Write It On Their Hearts: Practical Help for Discipling Your Kids
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Summary
Family life is often very busy！ There are so many things competing for time and attention。 Kids are also influenced by many different things。 How can we make sure that we are making the most of our time with our children to lead them spiritually？ And what is the best approach？
This practical guide gives parents a systematic approach to discipleship that goes beyond rote memorization。 Author Chris Swain applies to the family context the principles of discipleship that Jesus teaches in Scripture to help you make the most of the time you have with your kids， to both lead them to Jesus and to encourage them to be like Jesus。
“Discipleship happens when we spend intentional time with our children。 It is in these moments that God writes his word on their hearts。 He does the writing， but we help create the atmosphere for this to take place。” （From the introduction to Write It On Their Hearts。）
Write It On Their Hearts features:
• a model of discipleship developed by Replicate Ministries that is based on Jesus’ encounters with his disciples
• a discipleship plan that you can tailor to each child
• practical help and advice for Christian parents on how to disciple their kids
This practical guide gives parents a systematic approach to discipleship that goes beyond rote memorization。 Author Chris Swain applies to the family context the principles of discipleship that Jesus teaches in Scripture to help you make the most of the time you have with your kids， to both lead them to Jesus and to encourage them to be like Jesus。
“Discipleship happens when we spend intentional time with our children。 It is in these moments that God writes his word on their hearts。 He does the writing， but we help create the atmosphere for this to take place。” （From the introduction to Write It On Their Hearts。）
Write It On Their Hearts features:
• a model of discipleship developed by Replicate Ministries that is based on Jesus’ encounters with his disciples
• a discipleship plan that you can tailor to each child
• practical help and advice for Christian parents on how to disciple their kids
Reviews
Panda Incognito
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This book is filled with great practical advice for Christian parents， and the author's unexpected death before its publication gives it even greater poignancy， especially when he talks about how little time you'll have left with your children before they grow up。 The foreword explains about Chris Swain's death and legacy， and if you usually skip forewords， this is definitely one to read。 Melissa Swain， Chris's wife， completed the manuscript based on his original draft， and I admire her commitme This book is filled with great practical advice for Christian parents， and the author's unexpected death before its publication gives it even greater poignancy， especially when he talks about how little time you'll have left with your children before they grow up。 The foreword explains about Chris Swain's death and legacy， and if you usually skip forewords， this is definitely one to read。 Melissa Swain， Chris's wife， completed the manuscript based on his original draft， and I admire her commitment to finishing his work and blessing other families with it。Write It On Their Hearts shares a simple model for understanding children's spiritual formation， and Swain writes about common themes such as listening to your children， holding them accountable， and helping them learn how to study Scripture for themselves。 He shares clear， practical advice for all of the topics he covers， often using acronyms to help parents remember different things。 He acknowledges that it is much easier to talk about discipleship than to live it out， but he provides a clear on-ramp for parents to start engaging more intentionally with their children， and avoids unnecessary debates over nonessential issues。 This book isn't legalistic at all， and people who are leaving legalistic backgrounds may find it especially helpful， since it emphasizes the most core， essential elements of spiritual formation without the baggage of man-made rules。Personally， I would have appreciated a chapter about how to disciple your children through physical and emotional suffering。 Like most parenting books， this one assumes that the biggest issues your family will face will be an abundance of activity and a shortage on time， and I wish that it addressed how families can navigate significant hardships in a godly way。 This doesn't affect my rating of the book， since it's extremely rare for parenting books to address how to handle a child's suffering， but I hope that other authors will address this dimension in the future。I received a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Ethan Callison
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Discipleship is made so complex and complicated for what Jesus taught and led his disciples through。 There is no magic formula or word given by Chris that is earth shattering。 However， I believe this book to be palatable and very practical for a mom， a dad， or anyone desiring to make a Gospel impact in their families life。
Aaron Lee
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What is your plan as a parent for the spiritual formation of your children？ In Write It On Their Hearts， Chris and Melissa Swain give practical help for discipling your kids。The Great Commission and Your ChildrenIn 7 chapters and less than 150 pages， this book is a guide to fulfill the Great Commission in your children。 Using the helpful word picture of discipleship as a crockpot， not a microwave， the Swains share their wisdom on six key elements that Jesus modeled in his discipleship: love， pra What is your plan as a parent for the spiritual formation of your children？ In Write It On Their Hearts， Chris and Melissa Swain give practical help for discipling your kids。The Great Commission and Your ChildrenIn 7 chapters and less than 150 pages， this book is a guide to fulfill the Great Commission in your children。 Using the helpful word picture of discipleship as a crockpot， not a microwave， the Swains share their wisdom on six key elements that Jesus modeled in his discipleship: love， prayer， connection Scripture， accountability， and rest。What the Swains do exceedingly well is making their points memorable。 By using the acronym TIME， we see that we can best love our children by giving them Transparency， Intimacy， Meaningfulness， and Empathy。 I saw how I need to try to see things from their perspective， whether they are right or wrong， and still understand how they see the world。True Connection， Challenges and EncouragementWhat I was most fascinated by is how we， as parents， can connect with a moment while not necessarily connecting with our child。 We might feel connected because of a shared event， but true connection comes with CARE: Compassion， Authenticity， Relevance， and Engagement。 Scheduling time together for connection， not necessarily for memorable moments， is something I want to do better。The Swains aim high with their vision for discipleship， and they give you the tools to help you get there。 You will feel challenged as a parent， but also encouraged to give your children your best。 With practical tips and a plan in place， you will be equipped to train your children up in the way they should go。 Disciple your children and they will not depart from it。I received a media copy of Write It On Their Hearts and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Rob Seabrook
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‘Being a parent is such an important job’ 。。。 sorry if it seems a bit pretentious to quote my own writing， but I wrote this in my novel “Beneath The Tamarisk Tree” as words spoken by Jesus to a rejected child， highlighting His heart for children。 That they should be loved， nurtured and encouraged in every way possible。As a Foster carer， I have seen too often when parenting has gone wrong， and the lifelong impact it can have。So this is an amazing and important resource for all parents， especially ‘Being a parent is such an important job’ 。。。 sorry if it seems a bit pretentious to quote my own writing， but I wrote this in my novel “Beneath The Tamarisk Tree” as words spoken by Jesus to a rejected child， highlighting His heart for children。 That they should be loved， nurtured and encouraged in every way possible。As a Foster carer， I have seen too often when parenting has gone wrong， and the lifelong impact it can have。So this is an amazing and important resource for all parents， especially those wanting to encourage their children to find their own faith and follow Jesus。It includes plenty of sound advice as to how to guide and encourage our children， build a relationship with them so that they can become strong in their personal relationship with Jesus。It is easy to read， very insightful and packed with biblical truths and references as well as some quite radical and counter-cultural tools and plans that will really help to model and instil godly relationships。At the end of each chapter the "write it on their hearts" section summarises the chapter well， with practical steps to take to implement the teaching within your family。 Practical advice on key spiritual aspects like prayer， reading the bible and hearing from God， and great advice on topics like time， discipleship and especially good about resting together， enjoying Sabbath time together。Parents will find it helpful， challenging， real and not with out-of-reach ambitions… just good solid teaching。The end of the book also includes some very helpful planning tools， helping you to lay down weekly， monthly or annual plans that will enable your family to build their relationship with God and with each other。Read more reviews of Christian books at https://www。robseabrook。com/category/。。。 。。。more
Amber Thiessen
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