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DG Live with Randy Newman on August 23rd

Have you had a hard time talking to your family about the gospel? Or do you have unbelieving family members who don’t really understand where you’re coming from?

Join author Randy Newman next Tuesday, August 23rd, from 7-8:30pm EDT for DG Live.

Randy will be discussing and taking questions on how to share matters of faith with your family and close friends. Desiring God is inviting you to join the conversation by tweeting your questions in to #dglive.

In the meantime:

August 19, 2011 | Posted in: Evangelism,Family | Author: Angie Cheatham @ 8:00 am | (3) Comments »

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Video: Give Them Grace

Mother-daughter team Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson discuss a radical approach to parenting. What does gospel-centered parenting look like?

Here are some highlights from the video below:

  • 0:55 Elyse on how she just wanted her kids to be good.
  • 1:22 The goal is to love Christ. You want your kids to know that the motivation behind rules is the gospel.
  • 1:51 We’re all legalists
  • 2:20 When you parent with the law you only address the law-breaker. When you parent with the gospel, you address the heart of the Pharisee (rule-keeper) as well.

Learn more about Give Them Grace, read a sample chapter, or see similar posts:

July 29, 2011 | Posted in: Children,Parenting,The Gospel,The Grace of God | Author: Angie Cheatham @ 3:41 pm | 0 Comments »

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What Reviewers are Saying About “Give Them Grace”

Give Them Grace is flying off the shelves and we’ve had a hard time keeping it in stock! Check out what reviewers are saying:

  • “In my 13 years as a parent, I’ve read literally dozens of books on parenting, discipline, and so on, and I must say that Give Them Grace stands out from them all!” -Home with Purpose
  • “Get this book!” -Noel de Luna’s Blogspot
  • “I was encouraged to continually point my children to the love, beauty and grace of God that is ours because of Jesus.” -Eskypades
  • “If you are a parent, know a parent, want to become a parent, or just want to fall deep into God’s grace, get this book!” -Abundant Blessings
  • “Give them Grace” is not like all other parenting books that have so much in common. Through this book Elyse focuses on teaching you to rely on God’s grace instead of our own abilities (using the Law/rules) to transform our kids.” -Think Outside the Box
  • “If you are ready to look at your parenting in a whole new way and ready to change yourself FIRST…then you should read this book.” -For One Another

More reviews:

Learn more about Give Them Grace.

July 22, 2011 | Posted in: Books,Parenting,The Grace of God | Author: Crossway Staff @ 3:03 pm | (4) Comments »

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The Big Picture Story Bible eBook with Read-Aloud

We’re proud to announce the release of The Big Picture Story Bible eBook with Read-Aloud (available exclusively with iBooks for iOS).

Originally released in 2004, The Big Picture Story Bible by David R. Helm and Gail Shoonmaker received such positive feedback that a companion audio CD was released in 2010.  Now the two have been joined! When purchased on the iPad in the iBooks App, readers can follow along as the book reads itself aloud!

By synchronizing the pre-recorded audio track with the written text of our book, God’s big picture is literally illuminated as the words light up in sync with the narrator’s voice. We know that your children will love this easy and fun new way to read a classic book on your family’s iPad.  Click here to download your copy today ($12.99).

Here’s how it works. Open the book in iBooks and tap the audio icon on the top bar…

Big Picture Story Bible_Screenshot_1When the reader clicks “Start Reading”, the words illuminate in conjunction with the narrator’s voice.

The pages turn on their own as the narrator continues to read the text.

Big Picture Story Bible_Screenshot_3

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Review of The Big Picture Story Bible

“This is, hands-down, my new favorite of all our children’s books, as well as the “story Bible” genre. It is superior to most other Bible story books in that it is written not as a collection of stories, but as one story — God’s “Big Picture.” It is, simply, a “Biblical Theology” for children, tracing the grandest Biblical story lines progressively through the entire Bible. Author David Helm does this in a way that is Christ-centered, while also showing how themes like God’s place, God’s people, and God’s Word/Promise find their climax and fulfillment in Jesus.

“Big Picture” also refers to the artwork, which is fantastic. I am sure it is the reason this book was my toddler’s favorite long before she could follow the story itself. Besides being visually engaging, the artwork contributes significantly to the plan of the book by having progressively repeating themes to reinforce the story of redemption that forms the “plot” of this children’s Biblical theology.”

“This book tells the whole story of the Bible so well I would commend it even to adults who want to understand the story line of the Bible better. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.”
- Jim Weidenaar, Westminster Bookstore

July 13, 2011 | Posted in: Books,Children,Family,Redemptive History | Author: Guy Fain @ 6:44 am | (5) Comments »

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Looking for a Book on Gospel-Centered Parenting?

It’s far too easy for Christian parents to fall into the trap of parenting by the law instead of by grace, forgetting that a child’s fallen human nature can’t be effectively shaped by law. In Give Them Grace, Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson show parents how to rely on the love and grace of Christ rather than rules to raise godly children. Check out what reviewers are saying:

Tullian Tchividjian
“It’s the best parenting book I’ve ever read because it takes the radical, untamable, outrageous nature of the gospel seriously and applies it to parenting. It’s nothing short of revolutionary—not because the gospel theology in it is so new but because the gospel theology in it is so old.”

Jamie Caldwell
“The two words that best describe my reaction to this book are Shock and Awe. Shock because even though I have been a follower of Jesus and a pastor for quite some time, I have not allowed my parenting to be distinctly marked by the simple truth of God’s grace. Awe because even though I have sinfully neglected the grace of Jesus in my parenting, it is still there.”

-kd316
“You don’t even need to be a parent to sit and just drink in the focus on grace in this book by Elyse and her daughter.  I finished it being encouraged in my personal life and also more to want to be a parent one day and how hard that task is going to be!”

Tota Scriptura
“This one of the better parenting books out there and one I would gladly recommend for its unyielding devotion to God’s glory as seen in His grace given through Christ our Lord and Savior and how all of this is relevant to the task of parenting.”

Gospel Community Culture
“I think possibly my favorite part of this book is the writing style and intentionality of the language…Give Them Grace was not written in Christianese, but in a blunt, culturally relevant dialect. The gospel is explained repeatedly, grace is explained and then applied with surgical precision to the heart of the reader.”

Bargain Books and Previews
“The concepts here are so simple yet have a significant impact. It is one of the best parenting books I have ever read.”

Bought by the Blood
“If you want to apply the gospel to parenting and have your parenting be saturated in the gospel then I could not encourage you enough to buy this book.”

While We Sojourn
“They don’t give readers a formula for parenting; there are no “three steps”… Instead, they remind us that it is God, and not parents, who determines a child’s destiny in this life and the next, and that we need His grace as much as our children do.”

Learn more about Give Them Grace.

June 24, 2011 | Posted in: Books,Parenting,Reviews | Author: Crossway Staff @ 6:00 am | 0 Comments »

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