by Joey Watkins, Thursday, August 14, 2008

Outside of the Bible, what book has most impacted you in your role as a dad?

For me, that question is very easy to answer. My wife and children would quickly agree with my answer because immediately after I read this particular book, they began seeing a very noticeable change in my choices, my actions, the time I spent with them, the things we did together as a family, and other evidences of major impact. And this book’s impact has not diminished.

Outside of the Bible, the book that has most impacted me in my role as a dad is Father Power by Todd Wilson.

Below is a short portion from Chapter 1. If you have not read this book, I of course highly recommend doing so… very soon. It will change your life… and your family.

"Guess what an adult believes about God whose earthly father was always gone on business or too busy at the office? He or she believes God cares very little about his life. He can be reached if something big comes up, but he’s uninvolved in the daily aspects of life."

"On the flip side, if a father communicates love and acceptance, his children will grow up believing God loves them. They will be able to succeed and fail without fear. They will turn to their heavenly Father and trust Him, because they were able to turn to their earthly father and trust him."

"They won’t struggle with accepting God’s love. It will come as naturally as a hug from dad."

"Why? Is it because they have a great grasp on their theology and doctrines of God? NO! They will view God in that way because their father taught them to, whether intentionally or not."

"That’s Father Power with a capital P. That’s the power you wield. It affects not only your children, but your children’s children and their children as well."

"How you wield the power will affect the way your great grandchildren view God. Your influence ripples across generations to come. Wow! Awesome! Incredible! And, really, really scary!"

"Dad, I can’t overstate the extent of your power. What your children will one day become is largely dependent on you. What they believe or don’t believe about God will come from you. The little words you say or don’t say will be cherished or bitterly remembered forever."

"Why? …Father Power."

"God has laid upon fathers the responsibility of transmitting His truth to the world, one child at a time."

"Am I diminishing the power of God’s written Word? NO! Am I saying that people can’t get saved without the aid of another human being? No! What I am saying is that your incredible influence as a dad is the single greatest means of assuring that future generations will follow God. Getting the right men into politics or fighting for religious freedom isn’t the key. The key to turing this country around and even the world is through father power."

R E S O U R C E   for   D A D S

Father Power

by Todd Wilson

Being a dad is the coolest, yet most demanding, thankless, overwhelming job on the planet. It is also the most important job you will ever… I mean EVER have.

With only 24 hours in a day, we dads simply cannot fit everything in — work, family, hobbies, fitness, house chores, yard work, socializing, sleep. And what we choose to cheat reveals our true values, regardless of what we think our values are. When you choose to leave work an hour earlier, miss a round of golf, or let the dishes sit while you spend time with your child, you make your family feel valued and you communicate their priority to you. Best-selling author Andy Stanley shares from having spent hundreds of hours with men and women who have cheated their work for the sake of career goals. Strangely enough, the solution is similar to the problem. Both involve cheating! This book is a highly recommended FamilyDads resource. Learn More and Order

The Mission of Motherhood

This book is a fantastic resource for moms who need encouragement in their vision and role as a mother. It can help a mom to:

- Make her home an atmosphere that is lifegiving and peaceful

- Pass on a legacy of righteousness to her children

- Balance the duties of motherhood with a loving relationship with her children

- Discover creative ideas and direction for keeping her child’s heart open to her and to the Lord

- Catch the vision of God’s original design for motherhood and allow it to shape her life

- Re-discover the joy and fulfillment that can be found in the strategic role to which God in all His wisdom has called a mom to, for a purpose far greather than she can imagine

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Equipping Men: Practical Tools for Life’s Issues

Norm Wakefield has a passion for turning the hearts of fathers to their wives and children, and equipping men in the core areas of being a faithful son of God, a loving husband, and a better dad. God is doing a wonderful work today in men’s lives through Norm.

Equipping Men: Practical Tools For Life’s Issues is a series of eleven presentations that equips men in many practical areas: a man’s identity, calling out of sons, a father and his daughter, how to love our family, the influence of happiness and comfort, purity, biblically leading our family, and unshakable faith.

Available in DVD video and audio CD format.

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