DC and Paul Tripp at Rpc     Paul addressed the various difficulties we encounter with regards to our children and young people growing and maturing.  He also provided practical and helpful solutions for more effective Christian parenting and how you serve as an instrument of change towards those in your home.  It was helpful not only for parents but also for those involved in kids and teenage ministry.      Whiter Than Snow: Meditations on Sin & Mercy-Book Description:  Paul Tripp's latest book. Through these meditations on David's words in Psalm 51, readers discover there is mercy for every wrong and grace for every new beginning. What do you do when you've really blown it? Is sin really as dangerous and is grace really as powerful as the Bible says they are? Is there such a thing as a new beginning? In Psalm 51, David tells his story of moral failure, personal awareness, grief, confession, repentance, commitment, and hope. And because David's story is every believer's story, Psalm 51 is every believer's psalm. It tells how we, as broken sinners, can be brutally honest with God and yet stand before him without fear. Whiter Than Snow unpacks this powerful little psalm in 52 meditations, reminding readers that by God's grace there is mercy for every wrong and grace for every new beginning. These brief and engaging meditations are made practical by the reflection questions that conclude each chapter.   Age of Opportunity - Book Description:  Teenage hassles that disrupt parents' lives? Or prime opportunity to connect with, listen to, and nurture our kids? From the argument over the last donut, to the cry of "nothing to wear," Paul Tripp uncovers the heart issues affecting parents and their teenagers during the often chaotic adolescent years. With wit, wisdom, and compassion, Paul Tripp shows parents how to seize opportunities to deepen communication, learn, and grow with their teenagers. Comprehensive treatment of how God uses people as tools of change in the lives of others, people who themselves are in need of change. In many ways, the church today has more consumers than committed participants. We see church merely as an event we attend or an organization we belong to, rather than as a calling that shapes our entire life. Tripp explains how his work follows an “all of my people, all of the time” model. If you followed the Lord for a thousand years, you would still need the ministry of the body of Christ as much as you did the day you first believed. This need will remain until our sanctification is complete in Glory. Of all the strengths of Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands, I see three of primary importance. First, a thoroughly biblical understanding of the heart. Second, a balanced understanding of sin and suffering. Third, all the counsel and training operating within the meta-narrative of the Gospel.                  visit Paul Tripp's website   www.paultrippministries.org