If a father is designed to point his children to God, what happens when he breaks a promise?

It shakes the foundation of what a child believes about the world and about God.

This is why a father especially, but everyone inside of a family, must make...and KEEP...promises.

Ultimately, a kept promise in a family points everyone to God, who makes and keeps promises abundantly, all throughout Scripture.

In this episode, Jeremy Pryor reads a new section of his book, The Ruling Household, and discusses the implications with his wife April, including why the Biblical framework of promises points to a necessary patriarchal structure.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:06 Becoming a promise-keeping patriarch

7:47 The stability of a father's promise

15:57 A father rescues from rash promises

18:01 The Bible advocates for a patriarchal structure

22:44 Why dads must be more than just playful friends to their kids

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Resources Mentioned:

The Ruling Household Post on Substack

The Family Plan Calendar

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