Posts tagged fathers

(From the Rooted Thinking archives: May 22, 2018) I know few better ways to understand myself than being a father. Because kids are, after all, …

We were young parents. Our daughter was four, and we were expecting our second child. We lived in relative isolation as missionaries on a pioneer …

A line of children—your children—stare up at you from the sofa. The younger ones bounce with anticipation. The teens raise their eyebrows in skepticism. Family …

You’ve felt those eyes before, burning across the room at you. Your child, arms crossed, has pitted his will against yours, and you feel like …

Raising children is like concocting a magic potion. Throw the list of ingredients into the cauldron at the proper time and—BOOM—out springs a godly, successful …