I’m glad you’re here. I’ve created a number of resources making the Christian case against spanking.

Here are three pivotal ones:

An explanation of why “the rod” Proverbs are not about spanking small children

An explanation of why Hebrews 12 is not about spanking small children.

A story-telling series that examines the “right” way to spank according to Tedd Tripp’s book Shepherding A Child’s Heart and the long-term implications.

You can also find me speaking at length about these things on Instagram (I have five highlights with reels making the case against spanking and stitching popular Christian parenting teachers advocating for spanking) and on this YouTube playlist.

Additional articles I’ve written on this topic:

Retributive Punishment in Christian Parenting And Why Pontius Pilate Is Not Exemplary for the Christian

Why christian parents are some of the last defenders of corporal punishment

dragging what happens behind closed doors into the light: utilizing story-telling to effect change

why is it so hard for christian parents to give up spanking their children?

the litigation of popular christian parenting teaching: when ritualized spanking intersects with #churchtoo

an invitation for christian parents to own their choices: and why it’s long past time for our community to denounce “spanking”

does god spank people? Hebrews 12, angry fathers, and rewriting god after our own image

when christian adults joke about spanking small children: it’s not funny

maniuplative babies, cry-it-out-methods and what that says about our theology: good news! God loves us!

estrangement in evangelical families