Posts Tagged ‘Fathers’
The Importance of a Loving Father
The concept of family stems from the Garden of Eden when God established the first marriage, and thus the first family unit. To be a family is to live in a kind of intimacy with one another. I have a family of four, with my wife, son, and daughter. Together we eat, we laugh, we…
Read MoreFortitude for Fathers
One friend facetiously relayed to another, “I just watched a film where a man’s wife is brutally murdered by a serial killer and his son is left physically disabled. In a twisted turn of events, his son is kidnapped and he has to chase the kidnapper thousands of miles with the help of a mentally…
Read MoreThe Fifth Commandment
George Stiekes Honor thy father and thy mother. Exodus 20:12 One of the ways Old Testament children were to honor their parents was with financial support in their old age. Another way was to listen to, obey and respect them (Ephesians 6:1-3). It is in the home that children will learn how to live with…
Read MoreA Christian Father
Ben Strohbehn A father was one day teaching his little boy what manner of man a Christian is. When the lesson was finished, the father was stunned when the boy asked, “Daddy, have I ever seen a Christian?” Undoubtedly many children today are asking this same question of their own fathers. So let’s face it,…
Read MoreA Christian Father’s Self-Examination
Bud Talbert G.Campbell Morgan (1863–1945), a great Congregational preacher, once said: “What I want my children to be, that I am!” The father’s example is his instruction. The following series of questions is designed to help a Christian father evaluate his paternal effectiveness. After you have honestly and earnestly asked yourself these questions, then ask…
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