Who is a Father?
Many men have contributed to procreation, but not all have been fathers. The biological and the spiritual differ. The term father is used very loosely these days, and that’s unfortunate for fathers. The example in all is God. He was and is the first Father, and made...
The End of Mom, Dad and the Kids?
“The nuclear family was a mistake.” Those words on the cover of The Atlantic caught my eye. The article said the idea of mom, dad, and the kids worked for a while, but that time is gone. “The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half...
Vessel Unto Honor
The people of God are called out [church] from the world, sanctified, separated unto God by faith. This is to be holy, called out from impurity to purity in Christ. We are to be vessels in a “great house” for service unto God (II Tim. 2:20-21). “A vessel unto honor”...
First Words Last
“He never spoke an unkind word to me.” The wife of a well-known preacher said this as she and the family knelt at his bed just after he passed away. They had been married almost forty years and had borne many burdens together. His previous wife had died from sickness....