Comments on: “Tell David to share” http://www.as4me.net/2007/05/11/tell-david-to-share/ Thinking through the process of finding wisdom. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michelle http://www.as4me.net/2007/05/11/tell-david-to-share/comment-page-1/#comment-1601 Michelle Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:09:13 +0000 http://www.as4me.net/2007/05/11/tell-david-to-share/#comment-1601 Hi Janna! I'm glad you took the time to stop by and comment. You're right that it's hard to know what he's thinking there, and some people might make more of statements like that than he would be comfortable with. (I agree with the principle that parents should not spend their days ensuring that everything is fair to the nth degree.) <em>Shepherding a Child's Heart</em> was such an important book when it first came out because Tripp did challenge the status quo for many Christian parents. Like you, I like being provoked to think about why I do what I do (and perhaps I wouldn't have thought through "who had it first?" except he brought it up). Have you read his latest book? It's called <em>Instructing a Child's Heart,</em> and it's written by both Tedd and Margy Tripp. It is very good, and in some ways updates the first book. I get the sense that it's more of a mother's perspective, which is perhaps why it resonated with me more. I want to take the time and review it. Maybe this will motivate me to get to it! Hi Janna! I’m glad you took the time to stop by and comment. You’re right that it’s hard to know what he’s thinking there, and some people might make more of statements like that than he would be comfortable with. (I agree with the principle that parents should not spend their days ensuring that everything is fair to the nth degree.) Shepherding a Child’s Heart was such an important book when it first came out because Tripp did challenge the status quo for many Christian parents. Like you, I like being provoked to think about why I do what I do (and perhaps I wouldn’t have thought through “who had it first?” except he brought it up). Have you read his latest book? It’s called Instructing a Child’s Heart, and it’s written by both Tedd and Margy Tripp. It is very good, and in some ways updates the first book. I get the sense that it’s more of a mother’s perspective, which is perhaps why it resonated with me more. I want to take the time and review it. Maybe this will motivate me to get to it!

]]> By: Adventure Mom Janna http://www.as4me.net/2007/05/11/tell-david-to-share/comment-page-1/#comment-1600 Adventure Mom Janna Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:07:47 +0000 http://www.as4me.net/2007/05/11/tell-david-to-share/#comment-1600 Hello! Nicole has reference your blog several times. I went to MBBC and I am the "friend" who is currently reading, and summarizing chapters of Tripp's book on my blog once a week. It would be nice if we could sit down and talk with Mr.Tripp and find out exactly how he intended his statement to come across but I think it's okay to use that phrase but then work towards like you said getting to the heart. I took his example as just another wake up to re-examine our "tried and true" methods but not necessarily as a warning to remove it completely from our conversations. Sometimes it would be nice to say, "And just how Mr. Tripp. would you suggest fleshing that principle out with a 1,2, or 3 year old?" Most of all his book gets me thinking about discipline instead of sitting back and cruising on "auto pilot" without stopping to consider God's ways. Hello! Nicole has reference your blog several times. I went to MBBC and I am the “friend” who is currently reading, and summarizing chapters of Tripp’s book on my blog once a week.

It would be nice if we could sit down and talk with Mr.Tripp and find out exactly how he intended his statement to come across but I think it’s okay to use that phrase but then work towards like you said getting to the heart.

I took his example as just another wake up to re-examine our “tried and true” methods but not necessarily as a warning to remove it completely from our conversations. Sometimes it would be nice to say, “And just how Mr. Tripp. would you suggest fleshing that principle out with a 1,2, or 3 year old?”

Most of all his book gets me thinking about discipline instead of sitting back and cruising on “auto pilot” without stopping to consider God’s ways.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.as4me.net/2007/05/11/tell-david-to-share/comment-page-1/#comment-1597 Nicole Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:51:13 +0000 http://www.as4me.net/2007/05/11/tell-david-to-share/#comment-1597 Thank you for this (found it from the link to the most recent post) - I have a friend blogging on Tripp's book and she pointed out this statement he made and it got me thinking - what's so wrong about that statement? My three year old is not ready to look at her heart and realize she is not esteeming her sister better than herself. She is not saved and is quite immature. A two year old even more so. I almost wonder if Tripp's book as I am reading it now applies more to older children who are saved or at least of the age when they are ready to be saved. More to ponder as I read. I am enjoying this mental exercise, though. It's been a while. Thank you for this (found it from the link to the most recent post) – I have a friend blogging on Tripp’s book and she pointed out this statement he made and it got me thinking – what’s so wrong about that statement? My three year old is not ready to look at her heart and realize she is not esteeming her sister better than herself. She is not saved and is quite immature. A two year old even more so. I almost wonder if Tripp’s book as I am reading it now applies more to older children who are saved or at least of the age when they are ready to be saved. More to ponder as I read. I am enjoying this mental exercise, though. It’s been a while.

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