10 December 2009 | 10 comments

A very Sola Panel survey (Paul Grimmond) Paul Grimmond

Liz Parnell10/12/2009 09:37 AM

Got to second you there on Tedd Tripp… So hard to carry out though!

Howie10/12/2009 09:56 AM

Ted Tripp ‘Shepherding a Child’s Heart’ first published 1995 - book of the year 2009! Why do you think it has taken so long to make inroads here in Australia?

Liz Parnell10/12/2009 10:01 AM

It was in The Briefing many years ago - April 2003 to be precise.

http://matthiasmedia.com.au/briefing/library/2808/

Paul Grimmond10/12/2009 10:05 AM

Hi Howie,

I think the main reason is that this is my personal list. I only just read it this year and I have no idea whether it has made any inroads at all. It is most probably that I’m hopelessly behind the times smile

Grimmo

Ellen Hrebeniuk10/12/2009 10:18 AM

Thanks for the mention, Liz!  Knowing Grimmo, I’m quite sure that he’s taken the best points from <i>Shepherding</i> and used them in a wise way. 
Since I wrote that article, I’ve come to the conclusion that the problem with most American Christian parenting books is fundamental: they’re Arminian… and the temptation to “think Arminianly” about our children is huge!  But as my husband says, “Choose life—choose Calvinism”.

Howie Petts11/12/2009 03:08 AM

Paul

Like you, I only read it a few years ago and wondered why I’d taken so long as well! And I thought we Australian’s were ‘early adopters’... I’d recommend listening to Ted’s talks on Shepherding a Child’s Heart (available at marshillchurch.org) - I found them more helpful and concise then the book…

Peter Sinclair15/12/2009 06:50 AM

Paul,

Thanks for the pointer to the article on English usage by Wallace. I am enjoying it immensely, even if I need a dictionary by my side to help explain ergative verbs and the like. Is there a equally useful guide to Garner’s for Australian English?

Paul Grimmond17/12/2009 09:41 AM

@Peter,

Sorry to take a little while to get back to you. I don’t know of anything similar for Australian usage. I will ask around some of the writerly types I know and get back to you if I find out anything.

Grimmo

Peter Sinclair18/12/2009 01:41 AM

Paul,

Thanks for that. I am aware of the Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Publishers, but it’s not quite the same thing. Great for punctuation etc.
I have a 5th ed’n from AGPS and the 6th is from John Wiley I think.

Paul Grimmond19/12/2009 03:21 AM

@Peter,

One more possibility. Someone has suggested to me that Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to Australian English Usage might be a reasonable option for Australian usage.

I haven’t used it, but I thought I’d pass it on.

Grimmo

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