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Thursday, September 05 2019

He was raised in a violent alcoholic home. Alcoholism could be traced back through several generations of the dad’s German heritage. His mother was devoutly Catholic, the product of a rich Irish heritage. She made sure the kids were in church every Sunday. Religion was thought to be foundational for the family to navigate through a home life plagued by alcoholism exacerbated by post-traumatic stress from World War II.

Religion proved ...read on

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Thursday, August 29 2019

She was cast as the lead in her 2nd grade musical production. Her passion for singing and performing had been on display from an early age so the little girl was excited about the opportunity to be on stage. She enjoyed everything about the rehearsals after school. There was no complaining about the extra work. Finally, the night of the performance came, her debut on stage and her dad ...read on

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Thursday, August 22 2019

The 4 X 400 relay is my favorite track & field event – There is speed, teamwork and passing of the baton. Stringent rules governing the race require the runner to stay within his or her lane – if a runner drifts across the line, the result is disqualification. Then there is a 20-meter window, the exchange zone in which the baton is to be handed to the next runner – if the baton is dropped, the result is disqualification. Finally, the receiving runner must grasp the baton and hold onto it through the next leg of the race. When the relay is run well, it is beautiful to watch. When it is not, the clank of the baton can be heard throughout the stadium.

In the relay of life, dads come out of the blocks confident they can run the race well. Then the work begins as they ...read on

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Thursday, August 15 2019

On Faithful Fathering’s summer adventures – the Father/Daughter Hiking & Father/Son Backpacking in the San Juan Mountains or Men/Young Men Camping on High Country in Central Colorado, the promise is to push participants physically, emotionally and spiritually. The prayer is that hearts will be opened to a new level of relationship with the Heavenly Father and those on the trip. Of course, as my son told a group on the backpacking trip, we can only control one of those dimensions – the physical. Thus, the significance of going hiking.

The mountains have a way of humbling a person. On several occasions ...read on

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Thursday, August 08 2019

What responsibilities weigh on your heart as a father today? The world is performance-based, meaning the drivers typically involve self-improvement, self-motivation and self-promotion in status, career or influence. This can lead to priorities getting all discombobulated and key responsibilities getting pushed to the back burner. The Dad’s Armor study encourages and equips dads to keep hearts turned in the right direction.

One dad found himself caught up in ...read on

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Thursday, August 01 2019

The professor had a jar of rocks on his desk. He asked his students if the jar was full. There was a resounding “Yes!” Then he pulled out a jar of pebbles and poured them in the jar. As the pebbles sifted in around the larger rocks, he presented the same question to the class. This time the response was, “Absolutely this time!” Then the professor produced a jar of sand and proceeded to pour the contents into the original jar. Again, the sand settled in around the larger rocks and pebbles and he posed the question one more time. The class said, “We think so.”

Finally, the professor produced a ...read on

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Thursday, July 25 2019

They had worked together for several years. The older gentleman was a father-figure to the new-hire. Over long hours in the oilfield and many cups of coffee, he would share a lot of stories and wisdom gleaned from time served in WWII, from his thirty-plus years of marriage and over 20 years in the oilfield. Job changes put distance between the two but when travels brought the young man back through town, Lefty always had a pot of coffee ready and they would talk like no time had passed.

A number of years got by without a visit when a letter was received that simply said, ...read on

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Thursday, July 18 2019

The Dad’s Armor study puts forth this concept of reconciliation with your earthly father. For those of us who experienced challenging times in relationship with our dads from a young age, it seems easier to just close the door and press on with life as an overcomer of a bad home situation. The father wound can be deep and it is understandable that some men just do not want to go there.

At some point, the question becomes ...read on

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Thursday, July 11 2019

The Dad’s Armor study opens with a look at the heritage we have in relationship with our earthly father. Men typically father as they were fathered or go the opposite direction working to ensure a better result. I am reminded of the cartoon of a son bringing home a report card with a failing grade. The young man presents it to his dad and says, “What do you think Dad – heredity or environment?”

It is too easy to ...read on

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Thursday, July 04 2019

There is love for our Lord, love in marriage, love for family and love of country. Of course, on this 243rd anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, I think of the love those before us had for this one nation under God, particularly those that enlisted in the military after the Pearl Harbor attack – sixteen-year-olds saying they were eighteen; young working men that interrupted life to serve their country; and young marrieds that put family on hold.

We call them the ...read on

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