Raising Families the Jesus Way: Biblical Insights for Godly Parenting and Shaping Future Generations

by Mary Garcia, Sarah Garcia, Sal Garcia

Teaming up with their adult children, pastors Frank and Mary Garcia dig deep into the rich soil of God's Word, going past surface solutions, to discover the root issues of difficult behaviors and problems parents face. Wise, engaging, profound, and humorous, this is the real-world guide to raising godly kids today--so they can transform tomorrow.

Genres: Nonfiction, Parenting, Self Help

224 pages, Paperback

Published March 14, 2023

Reviews

[Sarah]

I didn't make it far into this book. This book struck on one of my biggest pet peeves: It used a small piece of biblical narrative to illustrate a point they wanted to make, even though the bible doesn't makes (or even hint at) a moral judgment about that piece of narrative. The point that parents should practice what they preach is all well and good. Saying that Samson probably strayed because here we see his mother walking through a vineyard when she wasn't supposed to drink wine was a huge stretch and also bad exegesis.

I have enough parenting books on my to-read pile right now, I'll just skip this one.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Raising Families the Jesus Way, Mary Garcia has teamed with her husband Frank and their two kids to write this dynamic book as a collective force. The parents explain how they raised their children and insights on parenting. They shared how critical it is to share salvation with our children and teach them the ways of Christ. The book explained how we can be models of Christ to our children. There is three ways we can be a blessing to our children. One of the ways is showing affection to our children. They clarified how serious it is for fathers to be active in their lives and displaying affection. The failure to do this can lead to destructive behaviors such as promiscuity and teen pregnancy. Our daughters could be more prone to running to men to fill that void of affection.





In the book, Mary opened up about her past and how she grew up Catholic and they went to church a few times a year. Her father had a drinking problem. She didn’t have a real in-depth relationship with God. She admitted to experiencing suicide thoughts and she heard a voice telling her to drive off the cliff. She remembers praying that if He is real and that He loves her, he would show her. She saw four people in a car next to her honking and holding up a sign that stated that, Jesus loves you. After that she started attending church regularly and became a Christian. She also explained how they struggled getting pregnant and how she stood in faith that they would have twins one girl and one boy.




I would recommend this impactful book to anyone is ready to grow in their parenting skills and they want to have Godly household filled with lessons. I immensely loved the message of this book and how she included her husband and her kids and insights on the principles taught throughout the book and how it changed their own lives. One of my favorite topics discussed generational strongholds and generational curses and the difference between them and how we can overcome and break them. I loved how they explored changing our thinking and start each day with daily declarations. One of the most life changing quotes was, “what you don’t forgive, you repeat” and this was about forgiving our parents and others to have hurt us where we don’t repeat history again. There is tons of teachings presented in this book to help families become everything God has for them and to positively impact future generations.




"I received this book free from the publisher, Bethany House/ Chosen for my honest review.”

[Tori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well-rounded approach to parenting on grace and love. They referenced many instances in the Bible for examples and guidance.

[Rachel Mellema · Rating 4 out of 5]

I dislike the title but it’s an insightful perspective on integrating Christian principles into modern family life. Garcia's emphasis on fostering strong family bonds through love, compassion, and faith is both inspiring and practical. The book provides valuable guidance on navigating the challenges of parenting and instilling moral values in children.