Shepherding a Child’s Heart

Here at First Baptist, whenever a family presents their child to be dedicated, they receive, among other things, a book by Tedd Tripp titled Shepherding a Child’s Heart.

This week I am going to start a series of posts on this book. When I finish going through this book I will probably go through others as well. Your comments are, of course, welcome and encouraged. Keep in mind that as Christians we should choose carefully our words when we engage in conversation with other believers. Our words should always be uplifting and never abusive or condescending. I trust you will heed this plea.

Parenting philosophies are always controversial. In fact, discussions on parenting philosophies will sometimes garner extremely emotional responses from parents because of the personal nature of parenting. No parent ever wants to think that he or she is doing something ‘wrong’ with their children. With that said, I will have one goal in reviewing/critiquing parenting philosophies as I continually will ask the question:

Is this biblical?

Everything we do needs to adhere with Scripture. With that said, I will be interpreting Scripture through a sin-tainted lens but will be seeking to read all Scripture in light of its cultural and theological context.

The first post will be up soon.

Harry Dent

Below is an article by Baptist Press on First Baptist church member, Harry Dent, who recently went on to be with the Lord. Pray for His family.

Enjoy