"Our Father" . . . a template for prayer
I’m blown away with the simplicity of how Jesus templated for us how to pray in Matthew 6. Our Father . . . not our God, not our divine essence, not Muhammed, not mother, etc. The fact that he is our Father first implies several things. One, he is the originator of our lives. Two, we are his sons/daughters. Three, he desires a familial relationship. That one phrase, ‘our Father’, gives us our very identity, which is the thought carried over from the end of chapter five: be like your Heavenly Father, who is perfect.
Raising a Modern Day Knight
I highly recommend this book by Robert Lewis: Raising a Modern Day Knight. I turn to it regularly for guidance. “Robert Lewis shares a unique approach to shaping a boy into a man by equipping him with three essential elements: a vision, a code of conduct, and a cause (Christianity) in which to invest his life.” Also available in DVD format with curriculum.
Favorite movies with Father/Son themes
Father/Son themed movies have always gotten me. Probably because I never knew my real father until I met him six weeks before he died. Another story……….. My favorite Father/Son movies? Field of Dreams, October Sky, The Rookie Your favorites? Or favorite scenes?
I Want to Be Just Like You
There’s a song by Phillips, Craig & Dean that has meant a lot to me as a father. I sang this to my son Matt when he was around four in a church. To this day I call him “Bub”. I want to be just like you (title) He climbs in my lap for a goodnight hug He calls me Dad and I call him Bub With his faded old pillow and a bear named Pooh He snuggles up close and says, “I want to be like you” I tuck him in bed and I kiss him goodnight Trippin’ over …
Adopting children from Africa
My wife and I are wanting to adopt a couple young children from Africa. Probably from the Kibera slum in Nairobi (www.KiberaSlum.com). Everyone wants a baby. We want two children, preferably related, around age ten; because nobody wants them. Keep us in your prayers. We’re hoping to make progress when we go to Kenya this fall.
