Celebrate the Presence
Let me not wait for the right place, the right time, to celebrate Your presence. Let me go rejoicing through my days, abiding in You and delighting in You, praising You now and forever.”
B. J. Hoff- “Faces in the Crowd”
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The Secret
We need to learn this secret of the burning heart. Suddenly Jesus appears to us, fires are set ablaze, and we are given wonderful visions; but then we must learn to maintain the secret of the burning heart–a heart that can go through anything. It is the simple, dreary day, with its commonplace duties and people, that smothers the burning …
I’ll Always be There for You!
It’s a fascinating story that comes out of the 1989 earthquake which almost flattened Armenia. This deadly tremor killed over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the midst of all the confusion of the earthquake, a father rushed to his son’s school. When he arrived there he discovered the building was flat as a pancake.
Standing there looking …
Father’s Day: A Tribute
Today is Father’s Day. A day of cologne. A day of hugs, new neckties, long-distance phone calls, and Hallmark cards.
Today is my first Father’s Day without a father. For thirty-one years I had one. I had one of the best. But now he’s gone. He’s buried under an oak tree in a west Texas cemetery. Even though he’s gone, …
Don’t Eat the Forbidden Fruit
Whenever your kids are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God’s omnipotence didn’t extend to God’s kids. After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing he said was:
“Don’t.”
“Don’t what?” Adam replied
“Don’t eat the forbidden fruit.” God said.
“Forbidden fruit? We got forbidden fruit?
Hey Eve! …
A Father’s Words of Wisdom
Don’t ask me, ask your mother.
Were you raised in a barn? Close the door.
You didn’t beat me. I let you win.
Big boys don’t cry.
Don’t worry. It’s only blood.
Now you listen to ME, Buster!
I’ll play catch after I read the paper.
A little dirt never hurt anyone.
Get your elbows off the table.
Keep your …
Mark Twain’s Father
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
Mark Twain…
12 Practical Ways for Men to Impact Fatherless Kids
- Be a mentor to a boy without a father through Big Brother or some other agency
- Contact your local junior or senior high school to tutor a needy kid
- Teach Sunday School
- Become a leader in Awana, Pioneer Clubs, or Adventure Club
- Meet one-on-one weekly, with a boy in your church or neighborhood who doesn’t have a father in the
The Fatherhood Cycle
4 years: “My Daddy can do anything.”
7 years: “My Dad knows a lot, a whole lot.”
12 years: “Oh, well – naturally – Father doesn’t know that either.”
14 years: “Father? Hopelessly old-fashioned.”
21 years: “Oh, that man is so out-of-date. What did you expect?”
25 years: “He knows a little bit about it – but not much.”
30 …
Your Father
Fred Craddock while lecturing at Yale University, told of going back one summer to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to take a short vacation with his wife. One night they found a quiet little restaurant where they looked forward to a private meal—just the two of them.
While they were waiting for their meal they noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired man moving from …