Elyse Fitzpatrick & Jessica Thompson | Give Them Grace | Steve Brown, Etc.

You want your kids to be good, but what if just "being good" misses the point? This week, Steve and the gang chat (and laugh hard) with authors Elyze Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson about a new perspective on parenting. Elyse and Jessica have just released an updated version of their classic parenting book called "Give Them Grace: Leading Your Kids to Joy and Freedom through Gospel-Centered Parenting" https://amzn.to/4fwa1PN @revellbooks

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GUEST BIOS
Jessica Thompson holds an MA in biblical studies. She has three adult children and is on staff at Risen Church in San Diego ( @risenchurchsd ). She has written and co-written several books and is a contributor at Christ Hold Fast.

Elyse Fitzpatrick holds an MA in biblical counseling, is a frequent conference speaker, and is the author of more than two dozen books. You can also hear Elyse – and Jessica – on the Front Porch with the Fitzes podcast.

00:00 - Intro
03:19 - Meet Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson
06:18 - What inspired Elyse and Jessica to create a new, updated version of their book
09:02 - Elyse: Good kids? An evidence of grace, not all-star parenting
13:03 - GRACE-centered parenting?! What's wrong with rules?
14:51 - The tragedy of the rich young ruler
19:04 - The importance of repenting IN FRONT of your children
23:17 - A warning about idolizing "good kids"
25:30 - A practical litmus test for figuring out if you're idolzing your kids
31:10 - New chapter: the danger of pushing gender stereotypes on kids
37:38 - Steve's closing thoughts
39:25 - Next week's guest is...

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