December 22, 2007

a great book.

By reneegrace

Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture

I very nearly didn’t buy this book… but it was so well recommended.  The ‘postmodern’ in the title put me off.  Just because I didn’t want a “flee the evil culture” book, or… I don’t know… a myriad of thoughts.  I don’t think the postmodern trends are a bad thing.  Its just a different paradigm.  A modern paradigm isn’t any more biblical than a postmodern paradigm.

So I was pleasantly surprised, when I picked up this book.  It gave a short postmodern paradigm explanation.  Wasn’t afraid to point out the obviously GOOD aspects of this shift in thinking.  And gave IDEAS (not a how to 1.2.3.) on how to prepare ourselves and our children for now and later as they are grown.

I figure a parenting book is good when it leaves you longing for a heart more like Christ’s, for a more selfless life and attitude, and a desire to seek God fervently for wisdom regarding your own children.

It has lots of neat ideas for family time that I hadn’t heard before.  And the author (Mary E. DeMuth) is so REFRESHINGLY on honest about her own failings and journey.

So there you go.  If you would like to read a book that won’t tell you how to do the parenting thing, I highly recommend this one.

About reneegrace

A place to record my journey of creating a life of balance. First as God's child and bride, "wifing", mothering, homeschooling, leading worship, neighboring, mentoring, teaching piano, and the myriad of other things that clamor for my time and energy. And a place to put pictures to show my family whom I miss incredibly, and who live so very far away from us here in Alaska!! View all posts by reneegrace
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