Are you leaving a legacy for your grandchildren?
Become the Grandparent You’re Called to Be
Larry McCall explores what
grandparenting looks like from God’s perspective
Spoil them rotten and send them back home to
their parents. That’s the best part of being a grandparent, right? Author Larry
McCall hopes not. After all, as he quips, who wants a bunch of spoiled
children running around? In his new book, Grandparenting with Grace:
Living the Gospel with the Next Generation, McCall digs into
scripture to examine God’s calling on the lives of grandparents.
Readers hungry to know more about God’s calling for
this role will find inspiration, encouragement, and gospel hope. As a parent to
three and grandparent to six, McCall shares his personal experiences coming
alongside his children in supportive ways as they seek to raise their kids—his
grandkids—in the ways of Christ.
“Most grandparents
love being grandparents. But, interestingly, few grandparents have given much
thought to what grandparenting should look like from God’s viewpoint,” McCall
explains. “In Grandparenting with Grace, I am seeking to serve my
fellow-grandparents by showing them from the Bible how they can have an impact
on their grandchildren that can bear fruit not only throughout their
grandchildren’s lifetimes, but even into eternity.”
While many in our
culture look at grandparenting primarily as an opportunity to make occasional
fun memories with their grandkids, that shouldn’t be the only involvement they
have in their lives. McCall urges readers to look at grandparenting from an
eternal perspective, considering how to be involved in their families in
God-honoring ways.
Grandparenting with
Grace applies
biblical teaching in specific, real-life situations and relationships to
explain what God says about grandchildren and grandparents. Rather than relying
on personal stories and ideas alone, McCall
seeks to explain from Scripture the “what,” “why,” “who,” and “how” of
grandparenting. Chapters cover a
variety of practical topics including:
·
Developing God-honoring
relationships with your grandchild’s parents
·
Grandparenting intentionally
·
Praying for your grandchild
·
Leaving a godly legacy
McCall also explores
commonly encountered challenges grandparents face, including long-distance
grandparenting, the effects of divorce, adding to the family through remarriage
or adoption, and wayward children and grandchildren.
“Grandparents
who care about both their grandkids and the gospel will find Larry McCall’s
book full of biblical principles and practical advice,” writes Larry Fowler,
Founder of The Legacy Coalition. “Larry gets it: the important role that
grandparents can play in the spiritual development of their grandchildren, and
the scriptural mandate to do so is a message every Christian grandparent needs
to hear and act upon. I strongly recommend that grandparents not only read—but
study—Grandparenting with Grace!”
Larry McCall has served as a pastor at Christ’s Covenant
Church of Winona Lake, Indiana, since 1981. He has written a number of articles
and is the author of Walking Like Jesus
Did, Loving Your Wife as Christ
Loves the Church and Grandparenting with Grace.
McCall is a graduate of Grace College, Grace
Theological Seminary and has a doctor of ministry degree from Trinity
Evangelical Divinity School.
Larry has been married to Gladine since 1975. They
have three married children and six grandchildren.
New Growth
Press publishes gospel-centered
Christian books, small group, and kids’ Bible resources for discipleship,
biblical counseling, and missional ministry. For more information about Grandparenting
with Grace and other resources from New Growth Press, visit www.newgrowthpress.com.
Grandparenting with Grace: Living the Gospel with the
Next Generation
by Larry McCall
August 12, 2019 / Retail Price: $15.99
Print ISBN 978-1-948130-69-1
Religion / Christian Living / Family &
Relationships
To request a review copy of Grandparenting with Grace,
schedule an interview with Larry McCall, or for more information,
please contact Audra Jennings, audra@newgrowthpress.com.
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