I enjoy reading parenting books and over the past ten years I've found a few that I love ( Shepherding a Child's Heart , Journey of a Strong Willed Child , Growing Grateful Kids ). But, in all that time, my husband hasn't read any. Typically, they aren't written in a style that he enjoys. I should note that he has also only found two books on marriage that he has enjoyed reading (Mike Mason's book on Marriage and John Piper's book, This Momentary Marriage ). Christian Parenting and Marriage books are often written very similarly. They often have a lot of formulas in them... "If you do this, then..." And they can feel very fluffy and feel good, while not getting at the heart of the manner. They can also come off as a huge dose of "self improvement, feel good" teaching. I've read many that fit these statements. But this weekend, I actually found a Christian "parenting" book of sorts that my husband is interested in read...