Tag: Fathers

THE GOOD FATHER & THE PERFECT FATHER

ByDr. Mark September 13, 2026 1 Comment
“God is the archetypal Father; all other fatherhood is a more or less imperfect copy of his perfect fatherhood.” — F.F. Bruce, Scottish Bible Scholar and Writer Rainy days or sunshining days, and days when the summer morning heat was blistering and days before going to work, 17 miles away from my home in Illinois, Monday thru Friday, at 5:00 a.m. I would take my two oldest sons to a...

BLESS THE GOOD FATHERS AND FATHER FIGURES

ByDr. Mark June 21, 2026 2 Comments
 “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” (Ephesians 6:4 NASB) It’s Father’s Day, but instead of a conventional comment, expressing appreciation to Dads, this morning, I want to show appreciation to Dad’s, Church Leaders, and all Father Figures. Such appreciation is warranted, well-deserved. And let’s be...

DEAR FATHERS!

ByDr. Mark June 15, 2025 1 Comment
“Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process....

PLEASE POST, TAPE, OR PASTE!

ByDr. Mark March 16, 2025 0 Comments
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old, they will not turn from it.” (Proverbs 22:6 NIV) I’m praying that you read this meditation late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. After reading it, print it out and post it in one or three places in your home. Place # 1: The refrigerator. Remove, temporarily, all the papers and pretty pictures and creative...

FATHERS AND SONS

ByDr. Mark September 16, 2024 0 Comments
“Love God, your God, with your whole heart: love him with all that’s in you, love him with all you’ve got! Write these commandments that I’ve given you today on your hearts. Get them inside of you and then get them inside your children. Talk about them wherever you are, sitting at home or walking in the street; talk about them from the time you get up in the morning to when you fall...