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Hey Fellow Dad,

Proverbs 23:26 instructs a son to “give” his heart to his father and to let his eyes “observe” his father’s ways. What a beautiful picture of an ideal father-son relationship!

We all hope our kids can emulate us. But are you, as a dad, intentionally leading your children to want to have that kind of relationship with you?

In this episode, my wife Kristin joined me to talk about a simple way for parents and children to build a weekly routine of one-on-one times together. (We also had an unexpected appearance by our two-year old son.)

- Nathan

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• Do dads have an implied responsibility in our children giving us their hearts and observing our ways?

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Across the U.S., storms this winter have been brutal. Some of you might have even had to stay home. How do you ‘redeem the time’ on days like that? My guest in this episode knows all about it, and he’s found a great way to make those stuck-in-the-house days meaningful.  

—Nathan

“When the topic of…marriage comes up, say, ‘You know, find somebody that you can serve God with, someone that works hard, hopefully you’re working alongside each other.”—Daniel York  

“We need dads like Daniel. Many of you are those kinds of dads, who are sincerely, passionately pursuing wisdom and knowledge with your families and for your families for the glory of God.”—Nathan

📖  Endurance, by Alfred Lansing

💡 See the show notes, including referenced Scriptures and books, at https://refreshpublishing.com/027-when-you-are-stuck-in-the-house.

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Hey Dads,

We hear about so many young people who have grown up in Christian homes but left the faith. We can’t guarantee that our children will follow God, but we can find ways to help encourage a thinking, vibrant faith in God’s word . . . including using books!

--Nathan

Just as healthy plants need nourishment, our children need nourishment too. Specifically, their faith in God and His word needs nourishment. How do we, as fathers, provide that nourishment to their souls? In this episode, I list five practical tips to help you nourish your children's souls in trusting God.

We're not promoting mindless belief and blind faith; we strongly believe in thinking through questions, we cherish the responsibility of finding out why we should or should not believe certain things; and we want to nourish inquisitiveness in our children's minds.

You and I don't have to be experts or feel expert in a particular field to speak confidently about God's word.

"Why would you put your faith in something that can't supported by evidence?"-- J. Warner Wallace

1. Consider their age and level of understanding.

• Have a daily family Bible time (links: Lead Your Family to and in the Bible and Use Tools To Teach Your Children The Bible)

💡 See the show notes, including referenced Scriptures and books, at https://refreshpublishing.com/026-nourish-your-childrens-faith.

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The data is in: dads are essential! We need you, Dad! Here's why, and even better, here's how!

—Nathan

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📖 The Holy Bible (read it yourself, read it and discuss it with your family).

📖 How To Be Your Little Man’s Dad, by Bolin & Sutterfield

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

📖 The Homeschooling Father, by Michael Farris

📖 Be the Dad She Needs You to Be, by Kevin Leman

"You might not feel up to the task; you might not have had a father or father figure in your own upbringing; you might see the challenge as too great--but if you are a child of God yourself, if you have believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, you have a perfect Father--and your perfect Father is very willing to lead you as you lead your family."

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Hey Fellow Dads!

Do you ever listen to the news and feel like the world is one big bounce house—and you're trying to stand in it? I know I do. This is a rapidly changing world. Two words come to mind to describe this world: unpredictability and instability.

But there is something we as dads can do for our families throughout the year, that will give them a stability that just isn't found in this ever-changing world. We’ve got to lead them to the word of God and in the word of God.

So on this first day of 2024, in this episode--#24--I lay out five very simple, doable practices you can begin implementing today to lead your family to the Bible and in the Bible.

Happy New Year!

Nathan

Main Ideas

1. Select a passage.

💡See the show notes at https://refreshpublishing.com/024-lead-your-family-to-and-in-the-bible for more details, recommended books, and a list of recommended Scriptures for getting started with family Bible time.

There are treasures to be found only in books, but the greatest treasure is found in the greatest book, and if you will read that Book, you'll find great treasure there!

