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I am enjoying this book and agreeing with it (like "yes!", "write on"...laughing that Jesus wouldn't get hired because he was single...silly but prob would be true). There are some parts that uses particular language to describe leadersh...
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The Role of Men as Husbands and Fathers
The role of men as husbands and fathers In my previous post I wrote about what man should be like as God designed him. These general points run counter to contemporary culture today, as it was in the past, and in particular Hispanic culture. In this post my focus is on the role of man […]
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Machismo, Men and Fathers in Hispanic Culture
Machismo, Men and Fathers in Hispanic Culture I grew up without a father. I have expressed some thoughts about this in several of my posts. Looking at my own experience, my concept of a father was at best neutral. In other words, I had no idea what a father was until I was a teen […]
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The Fatherhood of God
Lord, art thou in the room?Come near my bed; oh, draw aside the curtain!A child’s heart would say Father, were it certainThat it would not presume. I was reading a poem from George MacDonald about God’s Fatherhood (quote above). It’s a very sweet poem that expresses the longing of a child to his Father. It made […]
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I needed a father
Today my father died. Even though he abandoned us when we were children, he is the man God chose to bring me to life. I have never written about it anywhere, but I have always thought about the role of fathers and dads in their children. I have also done a bit of reading about […]
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