Oct 19, 2021
This week is the first episode in our fatherhood series. I've been thinking about doing this series for a while now because I want to get the message out that fathers DO matter in a home. Our culture misleads us to think it doesn't matter if you grow up with a father or not. But it does.
Now if you're a single mom and you've just thrown up your hands
and wonder why you should even bother, please don't get
discouraged. This just means it's important for you to be more
aware and to be intentional about including godly men in your
children's lives. If there is a grandfather, uncle, or coach that
can impact your child for good, you need to search for those men
and ask for their help. It should encourage all of us as we think
about Jim Daly, the president of Focus on the Family,, and how he
grew up with an absent father. It helps us understand the
importance of a fatherly figure in our children's lives. Jim Daly's
influence was a coach who took him under his wing and made him the
godly man he is today.
So, today we start our series with Dr. Ralph Carter. Dr. Carter has
been a pastor for over 40 years and has seen first-hand the
importance of having two parents in the home. He shares about his
own father and their relationship as well as biblical wisdom and
principles about fatherhood and parenting in general. You'll love
Dr. Carter's engaging way of talking and you'll learn how God
instructs us to teach and train our children. We talk about how
television has impacted our perception of fathers over the last
several decades and the top two pieces of advice he has for
parents. There is so much great information in this episode I know
you'll come away feeling more equipped to parent well.