Dad Talk https://faithfulfathering.org Dad Talk provides insights to help you to be a faithful father. A faithful father prioritizes his physical presence, is engaged emotionally and leads spiritually by example. Obey https://faithfulfathering.org/dad-talk/view/1659 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:00:00 CDT Wertz https://faithfulfathering.org/dad-talk?blogm=view&blogid=1659 What were the consequences when you failed to obey your parents? Were certain privileges taken away for a time? Did you get grounded from some of your fun outside activities? Was there corporal punishment? Or did your mom use the ‘D-word’ on you, that she was disappointed in you? Whatever the methodology, the message was – It is better to obey!

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]]> Transformation Begins https://faithfulfathering.org/dad-talk/view/1658 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:00:00 CDT Wertz https://faithfulfathering.org/dad-talk?blogm=view&blogid=1658

Happy Easter from my family to yours. Everything changed that first Easter not quite 2000 years ago. A new day dawned in the hearts and minds of Jesus’ disciples. While darkness enveloped them all Friday and Saturday, Jesus’ light blasted through Sunday.

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]]> Right Thinking https://faithfulfathering.org/dad-talk/view/1657 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:00 CDT Wertz https://faithfulfathering.org/dad-talk?blogm=view&blogid=1657 It was his senior year of high school and accounting was the last class period of the day. He had gotten an ‘A’ the first quarter of the spring semester and rationalized that if he did not go to class the second quarter, the grade would average out to a ‘C’. That would be good enough to graduate. His focus was on having an extra hour of tennis practice.

When the accounting teacher gave the young man a ...read on

]]> Praying Dad https://faithfulfathering.org/dad-talk/view/1656 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:00 CDT Wertz https://faithfulfathering.org/dad-talk?blogm=view&blogid=1656 Along with reading Scripture and learning to live under the authority of the word of God, prayer provides the undergirding for loving, leading and protecting marriage and family. In fact, prayer opens the heart and mind for increased sensitivity to how the Holy Spirit speaks through Scripture to help you lead a life obedient to His word.

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