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Tag Archives: Father’s Day
Fierce Love
Thought for the Week I’m not a violent person. In fact, when I was studying method acting in college—the tap-into-your-feelings approach made famous by Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro—I had difficulty inhabiting a particularly violent role because I’d never … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir
Tagged children, Father's Day, fatherhood, love, parenting, protection, thought for the week
44 Comments
Fatherhood and Beyond
Photo by Josh Willink Today is Father’s Day in the U.S. A day when I remember how imperfect my father was, and yet how good a father he was. Just as I know my children can say the former of … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged children, Father's Day, holiday, imperfect, Juneteenth, love, Malachi 4:6, parenting
15 Comments
On Being a Real-Life Dad
I confess, I’m cheating a little, since I’ve posted this short dad video before, along with some thoughts on my own dad. But, hey, I’m also a dad, and I’m busy being celebrated today. So just a brief meditation here, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Humor
Tagged dads, Father's Day, forgiveness, funny, imperfect, love, parenting
42 Comments
I Turned Out Like You After All, Dad
Suggestion: Read post below before watching video! My Real Memoir Even when he wasn’t there, Dad was there. He was an invisible presence, like gravity, that kept us from flying off into space. Mom celebrated me just as I was. … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Videos
Tagged childhood, dad, Father's Day, funny, love, parenting
47 Comments
Good Gifts
Early in the book version of Peter Pan, Wendy’s father is jealous of the family’s beloved dog Nana. He plays a mean-spirited prank on her. And then when the children are dismayed, he complains bitterly, “Much good it is my … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged Father's Day, imperfect, love, Matthew 7:11, Peter Pan, witty
22 Comments
Perfect Love
“And he will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers.” ~From Malachi 4:6 (the final verse of the Old Testament) Happy Father’s Day!
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged Father's Day, God, Jesus, John 15:13, love, Malachi 4:6, perfect
26 Comments
All That Matters
“Love is a perpetual motion machine, the only one that has ever been invented. The more you use it, the more it produces.” ~From the in-the-works novel Over-the-Rhine. “All that matters is faith expressing itself through love.” ~Galatians 5:6
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged Father's Day, Galatians 5:6, love, novel, Over-the-Rhine, perpetual motion
16 Comments
Love is Like That
Both of my kids were unexpected gifts. Nevertheless, when my first child arrived I fell instantly in love with her. So much so that I was afraid I could never love another child as much. I needn’t have worried. When Beth … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Quips and Quotes
Tagged children, dad, family, Father's Day, gift, love, pregnancy, unexpected
34 Comments
Father’s Dud?
Tomorrow is Father’s Day in my country, and I realize not everyone has had the kind of warm, wise, loving daddykins they can wax sentimental over. If that’s a little too close for comfort, I pray you’ve reconciled with your … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged bad, dad, Darth Vader, Father's Day, funny, I Can Only Imagine, Leia, Luke
8 Comments
My Father’s Apple Trees
(See video below) My dad (lower right hand corner) was a compact kid whose four big sisters called him “Wee Willy.” But he was a scrapper. Bigger and tougher inside than out. At 15, he forged his parent’s signature and … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir
Tagged dad, Father's Day, gift, love, Marines, parenting, World War II
28 Comments