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Tag Archives: mercy
Proverbs and Spanking – Part 3: Believer’s Behavior
Hello! It’s been a while… I apologize for that. The last couple of months have been a bit difficult and sitting down to write just hasn’t happened. However, things are getting back to normal and here I am! Sitting down … Continue reading
Posted in For the Bible tells me so.
Tagged adversarial parenting, Christ, Consensual Living, context, Corinthians, discipleship, discipline, Dr. Dobson, equality, faith, faithfulness, forgiveness, Galatians, gentleness, goodness, Grace, Grace Based Parenting, hitting, interpretations, James, Jesus Christ crucified, joy, kindness, Love, Matthew, mercy, Michael Pearl, New Testament, Old Testament, parental responsibilities, parenting toolbox, patience, peace, permissive parenting, Proverbs, rod, saved, self-control, shebet, spanking, Taking Children Seriously, teaching, Ted Tripp, trusting in God
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Lucy’s Story
This is the story of my friend ‘Lucy’ and her journey into Gace Based Discipline. She has changed the names of her family, for privacy’s sake. gg Let me tell you a bit about me and my family for background. My name … Continue reading
Posted in Grace-Based Discipline, Testimony
Tagged abused, affection, age appropriate behaviors, attention getter, baby-proof, breastfeeding, Buddhist, cat, Catholic School, children, Christmas Tree, climb, condemnation, defiant, deliberately disobedient, disobedient, exploring, faithful, fascinated, forgive, Free Methodist, garage, gentle, God, Gospel, Grace, hit, Hong Kong, human nature, Jesus, kicked, kind, La Leche League, learning, lies, LLL, loving guidance, mercy, model, natural consequences, punched, punish, punitive parenting, save, Shepherding a Child's Heart, sin, spanking, teacher, Ted Tripp, time-out, toolbox, tools, training, Trust, verbally abusive, video camera, Wal-Mart, wishful thinking, witness, Word
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To good not to share!
We have been taught that somehow, if we spank our children enough, they will be magically bound to Christianity, and that their salvation would be assured. However. the Bible states that there is ONE way to God. One. And that … Continue reading
Posted in Figuring it out, Grace-Based Discipline
Tagged assured, bind, Christ, Christianity, forgiven, Grace, hearts, human, mercy, one, parent, person, power, relationship, Salvation, spank, way
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Spanking and Proverbs – Part 2: Interpretations
In my last post on the topic of Proverbs and the issue of spanking, I concluded that regardless of your interpretation of the “rod” verses, spanking is not a salvation issue. Proverbs is not a book of law or of … Continue reading
Posted in For the Bible tells me so., Grace-Based Discipline
Tagged active parenting, context, corporal punishment, cultural assumptions, Dobson, fear, foolishness, Grace, Grace Based Parenting, Hebrew, instruction, interpretations, Jesus Christ, knowledge, Love, mercy, Proverbs, punishment, reasoning, rod, Rod verses, small child, spank, spanking, teaching, Ted Tripp, Trust, understanding, wisdom, young adult
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Grace Based Discipline and the Oppositional Child
Maximus can be a very difficult little boy, especially when he eats any artificial color, flavor, sweeteners, or high-fructose corn syrup. I know there is dissention- especially in Christian circles, about food additives and their ability to cause uncontrollable behaviors- … Continue reading
Posted in Figuring it out, Grace-Based Discipline
Tagged Boundaries, car, couch, dyes, enforce, fixation, Grace, high fructose corn syrup, Love, magnesium, mercy, Oppositional Children, stuck
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An Empty Toolbox? Part 2 of my journey
Imagine for a moment that your child arrived with instructions. Now, are you finished laughing? J Babies don’t come with an owner’s manual as most of you know quite well, since I doubt you’d be reading here if you weren’t … Continue reading
Posted in Greenegem's Story, Testimony
Tagged adopted, believer, birth, Bradley Method, Dr. Dobson, foster, Grace, infant development, instructions, kindness, mercy, old men, owner's manual, smack, The Forbidden Experiment, toolbox, Trust, unconditional love
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