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, ...

Praise Your Wife

Try praising your wife even if it does frighten her at first.

The Three Things Fathers Say Most

Family-life specialists Delmer W. Holbrook and his wife have been lecturing and conducting surveys across America. In a survey of hundreds of children, ...