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Chip Ingram

Chip Ingram is the teaching pastor and CEO of Living on the Edge, an international discipleship ministry that equips Christians to become more mature followers of Christ. Reaching more than a million people a week, Chip’s teaching is heard online and through hundreds of radio and TV outlets worldwide. He has authored 15 books including The Real God, Culture Shock, and The Invisible War. Chip and his wife, Theresa, reside in California. They have four grown children and 12 grandchildren.

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Biblical Discipline Has Five Characteristics

Biblical discipline is more than correcting behavior—it’s a loving, intentional process rooted in God’s character. Scripture defines discipline and why it plays a vital role in guiding children toward maturity, obedience, and long-term spiritual growth.

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Discipline Is Worth the Effort

Your kids will feel most secure if they know you have set appropriate boundaries for them that you aren’t afraid to enforce.

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4 Parenting Styles and Effective Child Discipline

How do you get your children to obey, and what should you do when they won’t?

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Approaching the Abortion Issue With Love, Grace, Truth and Forgiveness

The abortion issue can be really easy to answer hypothetically. It’s very different when it gets down to a real, face-to-face, life situation.

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Responding in Grace on Divisive Issues

Pastor Chip Ingram addresses several cultural hot-button topics, describing how Christians can navigate divisive discussions about these issues with grace while still adhering to biblical truth and modeling the love of Christ.

Let Your Kids Fail

Using consequences to foster responsibility, confidence and success