Countercultural Parenting

Change can happen in our culture. It can happen in our home and in our children. But it starts with us. Amorality, dishonesty, discontent—you want your children to reject today’s norms in favor of values like integrity, wisdom, and forgiveness. But how can you train them to do this when you sometimes fall short yourself? Author, speaker, and Moms in Prayer podcast host Lee Nienhuis offers guidance to every parent seeking to raise Jesus-following kids. In Counter-Cultural Parenting, she provides tools that will help you… ·model godly characteristics and biblical values in your own life and home ·energize your family to recognize the world’s lies and devote yourselves to truth ·entrust your children’s future to God through consistent, powerful prayerIt’s easy to look at the world and feel overwhelmed, but you don’t need to lose hope. Embrace the calling God has set before you and know that He will empower you to nurture your children’s faith.

1. Opening Credits
2. Introduction: Is It Possible to Raise a Child of Character?
3. Chapter 1: A Distinguished Character—a Battle for the Hearts of Our Children
4. Chapter 2: Brick by Brick—What Is Character?
5. Chapter 3: Welcome to the Revolution—Living Counterculturally
6. Chapter 4: Get Your Toes Back Where They Belong—Time for an Honest Assessment
7. Chapter 5: Severe Discipleship—Totality: Obedience That Begins with Love
8. Chapter 6: The Case for Character—Teaching the Benefits of Character
9. Chapter 7: Moral Compass—Conscience and the Holy Spirit
10. Chapter 8: Warring on Your Knees—Praying for Character
11. Chapter 9: The Flawed Faithful—Getting Past Our Unworthiness
12. Chapter 10: Faith When Bullets Fly—an Example in Faith
13. Chapter 11: Live Loved—Mission Critical
14. Chapter 12: Love Others—Setting an Example in Love
15. Chapter 13: Positive Conduct—Setting an Example in Life
16. Chapter 14: A Tibetan Mastiff on Its Hind Legs—Setting an Example in Purity
17. Chapter 15: From the Mouths of Sinners—Setting an Example in Speech
18. Chapter 16: A Parental Response—Stewards, Not Owners
19. Chapter 17: Character Awards—the Final Word
20. Appendix: Parents of Prodigals
21. Closing Credits