Testimonies
Who is God?
Molly asks, “Who is God?” as she shares her testimony of how she learned to see God as a Gentle Parent, rather than a Vengeful Judge.
Read MoreYou Always Hurt The One You Love?
Molly remembers the messages she got as a child that parents must hurt their children because they love them. What kind of damage does that do to a child? And speaking of damage. What kind of damage is done to a child who is given a Roy Lessin spanking for every infraction? Especially when not…
Read MoreInstant Obedience or Compliance
Molly explains the dangers of training children for Instant Obedience or Compliance in this testimony about a young lady and the abuse of authority outside the home.
Read MoreLucy’s Story
Lucy tells her story at Dare To Disciple. She shares how her views of spanking have changed during her lifetime and why she feels that spanking and Christianity are incompatible.
Read MoreCarolyn’s Testimony in Response to the Shatz Story
Carolyn wrote the following comment in response to That Mom’s post about Lydia Schatz and posted on my Facebook page. I can totally understand how this is completely attributible to the Pearls teachings. We were introduced to these teachings when my children were little, and I believed pretty much all of what they had to…
Read MoreTestimonies from No Longer Quivering Moms
No Longer Quivering has a new series called Steadfast Daughters in a Quivering World. Part 4 of this series is Acknowledgment & Apologies which could be considered testimonies of the damage done by the quiverfull mindset. Part 5: Confessions of a Quiverfull Hero and Part 6: Soul Binding are long testimonies about how raising children…
Read MoreMy Experiences With Spanking
“Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.” -Prov 22:15 This Bible verse and the idea that it refers to a literal rod encompassed most of my mother’s parenting philosophy. How to Be the Parents of Happy and Obedient Children by Roy Lessin…
Read MoreWhat a Train Wreck
LivingForEternity has posted an confession / testimony at No Longer Quivering called, Family Man, Family Leader ~ To Train a Child – What a Train Wreck where she shares how the book To Train Up A Child almost destroyed her family.
Read MoreDare to Disciple
Greenegem has started a blog to refute Dr. Dobson’s teachings, called Dare to Disciple. She starts with her powerful and touching testimony: My journey toward Grace-based Parenting begins.
Read MoreSuzanne’s Testimony
I just found a lovely new testimony and argument. Drop The Training and Regret Less by Suzanne Parker
Read MoreMama D shares her concerns and book review
Mama D. used to recommend the Pearl’s teachings but has since taken another look and has now written about her concerns in a post entitled, “Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child.” She has also posted a 2 part book review of “To Train Up A Child”: (Part 1) Book Review: To Train Up A Child…
Read MoreLink to Two of A Kind…
Now Through a Glass Darkly compares and contrasts The Passion of The Cross with The Rod in Two of A Kind: The Christ of the “Passion”, and the Parent of the Pearls
Read MoreChristy’s Testimony
We know the Pearls very well as we have followed their ministry since almost its inception. We have read nearly every article and book, listened to every CD and watched nearly every DVD. We would have come to their defense in a heart beat before we adopted our son but two years ago the Lord…
Read MorePaula Lilly’s testimony
This is my personal account of my experiences with following the advice of Micheal Pearl, author of To Train Up A Child I had many fears and apprehensions about parenting even before my first child was born. Many of them had to do with discipline. I was all too aware of what would be expected…
Read MoreMN from Michigan’s Testimony
The first time I met someone who trained their child like Michael and Debi Pearl recommend my first child was around 6 to 9 months old. This older mother invited me to her house for a “Moms’ group”. We would sit for a couple of hours in her living room and, while we talked or…
Read MoreTestimony Links
Perfectionism by Ann Voskamp Fruits of Pearl Parenting by Jo from TulipGirl’s blog Love vs. Fear and how adoption has changed our parenting by Christie To Train Up A Child book Review by Tina Jobe Spare The Child by Jessica-Martin Weber Why I am No Longer a Spanking Parent By Joan Vazquez Brandy’s Testimony by…
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