Fathering Our Future

Whether you know it now or not, you are an incredibly blessed individual with loads to be thankful for. We will discuss the impacts of being thankful and three things you can do to become a thankful dad.

Derrick is a dad on an amazing journey that has been filled with devastation, miracles, frustration, and peace. You'll hear about he and his wife's struggle to conceive, his miracle, his son's diagnosis of autism, and his hope that brings peace to his whole story. If you have frustrations about your children or questions about why things have happened to your family, this interview will help.

Your kids should never have to try and earn your love. Jesus displays this truth as He tells a story about a father and a son. A son who stained the reputation of his father and made a mockery of his name, and father who responded in a way not even the son was expecting. 

We've all heard the phrase, "Fathers, provoke not your children to anger." Hearing it is one thing; understanding and living it out is another. What does it really mean and what should we be doing instead? We'll take a look at Ephesians 6 and see what it has to say.

Life is busy and filled with a multitude of things fighting for our time and resources. This is just a friendly reminder that your family, your wife and kids, should be your top priority. They are worth the fight.

Having a son is fun. You have someone to wrestle and someone who loves to learn all of your dorky tricks. It is one thing when they are young, but then comes puberty and they need guidance. How do you prepare for that? Can you? Are you ready for "THE" talk? Tim Jacobs shares his experience and knowledge on the subject. Trust me, it is helpful and insightful. 

It is a very common thing for dads to be protective of their little girls. Our daughters are our princesses. However, there comes a day where that little girl blossoms into a woman. That change requires dads to have and exercise wisdom. Tim Jacobs sheds light on his journey fathering his 16 year old daughter.

Some seasons of life are rough. It feels like everything around us is crashing but we still have a responsibility; we still have to be dad. I interview my good friend Tim Jacobs and hear his story of being a dad during job loss at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Life is good and life is bad but regardless of where you find yourself you must always make time for conversations with your kids. You might not realize what you are establishing by having consistent conversations but you are creating something that will never be broken.

Being a dad is nothing short of great but what happens when the kids grow up and start their own lives? Do you stop being a dad? Things might look different and opportunities will change, but you will always be a dad.