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Hey Fellow Dads,

What’s on your Father’s Day wishlist? It’s pretty easy to find items for ourselves . . . but what if this year we chose some gifts for our family? Here are a few suggestions—and they don’t even cost a thing!

—Nathan

📖 Hebrews 5:1-2

📖 Proverbs 23:26

📖 Deuteronomy 11:19

📖 Ecclesiastes 3:4

📖 John 19:25-27

📖 1 Cor. 15:3-8

📖 Mark 7:24-30

📚 How to Be Your Wife’s Best Friend: 365 Ways to Show Your Love, by Dan Bolin and John Trent

📚 How to Be Your Daughter’s Daddy: 365 Ways to Show Her You Care, by Dan Bolin

📚 How to Be Your Little Man’s Dad: 365 Things to Do With Your Son, by Dan Bolin and Ken Sutterfield

📚 Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire, by Bret Baier

📚 Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Mark, by J.C. Ryle

🎧 Patch the Pirate Goes to the Jungle

🎧 Patch the Pirate and the Great American Time Machine

🎧 The Custards’ Last Stand

Episode 25—“We Need You, Dad”

Episode 28—“Keep Daddy (& Mommy) Times”

Episode 54—”Role #4: Priest”

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Hey Fellow Dads,

Many of us enjoy reading war stories—and I’ll recommend some great ones in today’s episode—but have you ever considered what needs and roles we might have in common with the heroes of those stories? Specifically, what principles can the history of D-day teach us for our roles as dads? That’s what I’ll discuss in today’s episode. —Nathan

📖 Ecclesiastes 9:10

📖 Proverbs 24:6

📖 Psalm 127:4

📖 Proverbs 13:22

📖 Proverbs 14:15

📖 1 Samuel 12:23

📚 Three Days in January, by Bret Baier*

📚 The Boys of Pointe du Hoc: Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion, by Douglas Brinkley*

📚 The King’s Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy, by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi*

📚 Band of Brothers, by Stephen Ambrose*

Gen. Eisenhower's Order of the Day

💡 See the show notes, with Scripture references, quotes, and more, at https://refreshpublishing.com/067-d-day's-principles-for-dads

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Hey Fellow Dads,

This year marks the 500th anniversary since William Tyndale began publishing the first edition of his translation of the New Testament into English. Why should we celebrate William Tyndale and his 1525 English New Testament? In this episode, I want to pass along seven reasons we should become familiar with Tyndale, emulate his character, and appreciate his translation of the New Testament.

—Nathan

💡 See the show notes, with Scripture references, quotes, and more, at https://refreshpublishing.com/066-celebrate-william-tyndale-and-his-translation

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Hey Fellow Dads,

What comes to your mind when you hold your baby? In this episode, I’ll share six lessons we can learn from holding our little ones.

—Nathan

📖 Isaiah 40:11

📖 Psalm 139:13-14

📖 2 Peter 1:10

📖 Ephesians 5:16

📖 Colossians 4:5

📖 Jude 3

📖 Exodus 33:11

📖 Proverbs 8:17, 34

📖 The Holy Bible

📚 Witness, by Whittaker Chambers

Note: I have not read Witness, so I can’t recommend the book. I heard the quote in another book which I’m currently listening to and found the quote online. Once I finish listening to that other book, if I think it worthy of recommending, I certainly will.)

💡 See the show notes, with Scripture references, quotes, and more, at https://refreshpublishing.com/065-hold-your-little-ones

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Hey Fellow Dads,

How can you prepare to be a father to a new baby? What do your wife and older children need before and after the birth? Is there a book that could help you prepare to be a new dad? And does the Bible say anything about this? Join us for today’s podcast and find out!

—Nathan

📖 Ephesians 5:25

Episode 28—Keep Daddy (& Mommy) Times

📚 Congratulations, You’re Gonna Be a Dad! What’s Ahead from A to Z for First-Time Fathers, by Paul and Pam Pettit.

Here’s what I like about this book and why I’d get it for a first-time dad:

💡 See the show notes, with Scripture references, quotes, and more, at https://refreshpublishing.com/064-are-you-ready-for-this-baby

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Hey Fellow Dads,

This coming Lord’s Day is Easter—Resurrection Sunday—when we who follow the Lord Jesus Christ celebrate the fact that nearly 2000 years ago, after a brutal death by crucifixion, He literally, physically, victoriously walked out of His grave. Do we dads have any special role to play in how our families celebrate this event?

As Christian dads, it’s our responsibility to lead our families to appreciate the importance of Jesus’ resurrection. Here are five ways you and I can do that for our families.

—Nathan

💡 See the show notes, with Scripture references, quotes, and more, at https://refreshpublishing.com/063-celebrate-our-risen-lord

Thanks to Greg Howlett for making his instrumental hymn recordings available for free use!

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Hey Fellow Dads,

Whether or not we grew up building happy memories of home and family, one of our goals as dads should be to help the next generation to remember and rejoice in God and His blessings. How can we do that, and what are some good books that help us build those happy memories? Join us for today’s episode and find out!