Fellow dads, as we plunge into 2024, let's be sure to prioritize leading our families to the Bible and in the Bible!

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Hey Dads,

Have you considered doing your own year-in-review? How could that help you lead your family?

What are the best books we’ve read in the last year? And how could we better keep track of our reading next year?

Tune in for answers!

--Nathan

📖 10. The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate, by Gary Chapman

📖 9. How to Be Your Daughter's Daddy: 365 Ways to Show Her You Care, by Dan Bolin

📖 8. How to Be Your Little Man's Dad: 365 Things to Do With Your Son, by Dan Bolin and Ken Sutterfield

📖 7. We Were Soldiers Once, and Young: Ia Drang, the Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam, by Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway

📖 6. Way of the Warrior Kid, by Jocko Willink

📖 5. My Brother's Keeper: Christians Who Risked All To Protect Jewish Targets of the Nazi Holocaust, by Rod Gragg

📖 4. Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World That Rejects the Bible, by J. Warner Wallace (read to my wife)

📖 3. God of the Aurora, by Bruce Hamilton (read to family)

📖 2. Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering, by Timothy Keller (audiobook)

📖 1. The Power of Christ's Prayer Life, by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

As we get ready to enter 2024, which books do you look forward to reading individually or with your family?

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Hey Dads,

Merry Christmas!

While you clean up the wrapping paper or enjoy some fireside snuggles, listen to these Scripture selections to help your family focus on Him whose birthday we celebrate today—Emmanuel, God with us.

“I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”

--Nathan

• John 1:1-5

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Hey Dads,

Even old Ebenezer Scrooge learned to "keep Christmas well." Have you? And are you passing that on to your children? This episode lists six suggestions for keeping Christmas well and leading our children to do the same. Enjoy!

—Nathan

1. Know the message yourself.
   

• Matthew 1-2

📖 A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens

📖 Jotham's Journey, by Arnold Ytreeide

📖 Bartholomew's Passage, by Arnold Ytreeide

📖 Ishtar's Odyssey, by Arnold Ytreeide

📖 Come Let Us Adore Him: Stories Behind the Most Cherished Christmas Hymns, by Robert Morgan

📖 Stories of Christmas Carols, by Ernest Emurian

📖 A gospel tract we're using this year: https://mwtb.org/collections/gospel-tracts/products/the-best-gift?variant=2200983489

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Hey Dads,

Our English word amuse comes from an old French word amuser, which meant—are you ready for this? "To to stupefy, waste time, or deceive by distracting."

Often, our children’s entertainment is merely that kind of amusing—concerned only with keeping them occupied and out of trouble, even if it is a waste of time. But to entertain (which Webster defined as “to engage the attention and retain the company of one, by agreeable conversation, discourse or argument”) can actually have a redeeming quality—we as parents can use entertainment to educate our children. How?

This episode won't give you a set of steps, but it will you just a taste of two stories that are both highly entertaining and deeply educational . . . for the rest of the stories, head over to refreshpublishing.com/shop and get your own copy of the 50 Famous Stories Retold audiobook. The stories sampled in today’s episode are

• ch. 42 The Endless Tale

We hope you enjoy them!

Nathan

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Hey Dads,

We have to wear many hats as dads, but what is the one essential responsibility God has given us? In this episode, we’ll see what God said about this question, and I’ll mention some practical tools we can use to carry out that one essential responsibility for our children.

Whether you’ve yet to get started in teaching your children the Bible, or you’ve been doing it for years, this episode probably has at least a few treasures you’ll want to share with your family!  

--Nathan

"If it keeps me from my Bible it’s not good for me."

While it's true that the Bible seems to clearly imply that we can and should read other books, God did not command us to read any other book. God did not promise to bless us for reading any other book. God did not promise to bless us for obeying any other book. And God did not command the fathers of His chosen people to diligently teach their children any other book.

• Deut.6:6-9
  

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