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my father is a spreading tree
my father is a spreading tree and I and many others live in his shade and branches Note: I have had this line in my head for well over a year and have been able to do nothing with it. … Continue reading
What is a Father?
What is a Father? Consider: this world is, in many ways, the answering of that question.
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Why You Cannot Afford to Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils
I have said this before, and I will say it again. Eventually, all things come to blood. If a nation heads in the wrong direction for long enough, good men will die. Here’s the thing though: how can you expect … Continue reading
Turning Our Nation Around II: The War at Home
If a man would change the world, let him begin with something that is right before his eyes, let him lead his home. My church hosted a father/son retreat this weekend, and I was fortunate enough to attend several of … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Jehovah, Jesus Christ, Life in general, Sons, Theology
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Turning Our Nation Around
Children die because of their father’s decisions. Do you believe that? Lately that phrase keeps popping into my head, pushing out every other thought, until all I can do is stop whatever it is I’m doing and pray for my … Continue reading
The Disconnect
Subtitled: Moral Immorality, the Music and Movie Industry, Disney’s Double Standard, and the Duke Lacrosse Team and Honest Strippers I’ve been meaning to post something along these lines for some time, but for a million insignificant reasons, I haven’t. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Church, Movies, Music, Obedience, Pop Culture, Responsibility, Sin, Theology
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My brother in law, prayer, love, and grace
We spent some time this weekend in Tennessee with my wife’s family. As you may remember, last Monday my brother-in-law fell eighteen feet from a rooftop and landed on his back, breaking three vertebra, two ribs, and his sternum. As … Continue reading
Analogous Grace: Why God chooses to bless certain things
In my last article on grace, I wrote about Prescriptive Grace and the way that grace is always applied specifically according to God’s desires. In this post, I want to talk about grace in a slightly different way, but first … Continue reading
Feature Request: A car that will make me a better husband
Here’s my dream scenario: It’s 5:30 P.M. and I’m pulling into my apartment complex. As I near my parking space, the radio fades to silence and a pre-recorded message begins playing: You are arriving at home. Do not be deceived … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Life in general, Obedience, Responsibility, Selfishness
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mourning
I have never been anything other than a man and so I cannot know how women mourn and whether it is the same, or different I have seen the mother, the wife, the girl, sitting at her bedside, her dead … Continue reading