31 October 2008

Faith in Fatherhood - "Time Alone With The Father"

God’s Word tells us “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” (Matthew 6:6) This verse struck home with me this weekend. I, like so many parents, have a child who is rather shy around people in public, but opens up in private. I saw an even deeper level of this when my wife left for a few hours to run some errands and I spent some alone time with my son.
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24 October 2008

Faith in Fatherhood - "Setting The Example"

There is one thing that I both knew before I became a dad and was surprised by once I became one. That is the fact that children are listening to everything you say and watching everything you do. I knew this as a fact before having a child to parent, and yet it completely blew me away to see it in action. For some of you this piece may just be something that you already know and believe in your heart, but for others this may be a wake-up call.
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17 October 2008

Faith in Fatherhood - "Be Still"

The Word of God teaches us that we should “train up a child in the way he should go” (Proverbs 22:6), and that is one of our main responsibilities as fathers. What we sometimes fail to realize, however, is that if we pay close attention, our children are also teaching us lessons all along the way.

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