: to be his ambassadors to the little disciples who live under our roof. This book has profoundly changed the way I view my children, their true needs, and my calling to them. No, I cannot change the hearts of my children, but what a privilege to be a tool in the hands of the One who can! »
- Loanne Procopio, mother of a big Jack and a little Zadie, wife of a pastor-planter, member of the organizing committee of Engaged Christians
"Paul Tripp is constantly leading us back to the living power of the gospel and the unfailing grace of God. Parenting is one of the greatest challenges there is, and Paul points us to THE thing that can make a difference: a real and deep encounter with the living God. »
- Toby Mac, hip-hop artist, music producer and songwriter
“This book comes at exactly the right time for me. My wife and I are parents of four children under the age of five, and we need help! It's easy to find books telling parents how to improve their children's behavior, but Paul Tripp's book goes way beyond that; it takes the reader to the source of the problem: our heart. If we understand the hearts of our children and have a true understanding of the gospel, then we can be parents as God intended. Paul Tripp wrote a simple, yet profound book. Parents, you must read it now. You will be undeniably blessed. "
- Webb Simpson, professional golfer, 2012 US Open champion
"Paul David Tripp's point is not to give us the latest fad, or to use neuroscience to better control our children's behavior. Bible in hand, he shows us the plan of God who makes us ambassadors (incompetent) to represent him to our titous. Along the way, the author also shows us how God wants to use the educational situations of our children to make us, the parents, grow up in our understanding of this grace which saves, forgives, delivers and transforms on a daily basis! »
- Mathieu Fuzier, product manager, father of 5 children (5 to 17 years old)
“When we talk about the great place to make disciples, we very quickly think of the local church. When we think of people whom we could train or accompany in the Christian life, we naturally think of this neighbor who has just converted, or this young Christian woman who has just arrived in the church. Is it wrong? Of course not. Is it reductive? I believe God reminds us of this through the writing of Paul David Tripp. This book, in my opinion, has a divine balance in the theological reminder of who we are as parents and in the practical encouragement of what we should be as Christians with our children. The author not only reminds us of the “basic” verses of our role as a parent, but takes a broader perspective: one that highlights our weak and idolatrous human heart, but above all that which brings us to life. shows how Christ can transform us to be ambassadors of our Savior and Lord. »
- Samuel Laurent, father of 3 children, psychologist and biblical counselor
Table of contents
Introduction
1. A call
2. Grace
3. The law
4. Our incompetence
5. Your identity
6. A process
7. They are lost
8. Authority
9. Madness
10. The character
11. False Gods
12. Control
13. Rest
14. Mercy
Index of Bible references
Details
Original title : Parenting
Author : Paul David Tripp
Publisher : BLF Éditions
Publication : October 2018
ISBN : 9782362494307
Pages : 288
Dimensions : 14 x 21 cm
Format : paperback
Weight : 336 g