1) Let your love and faithfulness to the Lord be evident to your children.
2) Let your love for your wife be evident to your children.
3) You ...

“It would have been nice to have a father who was present. Not just physically present, though that would have certainly been nice, too. Present in ...

As fathers, we know best. Right? I mean, we just know what is right. At least, we think we do. And we work to force others ...

My firstborn son also writes, mixing melody and honesty. Like what happens with many good poets and songwriters, his nonfiction life displays drama. Taylor gave his ...

As usual, our date was lasting longer than it should. I was sure my mother was about to flash the front door lights to warn me ...

This old car, was once brand newOn the day, that you, were bornBut sixteen years, have rolled right throughAnd soon you’ll drive me on your ownSixteen ...

As small children, our kids are so smart, we think. So it should come as no surprise to us that by the time they’re teenagers, they ...

As kids are gearing up to start another school year, there are many ways you, as a dad, can teach your kids – while they have ...

The dishes are stacking up. Soggy cereal from the kids’ breakfast is caked inside your sink (by the way, cereal is much easier to clean when ...

6 a.m.: The clock radio interrupts my sleep with news of a coup in Latin America, a drop in the stock market and more fighting in ...

When I was in high school and would leave my house to go out with my friends, my mom would always say the same thing to ...

Before your kids head off to college, label them. If you don’t, someone else will. You don’t need a Ph.D. in cultural studies to know what ...

It’s all about attitude. Sometimes we let our teenager’s attitude control the mood of our house. What a mistake! With a teenager’s developing emotions, raging hormones, ...

Sometime in late December, I asked my middle son, Aaron, what he wanted for the new year. He thought. I waited. He takes questions ...

Dear Dad, As I thought and thought about what to write to you, I began to feel writer’s block. My mind ...

How can we end the year? How can we enter the new one?I’m not sure how to control circumstances or situations. Nor am I sure how ...

When Daddy says, “You can do it, son, you can do it,” it makes me feel like I can conquer the world. An inner strength wells ...

Common matches and marketing catches leave executives grinning. As they lowered hopes of seasonal sales success, grateful hearts result from money spent, deals lent, promises bent. ...

Shop ahead! Last-minute shopping for all those people is not the best way to show Christmas spirit, especially as you shove that old lady out of ...

Mother Teresa once said, “There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.”So why not show our kids a little love ...

A good dad learns to put others first in the way he organizes his time. It may mean less sleep, not watching his favorite television show ...

As the holidays approach, I find myself missing my family more and more. While being away at college certainly has its perks (like deciding two o’clock ...

Whether it was the heat lamp giving off warmth and an amber glow, or a combination of monitors and dimmed fluorescent lights, for little to no ...

Looking to spend some quality time with your children? Here’s a suggestion. Take time this week to look through the artwork from Brent Chitwood’s website (www.rembrentart.com/portraits.html). ...

We all have powerful moments with lasting significance in our lives. Some are happy, some are sad, some are painful, and some lead to regret. The ...

How many men can honestly say they love their wife more today than the day they married her? Whether or not you are among that blessed ...

In April, we talked about the importance of fathers spending time with their children in the article “Time Is of the Essence: Spend Time With Your ...

Being the parent of an athlete can be very rewarding, yet mind numbingly frustrating at times. When our children succeed at sports, we want to shout ...

My middle son, Darren, turned 21 last week. So we did the typical Welday birthday tradition of bringing him Dunkin Donuts to eat in bed the ...

When we are trying so hard to raise our kids to do the right thing in all things all the time, we sometimes can lose perspective ...

Among his many accomplishments, in 1991, Patrick Morley founded Man in the Mirror, which trains and resources church leaders to reach men more effectively. Taken from ...

Having the patience of Job in the Bible is often important when dealing with children. Yes, that may seem the master of the obvious, but many ...

I remember one winter day in 2006, when my son and I were having a heated battle about music. I thought what he listened to was ...

Have you ever noticed how many life lessons you can learn in a garden? In a few cubic yards of dirt, rocks and bugs, you can ...

Ever wonder when is the time to begin talking to your child about finances? When you’ve made that decision, do you struggle with where to start ...

In this day and age in which children are accustomed to downloading music and movies for free, how do you teach them about integrity?Believe it or ...

Of the 1,440 minutes in each day, how many are you spending with your child?Despite the new car you may buy them for their 16th birthday, ...

Parenting is not for wimps. Sure, to some, parenting may come easy. But for most of us, it’s two steps forward, one step back. Loads of ...

Most “absent fathers” are not absent by intentional choice, but rather other life choices and priorities have combined – resulting in a lot of time away ...

Our culture has correctly focused in recent years on the tragedies of physical and sexual abuses that kids have encountered. As a result, some parents have ...

Though historians would probably say the knight once popularized by literature was more an ideal than a reality, still he remains a powerful metaphor. In fact, ...

There are many goals we have as fathers for our children, but what is it we ultimately want for our children? I think our ultimate goal ...

When I was a kid growing up, my dad was a carpenter. Every night when he came home from work, I could smell wood and see ...

During his 20-plus years of ministry, Michael W. Smith has become one of the most influential artists in the Christian music industry, recording 15 albums that ...

If you’re looking for a great Web site for information and education concerning the health of your child, check out KidsHealth.org. KidsHealth.org is the largest and ...

Perhaps one of the most important tasks a dad can help a child understand is the concept of following through with responsibilities. If you’re like most ...

Learning the ins and outs of “dadhood” requires a lot of on-the-job education. Every dad knows there are certain universal “laws” that govern much of what ...

According to Pastor Kenny Luck, men’s pastor at Saddleback Church in Southern California, 9 in 10 kids between the ages of 8 and 16 have viewed ...

Where better to get advice on how to speak to your sons (and daughters) than from the ultimate father, God Himself. Let’s take a look ...

by Jim Burns, Ph.D., and Pat WilliamsWhat does it take to become a champion in life? Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing Pat Williams, who ...

by Dr. Drew EdwardsWhat used to found only in the darkest corners of society is now only two clicks away on the Internet. Sexually explicit images, ...

Several years ago, I was in charge of the sports ministry at a local church. I wasn’t really sure how it should be done, but my ...

It wasn’t too long ago that my oldest son David was graduating from high school. Like all dads, I whined about having to sit through what ...

It was philosopher Yogi Berra who once said, “You can observe a lot by watching.” And every dad knows that if boys are going to grow ...

Author: Andrew StenhouseFor single parents, time is more carefully scrutinized around New Years. I tend to notice it more, how quickly it goes, and how little ...