Running Behind Dad

In 1976 Finland’s Lasse Viren immortalized himself in Olympic history by becoming the first male to win both the 5,000-meter and the 10,000-meter ...

Schwarzenegger's Sacrifice

David Mains, director of Chapel Ministries, was sitting in a dental chair when his orthodontist asked David if he would go with him to see a movie. "I've ...

Raising Bart Simpson

"I now have a 7-year-old boy and a 9-year-old boy, so all I can say is, I apologize. Now I know what you guys were talking about."

A Day Wasted?

In The Effective Father, Gordon MacDonald wrote: "It is said of Boswell, the famous biographer of Samuel Johnson, that he often referred to a special ...

Keeping a Promise

I think of the father of one of my closest friends. My friend was reminiscing after his father's death and told me of an experience from much earlier ...

Eight Hundred Pacos

Ernest Hemingway wrote a story about a father and his teenage son. In the story, the relationship had become somewhat strained, and the teenage son ran ...

Dad Is a Powerful Word

In Ramsey Count, Minnesota, ninth and tenth graders were interviewed recently about their dads. They were asked this question: "What comes to mind ...

"Daddy, I'm Pregnant"

"I'm pregnant."

After Cori, my 21-year-old, unwed daughter, said those words, I went through all kinds of emotions.

Yes, it would be embarrassing. ...

A Father Without Wisdom

A recent Duke graduate asked his old man late one night when he went back home, "Look, I'm getting ready to go out into life. Tell me what you know. Go ...

The Power of a Father's Example

Pastor James Ryle tells his story: When he was 2 years old, his father was sent to prison. When he was 7, authorities placed him in an orphanage. At 19, ...