Sacred Parenting by Gary Thomas
Week 1: Introduction — The Sacred Adventure
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Before diving into the chapters, take a moment to consider what assumptions you bring to parenting — and whether God might want to gently overturn some of them.
Discussion Questions
6 questions1.Thomas opens by distinguishing Sacred Parenting from most parenting books. What is the central question he is NOT asking, and what question is he asking instead? Why does that shift matter?
2.Thomas compares the spiritual dynamics of parenting to those he explored in Sacred Marriage. Have you ever thought of parenting — like marriage — as a path to holiness rather than primarily a path to happiness or fulfillment? What does that reframe feel like to you?
3.He openly admits from the beginning that this book will not shy away from the difficulties and failures of parenting. Why do you think so many books and conversations about parenting avoid those harder realities? What happens to parents who feel they can't admit the struggle?
a.Have you ever felt ashamed or isolated by a parenting struggle you couldn't talk about openly?
b.How might naming the struggle honestly actually be a form of spiritual faithfulness?
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