fatherhood
The unexpected sports dad
Written by Michael Ridgeway
I was tempted to throw a John McEnroe-sized tantrum. Is the referee blind?!
The star of the basketball team had just made a play worthy of epic poetry – only to have his moment of glory stolen by a lousy referee call. A foul? No way was that a foul! I could feel my blood pounding in my ears.
Tony Dungy: At home and on the field
Written by Jeremy V. Jones
The Indianapolis Colts were preparing for a 2003 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Florida when a security guard tapped the shoulder of head coach Tony Dungy.
The strengths of a father figure
Written by Tracy Crump
My husband, Stan, was just seven months old when his dad died, and his mother never remarried. I have often wondered, How did Stan learn to be such a good father to our two sons? While a mother’s love is invaluable, boys need men to teach them to be fathers. My mother-in-law knew this and wisely introduced her son to positive male influences throughout his childhood.
Fatherhood: Mission impossible?
Written by Randy Wilson
Fatherhood hurls men into the unknown and the unexpected. We ask ourselves the pivotal question, Do I have what it takes?
Inadequacy churns in our souls as we contemplate the enormous task before us:
When Dad pushes too hard
Written by Dave Stroder
“But I don’t want to do track.” My 17-year-old son, Josh, interrupted my lecture.
I was explaining for the third time that I expected him to pick an extracurricular activity.
We faced off in the large and thankfully empty Sunday school room.
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