Posts with the tag “fatherhood”

Summer at the Movies | Monday Reflection | Week 3"As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him." — Psalm 103:13 Sunday you heard about George Banks learning the hard way that the small moments were the ones that mattered most. Not the big events. The Tuesday evenings. The ordinary Saturdays. The things that sneaked up on him and grabbed hold before h...  Read More

George Banks did not see it coming. That is the whole joke of Father of the Bride. The world moved and he was still standing in the same spot. Later he says it quietly: "That is the thing about life, is the surprises, the little things that sneak up on you and grab hold of you." Every father nodded. Because every father knows exactly what he is describing. But here is what George Banks did not know. The very last words of the Old Testament are about a father. And God placed the restoration of the father and child relationship at the hinge point of history, right before the great Day of the LORD. Faithful fatherhood is not just a private family matter. It is a prophetic act. Read the full post.  Read More