About a year ago, one of our suziebeezieland women wrote and asked if I'd consider doing some posts on the topic of "purposeful parenting." I hesitated at the time for the same reasons I always hesitate to give advice on parenting: I have not yet raised a child! And quite frankly, what do I know? Very little. Claire is seven, and in progress. :)
In the past few months, however, it has become clear to me that while I am not qualified, in any way, to give anyone advice about parenting, I can confidently direct you to God's own wisdom with certainty that you'll be in good hands there!
So with that in mind, I'm going to start a 17-part series here in suziebeezieland based on J.C. Ryle's slim little volume from 1888 (yes! 1888!) called The Duties of Parents.
I believe you will be amazed at how much the precepts he sets out in this book speak to us today, because they are in line with Biblical truth. There is no formula, plan, pithy saying, sum, magic potion, or recipe for raising Godly children, but there is Biblical, time-tested wisdom for parents that comes from God's own knowledge of the heart of a child, and we all have much to learn.
Stay tuned! :)
i love jesus and the good news ... that through his death and resurrection he offers us reconcilation with the loving, sovereign, and holy god of the universe. yay!
