The Separate World of Father and Son

Sometimes I feel left out of the world my husband, Dan, shares with our son. They share experiences I would never think of offering Danny. Like the time ...

A Good Father Does It All

Scott Bolinder writes in Marriage Partnership:

My father did all the masculine things like washing the car, fixing leaky faucets, and reading the sports ...

A Child's Trust

I remember watching a father play with his little boy, repeatedly throwing him in the air and catching him just before he hit the ground. The child is ...

The Power of a Father

Having grown up virtually fatherless, I know firsthand how much it means to a child to have a caring, loving, involved dad. That's why it's so ...

"But Dad, You Promised"

It was late, and my young sons, Peter and Paul, had been in bed for at least an hour. My wife and I had just returned from our Bible study group, and ...

God, Our Father

It has been said that "a child is not likely to find a father in God unless he finds something of God in his father." Recently I asked the preschool ...

Some Things Stay the Same

P.S. Your father says inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver.

I love you,

Mom

Children and Public Life

My major effort must be devoted to my children. If Caroline and John turn out badly, nothing I could do in the public eye would have any meaning.

Wrong Role Model

A minister friend of mine was concerned when two of his three sons began to stutter. He made an appointment for them to see a speech therapist (who was ...

God the Father

A child is not likely to find a father in God unless he finds something of God in his father.