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Lyndall @lyndallc.bsky.social · 14h

Oooh these are some excellent questions to ask about Christian parenting resources.

Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 21h

It is book release day!🎉📚

One of the FAQs we get is, understandably, what resources do you recommend?

One of our goals in writing this book was to empower people to embrace the tremendous freedom they have, and so we created a metric for evaluating resources.
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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you so much for reading and for these kind words. Means a great deal coming from you.

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 21h

Thank you all so much for your encouragement and support. You can order our book now in print & ebook wherever books are sold and as an audible book. 3/3

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 21h

The wonderful team at @brazospress.bsky.social adapted that to create a visual version of some of the elements. You can find the full expanded metric as an appendix in our book. 2/3

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 21h

It is book release day!🎉📚

One of the FAQs we get is, understandably, what resources do you recommend?

One of our goals in writing this book was to empower people to embrace the tremendous freedom they have, and so we created a metric for evaluating resources.
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Brazos Press @brazospress.bsky.social · 1d

🌟New Release!🌟 The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families by @mburtwrites.bsky.social & @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social

What happens when popular "biblical parenting" methods cause more harm than good?
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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 1d

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 1d

These represent some of the myths we hold up to scrutiny in The Myth of Good Christian Parenting. So many families have been weighed down by heavy burdens & left picking up the pieces when the promises fail.

Let’s free some people up! Available everywhere TOMORROW!

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Would love for you to join us!

At Home With the Lectionary Podcast @lectionaryhome.bsky.social · 9d

Join Fr. Aaron & @mburtwrites.bsky.social for Proper 23

They discuss the story of Naomi and Ruth, Paul's letter to Timothy, and the healing of the Samaritan leper.

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 3d

❤️🙌Yes!!! Welcome home!

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Rachel Darnall @trueconsolation.bsky.social · 3d

First Saturday back home after three weeks of travel, and I'm getting cozy with my advance copy of "The Myth of Good Parenting" by @mburtwrites.bsky.social
and @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social. We needed this book so bad, church.

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 5d

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(Online) Religion Book Club Discussion: The Myth of Good Christian Parenting , Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

The Religion Book Club is a nonsectarian, neutral reading group that enjoys reading about religion. Evangelism is not permitted and everyone is welcome from nonbelievers to

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 5d

So enjoyed chatting with Marc! Join us?

Marc Jolicoeur @marcjolicoeur.bsky.social · 5d

In ep 87 of the Jolly Thoughts Pod @mburtwrites.bsky.social & @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social (co-authors of “The Myth Of Good Christian Parenting”) argue that understanding our children as ALSO our siblings (in Christ) makes a big difference. What do you think? (link in bio)

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The Myth Of Good Christian Parenting - Jolly Thoughts ep 87 (with McGinnis & Burt)

YouTube video by Marc Jolicoeur

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Would you like to join other readers to discuss The Myth of Good Christian Parenting?

Here are two great options coming up this month.

1. 10/22: nonsectarian reading group.

2. 10/28 runs for four weeks— discussion from a Christian perspective

More here:

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Benjamin Raber @benjaminraber.bsky.social · 5d

Excellent thread here, especially for parents or anyone who cares about youth development in these troubling times.

Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Doug Wilson's "reign of terror" (spank for every infraction with no warning) came to mind when I listened to
Pete Hegseth's speech last week.

Hegseth underscored violence, external compliance & "FAFO" energy as markers of strength & winning-ness. 🧵 Full post: open.substack.com/pub/mburtwri...

Reigns of Terror in the US Department of War

Christian parenting, politics, and the cultivation of cruelty

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you for reading!

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you for reading!!!

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Lana Lawrence @msfocused.bsky.social · 5d

This is a really good read.

Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Doug Wilson's "reign of terror" (spank for every infraction with no warning) came to mind when I listened to
Pete Hegseth's speech last week.

Hegseth underscored violence, external compliance & "FAFO" energy as markers of strength & winning-ness. 🧵 Full post: open.substack.com/pub/mburtwri...

Reigns of Terror in the US Department of War

Christian parenting, politics, and the cultivation of cruelty

open.substack.com

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Ana Brooks @anarabrooks.bsky.social · 5d

"To deal ethically with children is to be willing to be moved by their desires, needs, and preferences. It doesn't mean letting [them] always have their way, but it does require parents to value a child's perspective . . ." @mburtwrites.bsky.social @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Read the full post here:

If you'd like to read more about the intersection b/w Christian parenting ideas & politics, you can preorder The Myth of Good Christian Parenting now (out 10/14!)

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The Myth of Good Christian Parenting

Christian parents want to raise their kids in a godly way. But what if families have been sold promises that "biblical parenting" can never deliver?Christian parents want to raise godly children, but ...

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 5d

The choice has never been empathy or truth, b/c for Christians the truth is that God is love, & his love includes compassion, kindness, & mercy— for everybody: for ourselves, for our neighbors, for our enemies, and perhaps especially for whoever we imagine least deserves it. 24/

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Perhaps there is a lesson there for Christians who want to govern by such means if they have the ears to hear it. Jesus Christ was clear that his way has always been about love and service, not dominance or hierarchies. 23/

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 5d

The fruit of this teaching is not peace-keeping or peace-making.

Forced obedience is a short-sighted enterprise that leaves families picking up the pieces long past the days when adults secure their own personal peace through “reigns of terror” over small children. 22/

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 5d

His speech glorifies violence & power in ways that benefit insiders and those at the top of the hierarchy.

This is how he can in one breath promise FAFO punishment for perceived enemies, & w/another erase consequences for authority figures who make “earnest mistakes" 21/

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Christians who freely receive this love are in turn instructed to, as the Body of Christ, minister that same love and redemptive activity into a world torn asunder by suffering.

Hegseth’s war-mongering has no compatibility with this vision of Christianity. 20/

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