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Father's Day
Fatherhood

“’Dad,’ the son said to his father loudly enough that I could hear, ‘How come mom got roses on Mother’s Day and you get a lecture?’” - The Baptist Paper

Discussion

Mon, 06/03/24

What strikes me is that I don't hear too many Father's Day sermons that point out what a human father is doing; he's not just loving his wife and raising his children, but in doing so, he's modeling the fatherhood of God to his whole family. OK, that ought to be intimidating, but it ought to put attempted "you suck" sermons in their proper perspective. Fatherhood is a holy calling and ought to be treated as such.

Another thought; if we use Father's Day sermons to berate fathers, we simulaneously....denigrate the doctrine of the fatherhood of God. That ought to sober us from doing so!

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.