Comments on: Tough Break! Britney and Jamie Lynn Spear’s Mom’s Parenting Book Delayed

By: Bart Breen

Bart Breen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It's almost as if some people imagine spiritual leaders should be held to a high standard …..

By: AmeriKan, aka Phil

AmeriKan, aka Phil — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Good Commentary..."never know how they are going to turn out." My daughters saw that at ORU. There were those who were there to get an education, academically and spiritually, then there were those who were there for other reasons...once they got away from home. We can only pray that seeds were planted and they "will not return void."

On another note, we are so quick to pardon the Spears and their world but openly condemn the TV preachers, including R. Roberts. Something about in the last days, "calling wrong, right and right, wrong."(?) Interesting picture.

By: Chris Busch

Chris Busch — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The news of this delay will likely cause a widespread increase in the incidence of depression this Christmas.

By: Mary Hutchinson

Mary Hutchinson — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thomas Nelson?

That is the only part of the story that shocks me. Of course some crazy pop culture publisher would offer up anything from the Spears family. But for Thomas Nelson to touch it with a ten foot pole...that stinks!

By: Good Commentary

Good Commentary — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

That is funny Chris!
A parent can do it all right, and still feel like a failure. I always took the scripture about raising up a child in what is right “and when he becomes a man he will return to it” as meaning that if you do a good job as a parent of instilling Biblical teaching your child will turn into a man or woman of God. But the promise is that they will return to it. Before we judge lets remember that if they are returning, they are leaving first. Not every child deviates far, but they will deviate. I am not saying anything about the book, the mom, the daughters, etc. I am just saying that if we are parents, we must be humble on this one… We just don’t know how our little princes and princesses are going to adjust to growing up – even if we have done our best to instill Godly ways. We can still trust God’s word, and holdfast that they will return.

By: Bart Breen

Bart Breen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Plan B.

Do we still have the rough draft from Michael Vick and the Dog Whisperer on how to provide your dog a loving home?

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Good point, Good Commentary.

And while it does seem ironic that Britney's mom might be writing a book on parenting, I'd just add...

"But Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote on the ground, as though He heard them not. So when they continued asking Him, He lifted up Himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again He stooped down, and wrote on the ground." John 8:7

Written while my 4 and 6 year olds play innocently in the next room - and I try not to imagine what things will be like in ten years.

-Nathan

By: Bart Breen

Bart Breen — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I'm not planning on throwing any stones.

Would it be OK if I just considered her position as an authority on parenting as suspect and chose not to buy her book?

Or is that too judgmental?

By: Good Commentary

Good Commentary — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

LOL! way too judgemental… You MUST buy the book in order to prove that you are not judgemental! You know, I didn’t mean to sound like one of those “WE DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO JUDGE” posts. We obviously always have to show discernment. My earlier post wasn’t intended to really show an opinion on the actual news, as much as to mention that parenting is really not that “cut and dry”. Even when we think we have it figured out, they have their own will. God created Adam and Eve. There ISN’T a better Father. But they screwed things up pretty quickly didn’t they? — is anyone an authority on parenting? There are so many personality types that one might need 12 children that all turn out good in order to consider themselves an authority… But then they wouldn’t have time to write a book about it would they?

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Maybe some Christian TV personalities should take note of this. This book has been delayed due to the fact that having a daughter do this so young is not reflective of good parenting. Yet there are some Christian personalities who mess up even more like, lets say, GETTING DIVORCED, and yet there is no delayed appearances, no hold on books coming out, they just keep going on like everything is A-OK.

This was a great move by the publishers of this book.