An abiding father There are times in my life when my wife looks at me and says, “If you’re going to post all this Abiding Fathers stuff on your social media, you need to start acting like one.” And I’m like, “Okay, I guess I better start listening.” We have two children. My son has […]
Significant names NAMES…are so very interesting. Every culture has theirs. The latest figures I have seen on U. S. population is 327,556,972. The U. S. Census Bureau reports at least 151,671 last names and 5,163 first names in common use. Multiply that across the world plus the several millennia since creation. So, what’s in a […]
An identity crisis Jill and I have been married 33 years. We have a son that’s 30 and a daughter that’s 27. I’m going to get into that a little in a moment. Some people have been asking, “What do you mean, ‘identity in crisis’?” People are familiar with “identity crisis” but I’m focusing on […]
Inattention and confusion Not long ago, I was called upon to teach on the topic of fatherhood to a group of men inside a Texas state prison. My focus would be on a chapter early into the book From Faith to Faith by Bill Dotson, founder and president of Abiding Fathers ministries. I was well […]
Lack of biblical truth A HOUSE DIVIDED…falls. We have either heard this, seen or experienced it. The most visible one that is at work today is the deep division in our country. It has become vicious. Well-funded factions are trying to undermine and destroy the 242 years of constitutional government. It seems to have gotten […]
Stability I titled this “Being a dad is a marathon”. It’s the greatest race. I should probably parenthetically suggest that I’m on mile 14. I’ve got a long way to go. Dads are vital to kids’ development, as we all know, and the absence of dads is what’s scarring society. Let me pray first. “Father […]
Puerto Rico Beautiful eyes! Sad eyes. Empty eyes. I saw them for the first time when we arrived at the community of Rio Chiquito in Coamo, Puerto Rico. Those eyes were looking at each of us as we visited the community. They followed who continuously took photos and videos. “He has the eyes of my […]
Dear friend, With much praise and enthusiasm, we give thanks to the Lord for what He has done through the ministry of Abiding Fathers in the first half of 2018! Your faithful stewardship, through your generous prayers and financial support, is helping encourage, equip and engage fathers to steward their gifts in their homes, families […]
When lightening strikes CLAPS of THUNDER…is what follows lightning varying seconds later. The way I’ve been taught is to count slowly: one and two and three etc. Each second is supposedly one mile in distance from the point of lightning. Seems reasonable. Duck, and seek low ground or shelter if they are simultaneous. Sound is […]
An interview with Chris Harden and his wife Alexa I think what she saw and what I was used to seeing growing up were very different. I think she saw some things in me that were scary. She actually broke up with me and that really set me back. I kind of went off and […]