Why Fathers Are So Important to Their Daughters

By Ron Roberts Once a week I visit a young Christian man in jail. Al-most four years ago he got his girlfriend pregnant. He decided not to many her because she was not a Christian. This young man neglected his daughter financially and otherwise. He is now serving a three-year prison term or not paying child …

There Are Things Fathers Can Do That Mothers Cannot

By Randy Blackaby There are elements of child-rearing that mothers simply cannot accomplish alone. The greatest mother cannot replace a father. Neither can step-dads, boyfriends, or other males. This isn’t an assault on mothers. It is a plea to recognize the critical role God has given fathers. There was a day when this was broadly understood. …

Duties of Fathers or What Fathers Owe Their Children

By Robert E. Speer “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture (training  NKJV; discipline  NASB) and admonition (instruction  NASB) of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4, KJV). Joshua said, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Josh. 24:15). He did not say …