This is what the Lord… says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. — 2 Kings 20:5 Leslie pushed her way through the hospital’s double doors, searching for her son-in-law’s familiar face. She had jumped in the car as soon as she got Sam’s phone call; now, more than…
A Fierce Love: Crushing
One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba.” — 2 Samuel 11:2-3 It was two weeks — to the day…
Dads, Be the Hero
We talk about our moms as the center of the family. And in certain critical ways, they always will be. But as fathers we have just as important a role to play in the lives of our boys and girls that goes beyond carrying the family’s mantle of leadership. We must get back to the father’s traditional roles of…
Love Always Protects
Love… always protects. – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Security comes when I’m in love with somebody who loves me back. – Shelley Winters Immature love says: “I love you because I need you.” Mature love says: “I need you because I love you.” Erich Fromm Several years ago we were speaking in Washington, D.C., at a national…
The Good Dad: A Call to Sacrifice
Picking up a Ken doll and playing with your daughter and her Barbie Dreamhouse sounds, well, just about as unmanly as you can get. It’s not much like extinguishing a fire that very well might burn down the entire Grand Canyon. But to me, the willingness to grab that Ken doll and play with your…