Dealing with failure. Irreparable damage, redemption and our culture of fear.

We live in an age of anxiety, so it's little surprise that as parents we can find ourselves plagued with fears. Fears like ‘our kids missing out’, or, somehow causing them ‘irreparable damage’ can be paralysing!  For other parents, our fears don’t loom as large as our many failures. As parents we can find ourselves feeling heavy with guilt and shame! The truth is that causing harm to our kids is not just a real possibility, as sinful people it’s an inevitability!

So perhaps a better question is, ‘Where can we turn when we fail?’ 

This episode is a deep dive into God’s redemptive grace and how it makes all the difference to imperfect parents in need of hope. 
 
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Timestamps: 

(00:50) – A culture of fear in parenting. 
(11:54) – Causing irreparable damage.
(25:29) – Greatest parenting fails.  
(31:55) – What do we mean when we speak about grace?  
(45:40) – Redemptive grace in the midst of failures –  

Recommended Reading: 
 
Paul David Tripp. Parenting: The 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family. 
 
Credits: 
 
Dr Beck Kennedy: ‘The Single Most Important Parenting Strategy’ – TEDx Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/becky_kennedy_the_single_most_important_parenting_strategy?hasSummary=true&language=en 
 
Hosted by Brendan Willis  
With Dave & Emma Taylor 
Edited by Celine Chiu 

Podcast Theme: The Lord Almighty Reigns (Psalm 93) – Accompaniment Track. Copyright Sovereign Grace Music. 

A podcast of Sovereign Grace Church, Wahroonga. 

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