Raising Kids in the Way of Grace: 5 Practical Marks of Grace-Focused Parenting,

Raising Kids

by Bob Kelleman

As Christians, we have first-hand experience of God's amazing grace and love. However, as parents, we can often be unsure of how to communicate this to our children.
Experienced writer, counselor, and father Bob Kellemen blends practical principles with a focus on God-dependent living to explain how we can bring our knowledge and experience of God's love and grace to bear on the daily joys and challenges of family life. He explains how we can mirror our Heavenly Father through 5 marks of grace-focused parenting. Short enough to read in one sitting but packed with biblical wisdom, you ll want to keep this little book handy to dip into for advice, encouragement, and support on your parenting journey.

Genres: Parenting

Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

Robert W. Kellemen, PhD, is the Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Chair of the Biblical Counseling Department at Crossroads Bible College and the founder and CEO of RPM Ministries. He is also the author of many books, including Gospel Centered Counseling and Gospel Conversations. Bob and his wife Shirley have two children and two grandchildren.

Reviews

[Michael Willis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beguilingly small (79 pages) but rich in content. Helpful Biblical principles to apply in every aspect of parenthood.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the structure of the book around the acronym GRACE: God dependent, Revelation based, Affirming, Confronting with care, Equipping through discipleship. I was struck by the question: Is my discipline honest or hypocritical? In other words, Am I disciplining my child so that they might share in the holiness of my Heavenly Father or am I disciplining so that they won’t embarrass me in front of the outside world. I want the former, but this book made me realize that sometimes I fall into the trap of the latter.

[Will Raby · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short but brilliant book full of wisdom on how parents should bring up their children by adopting a GRACE-focused view of parenting to nurture Grace saturated kids; acknowledging Father as our ultimate Holy, loving and perfect parent.

[Catherine Miller]

“As God is to us, so we seek to be to our children. In our children’s minds, an image of God is being developed that is derived from how we relate to them. We need to remember that God is our parental model.”

[Jenna Cornelissen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though this is small it is full of truth and is helpful in guiding parents as we raise our children in the way of grace.