Fathers, are you sitting down? Feels good right? How is your view? Now stand up. How is your view now? If you did this exercise, you would have to agree that even though the view while standing was wider and further, you would rather be sitting down. Some fathers may argue otherwise.

However, in this blog, I will show you the how the correct understanding of the word father will accelerate your growth and your presence will be appreciated in your home. In addition, as a father, when you do sit down, it will be a time to truly enjoy your wife and your children. Wives, if you are reading this (don’t worry, it’s okay), please forward to your husband or any father you may know, because most men do not fully understand what I will now share.

Boys may be boys, men may be men, but fathers must learn how to be a father. The bible says, “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things” (1 Cor 13:1...

Marriage is BIG, but for those of us with children, we would have to agree that parenting is also BIG. As you strive to enrich your relationship with your spouse, it is also important to “Focus on the Family.” This means you must learn how to shift roles from husband and wife to father and mother. Once the roles are switched to father and mother, you must understand what children really need in a family.

The basic needs for children in the family are food, clothing, shelter and education (biblical and academical). Once those are checked off, it is the responsibility of the parents to mold that child to become a full functioning adult who loves God and loves others. The bible says, “Train up a child in the way he should go; Even when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Prov 22:6). Without kids, this verse seems simple enough but with kids, things can get a little complicated. I know, many parents are nogging their heads in agreement. However, this can change when you understand ...