Characteristics of a godly father
Where are all the fathers? Such a simple question with myriad results and one resounding answer: fathers are not here, and neither are they there.…
Why new dads should go on a post-partum diet
If there’s one four-letter word I can’t stand, it’s the one heard most often in January: diet. Maybe I should blame it on being raised as a Baptist.…
Father’s Day: To be called his children
This morning, I looked up the origin of Father’s Day and learned something new. A woman named Sonora Smart Dodd was raised by her father, a civil…
Redeem Your Fathering
I was crying my eyes out with conviction—deep audible gasps for breath in between agonizing cries of repentance. I had just encountered a truth that…
Fathering like the Father
“You’re a good, good father, it’s who you are…and I’m loved by you, it’s who I am” are the words to Chris Tomlin’s song, Good Good Father. These…
Wonder
One of my goals as a father is to infect my children with childlike wonder. Arthur Gordon is one of my role models when it comes to wonder. I read…
Simply enjoying your children: A father’s advice for love and joy
“Tell me you are from a small town without saying you are from a small town . . . .” “Tell me you are married without saying that you are married . .…
Struggle well: Fatherhood, love, and grace
Fatherhood is a struggle. Don’t get me wrong. It is glorious, exhausting, worthwhile, exasperating, a blessing, and painful. It is all of those…
Prayers for a Tired Dad
God has always used ordinary people to do remarkable things. That’s where you come in, Dad. You are a man God can use. God knows we are imperfect.…
