2 Very Different Ways to Think About Parenting
I’ve developed today’s post from my book, Gospel-Centered Family Counseling. While the book does provide practical biblical wisdom for parenting and for marriage counseling, I start the book by contrasting two very different ways of thinking about parenting. Keep reading to see the difference between these two ways of thinking about family living…
“Give Me a Parenting How To Manual!”
As parents, and as biblical family counselors, we are often tempted to be like Manoah and his wife—demanding a parenting manual instead of depending upon every word that comes from the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4). It’s a natural desire. We all want a how to manual for parenting.
Manoah and his wife—the parents of Samson—were no exception. Having remained childless for decades, imagine the excitement Manoah’s wife experiences when the angel of the Lord appears with this promise:
“You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son. Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean. You will become pregnant and have a son whose head is never to be touched by a razor because the boy
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