This book is about grandparenting as a Christian vocation for the afternoon and evening of life. The author presents the unconditional love of a grandparent as indicative of a vocation, a calling from God. He explores the vocation of grandparent in all of its multiple dimensions of being and doing, including play and joy and laughter.
This book is about grandparenting as a Christian vocation for the afternoon and evening of life. The author presents the unconditional love of a grandparent as indicative of a vocation, a calling from God. He explores the vocation of grandparent in all of its multiple dimensions of being and doing, including play and joy and laughter.
Richard P. Olson is Distinguished Professor of Pastoral Theology at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, Kansas, following many years of serving as pastor in a number of churches. He is the author or co-author of seventeen previous books, including Love Letter to a Conflicted Church (Wipf & Stock).
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Consider a Possibility-Grandparent as a Calling, a Vocation Biblical Perspectives on the Grandparent VocationThe Grandparent Initiation-The Grandparent's CallA Pause for Perspective-How We got HereDiscerning My Unique Grandparent Role(s)Called to Celebration, Laughter, and Play with My GrandchildrenGrandparent Presence through a Grandchild's Years (and Mine)Called to Compassion for Other People's GrandkidsThe Call to Be Parent to One's Children's ChildrenOur Grandchildren's PlanetCalled to Communicate about Our Faith and Values Leaving a LegacySurprised by Joy and Spiritual Growth on the Grandparent JourneyPostscript: The Grandparent Vocation in the Declining Years Appendix A: The Twenty Questions Appendix B: Websites That May Be of Interest Bibliography Index of Bible Passages About the Author
Introduction: Consider a Possibility-Grandparent as a Calling, a Vocation Biblical Perspectives on the Grandparent VocationThe Grandparent Initiation-The Grandparent's CallA Pause for Perspective-How We got HereDiscerning My Unique Grandparent Role(s)Called to Celebration, Laughter, and Play with My GrandchildrenGrandparent Presence through a Grandchild's Years (and Mine)Called to Compassion for Other People's GrandkidsThe Call to Be Parent to One's Children's ChildrenOur Grandchildren's PlanetCalled to Communicate about Our Faith and Values Leaving a LegacySurprised by Joy and Spiritual Growth on the Grandparent JourneyPostscript: The Grandparent Vocation in the Declining Years Appendix A: The Twenty Questions Appendix B: Websites That May Be of Interest Bibliography Index of Bible Passages About the Author
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