—Nathan

📖 Deut. 6:12

📖 1 Chron. 16:11-15

📖 1 Samuel 17:37

📖 Prov. 10:7

📖 Prov. 22:1

📖 Prov. 5:18

📖 Prov. 23:24 -25

📖 Heb. 6:1

📖 Eph. 4:15

📖 1 Thes. 4:3

📖 1 Peter 1:15-16

📖 Eph. 5:26

📖 Psalm 78:1-7

“I long for rural and domestic scenes, for the warbling of birds and the prattle of my children…As much as I converse with sages or heroes, they have very little of my love or admiration. I should prefer the delights of a garden to the dominion of the world.”—John Adams, quoted in Values and Virtues, p. 89, by Howard Hendricks and Bob Phillips

“As the Holy Spirit uses the truths of His word to draw our children to Christ, so He also uses the truth of His word to sanctify them.”—Nathan

“I can’t stress this enough—we as dads must, must, must spend individual time with each member of our families.”—Nathan

“Do you regularly spend time with each of your children?”—Nathan

“For the rest of their lives, my children will carry the memories of sitting together, as a family, in our living room, listening to great stories of God’s greatness and goodness through the lives of inspiring people.”—Nathan

“What we do as a family together ought to build memories that help us become faithful and fruitful servants of the Lord Jesus Christ. And the books we read ought to inspire us to action for the glory of God and the good of others.”—Nathan

“What we read helps to form who we are, as the words build into the memories that make us who we are; and I believe it’s one of our jobs as dads to keep the right kind of words before them, the kinds of words which will help our families build the best kinds of memories, and inspire them to do great things for the glory of God and the good of other ‘sons of Adam and daughters of Eve.’”—Nathan

💡 See the show notes, with Scripture references, quotes, and more, at https://refreshpublishing.com/062-build-formative-memories-together

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Hey Fellow Dads,

Last time we looked at some disadvantages of audiobooks as compared to printed books. Today’s episode will discuss six advantages of audiobooks, along with a list of some of my favorite audiobooks—I hope you enjoy many of them!

—Nathan

📚 🎧  The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom

📚  💻  Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Mark, by J.C. Ryle, available to read online here in its original text:

https://archive.org/details/expository-thoughts-on-the-gospel-of-mark-j-c-ryle-scan/page/6/mode/2up?view=theater

📚  Jotham’s Journey, by Arnold Ytreeide

📚 🎧 💻  This Country of Ours, by H.E. Marshall (narrated by Kara Shallenburg)

America’s Heroes and History series, by Brian Kilmeade

📚  🎧 The Holy Bible, King James Version, narrated by Alexander Scourby

📚 🎧  Tyndale: The Man Who Gave God an English Voice, by David Teems, narrated by Simon Vance

📚  🎧 The Lamb, by John Cross, narrated by John Cross

“In darkness God's truth shines most clear.”

“Love is larger than the walls which shut it in.”

“Perhaps only when human effort had done its best and failed, would God's power alone be free to work.”

“No pit is so deep that God is not deeper still.”

—Corrie Ten Boom, in The Hiding Place

“Let believers cling to this doctrine with jealous watchfulness. With it, they stand upon a rock. Without it, they have nothing solid beneath their feet. Our hearts are weak. Our sins are many. We need a Redeemer who is able to save to the uttermost, and deliver from the wrath to come. We have such a Redeemer in Jesus Christ. He is ‘the mighty God.’ “ (Isaiah ix. 6.)

“A great congregation no doubt is a pleasing sight. But the thought should often come across our minds, ‘How many of these people will reach heaven at last?’

“It is not enough to hear and admire popular preachers. It is no proof of our conversion that we always worship in a place where there is a crowd. Let us take care that we hear the voice of Christ Himself, and follow Him.

—J.C. Ryle, in Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Mark

“I’ve got a long list of books I really want to read, but I simply don’t have the time. Most of my reading is taken up with books that I need to read—my Bible first, that’s my soul food.” —Nathan

💡 See the show notes, along with more quotes, at https://refreshpublishing.com/061-do-audiobooks-equal-real-books-part-2-advantages/ 

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Hey Fellow Dads,

Have you ever wondered whether listening to audiobooks instead of reading is “cheating”? Today’s episode will cover six disadvantages of audiobooks, along with workarounds for each one. Enjoy, and stay tuned for next episode, when we’ll discuss six advantages of audiobooks!

—Nathan

These stories are set in WWII—all non-fiction. Most of these war stories contain gruesome or otherwise mature content. Please preview before sharing with your family.

📚  Out of the Depths: An Unforgettable WWII Story of Survival, Courage, and the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, by Edgar Harrell, USMC, with David Harrell

📚 My Brother's Keeper: Christians Who Risked All to Protect Jewish Targets of the Nazi Holocaust, by Rod Gragg

📚  Zvi, by Elwood McQuaid

📚  The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom

📚  Evidence Not Seen, by Darlene Deibler Rose

📚  The Boys of Pointe du Hoc, by Douglas Brinkley

📚 Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand,

📚 A Higher Call, by Adam Makos

💻 Libbyapp.com

💻 Chirpbooks.com

💻 Librivox.org (for Kara Shallenberg’s books only, see here, or visit her own website with even more audiobooks: kayray.org. )

💡 See the show notes, with Scripture references, quotes, and more, at refreshpublishing.com/060-do-audiobooks-equal-real-books-part-1-disadvantages

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Hey Fellow Dads,

Today we conclude a three-episode series introducing both true and fictional stories from Alaska—tales of heroism, survival, and faith that can inspire you and your family to follow wherever God leads.

In this episode, my sons Matt and Sam share their own stories of recent trips to Alaska, and I give ten reasons we all love the “Adventures of an Arctic Missionary” series of books. Don’t miss it!

--Nathan

📖 2 Cor. 1:8

📖 2 Cor. 1:9

📖 2 Cor. 4:3-5

📖 2 Cor. 4:6

📖 1 Cor. 6:11

📖 2 Cor. 4:16-18

📖 1 Cor. 1:20

📖 1 Cor. 1:11

📖 1 Cor. 15:1-4

Adventures of an Arctic Missionary (series), by Gloria Repp

📚 Mik Shrok

📚 Charlie

📚 77 Zebra

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