The Christian Message

American conservative radio commentator, someone that ABC News once said was "the most listened-to newsman in the world," Paul Harvey, told a remarkable story about a woman trying to escape the ravages of a hurricane. Harvey said after Hurricane Andrew devastated South Florida, Patricia Christy was waiting in line for food. She vowed to herself that she was going to get out of that state. She was leaving on the first plane out and was determined to get as far away from the horror of hurricane damage as possible — then have a restful vacation. In his newscast, Harvey reported he had just heard from Patricia Christy. She was standing in line for fresh water on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, having just gone through Hurricane Iniki. We can never escape what God has ordered no matter how hard we try. Dr. Billy Graham has eloquently stated: "The trouble with our modern thinking is that we have a conception that God is a haphazard God with no set rules of life and sal...

Dads Can Be Heroes to Their Kids When my kids were little, I subconsciously communicated to my husband that as far as taking care of our three girls was concerned, I had it covered. Conversations about tough issues? Covered. Discipline when they were out of line? Covered. Confronting teenagers with wildly fluctuating hormones? Covered. The problem was, I  didn’t  have it covered. My husband often knew better than I what they needed — and what they didn’t need. I dominated the parenting landscape because I believed, as many of my friends did, that that’s what mothers do. When I realized how I was bulldozing my family and their needs, I stepped back and worked hard to give their father his rightful place in their lives. Every child needs a hero. A son needs a man he can imitate, and a daughter needs a man who will make her feel protected and secure. Who better to be that hero than Dad? This role surprises many fathers because although they see themselves as str...