Nate Davis is a father, student of the Bible, and one who loves God. Not satisfied with Christian parenting books that use a Bible verse here or there, Nate searched God’s Word and wrote about his findings for the better part of a decade to encourage you as a parent. The result: a powerful Christian parenting book filled with practical Christian parenting tips and Christian discipline techniques designed to encourage and equip you in your parenting journey. Nate combines biblical insight, loving humility, and a heart for families.

Nate and his wife, Ginny, have ten children — twenty years between the youngest and the oldest. The Davis household sings joyfully, laughs heartily, and embraces the simple blessing of the outdoors.

This verse inspires me: "It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings." Proverbs 25:2

Research. Think. Organize. Simplify. Apply. As a teacher, I aim for these. Consistently, readers describe my work as thorough, helpful, and clear. If you want to dive deeper, to grasp more, pick up my writings and think with me.

Nate Davis

Your Resident Expert

By some people’s standards, I don’t have the technical qualifications to be an expert on children. I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist. I am not a child development specialist. This might be a problem if I were writing in order to defend a particular behavioral hypothesis, but I am not. Instead, I am writing as a student of the Bible, believing that God gave us an instruction manual that tells us how to live our lives. I am starting with the premise that whatever God said works.

For our family, following God’s teaching and example as best we can has helped. We have a great time, we love one another, and our children are great friends. Very often, when we pack our crew and go out for an event, people offer compliments such as, “What sweet children you have,” and “They are so well behaved.” Or, from acquaintances we have heard, “You have the best kids,” or “I’d rather watch six of your children than two of somebody else’s.” As much as we appreciate the kind words, we know that we don’t always feel like the perfect family at home. Why not? We are acutely aware of the struggles that each child brings to us. We can count our shortcomings as parents as well. This does not feel like utopia. What we do have is all by God’s grace and instruction. Therefore, I can say with great confidence that your resident expert is not me. God is your resident expert.

On a similar note, I do not use anecdotes from my own family to validate the advice in this book. I don’t tell stories about our family and then suggest the reader trust us or follow us. The only thing that makes the advice in this book reliable is that it comes from God’s Word. He invented the family and showed us how to love its members, and for that I am grateful.

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