Raising Kids to Love Jesus: A Biblical Guide for Parents [Paperback]

H. Norman Wright (Author), Gary J. Oliver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1999

A family of five. Healthy environment. Loving, supportive parents. The kids grow, one follows the Lord but the other two-for now-are far from His presence. What went wrong? Were Mom and Dad too permissive, too authoritarian, uninvolved? How can parents raise kids who truly love Jesus? Best-selling authors Norm Wright and Gary Oliver point out that in the ninth grade, 80% of Protestant kids polled said they believe that Jesus is the risen Savior. By the time they turned 18, however, only 20 percent said they were still committed to Christ. Raising Kids to Love Jesus is an in-depth road map for concerned parents wanting to give their children the tools it takes to emerge from their youth as passionate lovers of Christ.

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About the Author

H. NORMAN WRIGHT is a licensed marriage, family and child therapist and is a certified trauma specialist. He serves on the faculty of Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and is former director of their Graduate Department of Marriage, Family and Child Counseling. He is the best-selling author of more than 70 books, including Communication: Key to Your Marriage, Quiet Times for Couples and Always Daddy's Girl. He is a member of the Academy of Bereavement, Critical Incident Stress Foundation, The Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists and a board member of The Victim Chaplain Association. Norm and his wife, Joyce, have been married more than 40 years and live in California.

Gary J. Oliver, Ph.D. is the Executive Director for The Center of Marriage and Family Studies and Professor of Psychology and Practical Theology at John Brown University. He has co-authored nine books with Norm Wright .

Product Details

• Paperback: 358 pages
• Publisher: Regal Books (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830721533
• ISBN-13: 978-0830721535
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,291,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Dr. H. Norman Wright is a Gold Medallion winner and author of more than seventy books. He is a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist and former professor at Talbot School of Theology and Biola University where he directed its Graduate Department of Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling. He and his wife, Joyce, have been married more than forty years and live in Long Beach, California. They have a son and a daughter.

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timely book for Christian parents raising kids today., November 1, 1999

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This review is from: Raising Kids to Love Jesus: A Biblical Guide for Parents (Paperback)

Very practical and timely book for any Christian parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher...anyone involved in kids' lives. The authors are very much in tune with the dynamics of Christian families and they touch on every important point that you will want to know. You will grow in your own walk with Christ and will be a living, breathing example to your kids after reading this book and following its guidelines. Very inspiring book, very thought-provoking, and a wonderful "handbook" for anyone desiring to lead little ones to Christ. I highly recommend it both as a mother and as a Sunday school teacher.