Answering Your Kids' Toughest Questions by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson

I was really looking forward to this book being released. I was curious what type of question would be answered. I liked their previous book, Give Them Grace. 

My son has started asking some of the harder questions. Thankfully, I have known the answers so far because I was taught how to study the Bible for myself. However, it is nice to read those questions and see their answers and know that I had the right answer! It has given me more confidence in those questions that are and will continue to be asked in the future.

The chapters in the book cover death, hell, Satan, divorce, those difficult Bible stories that include things like prostitution/rape/etc., sexual sins, natural disasters, and why people fight and kill. It then all sums it up in Chapter 10 with the Good News and how it gives us hope when we don't understand the things of this world.

I was a little concerned that some of the answers would be mostly for older kids. I was so glad to see how it was divided up. It explains it on the levels for preschoolers, ages 5 to 10, and ages 11 and up. It explains what the parent needs to keep in mind when talking about the question. And I love how much Scripture is used, because ultimately that is the authority.

This is a book I will always keep and hope to give as a baby shower gift to many people.

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I received this book free from Revell Publishers in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.

Give Them Grace by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson

I've learned that when it comes to parenting books and good Christian gospel-oriented nonfiction books, I can trust Crossway books. I have yet to be disappointed by any parenting book I've read from them yet!

I really liked this book.  It is gospel-oriented and really hits a part of parenting that I know I am weak at most times.  Grace.  It's a word that many church people and religious people throw around, but may or may not really know what it means.  I always want to, and pray to show more grace, but in the moment I fail more often than I like.  I was thankful for the encouragement that filled the pages.  Not only that, but I loved that I was constantly being pointed to the Gospel.

I did struggle a little bit with a few opinions in the book.  I do have my children seek forgiveness, whether it's truly heartfelt or not.  However, we do discuss it and my prayer is for a repentant heart.  I understand their reasoning, but I'm not so certain that I believe the same thing. 

There were a few other of their opinions that I didn't really agree with, but overall I liked the book.  I find that grace is one of those things that can be a bit difficult to balance.  Discipline is still needed, obedience is still expected, but grace must be given. Their take on obeying the first time struck me, too. I disagreed a bit on that, as well.

Amongst my disagreeing of certain things, I found this book to be encouraging and thought-provoking. 

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I received this hook free from Crossway in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.