SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
ARMING DADS
TO WIN WAR FOR THEIR HOMES
Article by Pastor Philip Nissley,
New Hope Assembly of God, Taylor, MI
Dad’s leaving would hurt so” for Dad truly had fought for our family’s success!
Now that many of us have children of our own, we now see that we are involved in a much greater war for America’s homes and children. Its time to declare our families are worth fighting for! Dads are the true soldiers of this nation and God in Eph. 6:10- 13 wants to “Arm Dads to Win the War for our Homes!” We urgently need:
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A major holiday affecting homes this month is Father’s Day on Sunday, June 18. We would do well to honor their Legacy and arm Dads to Win the War for their home! To do this we must see their importance in the spiritual, financial, and emotional health of the home. Erma Bombeck in her book Family—The Ties that Bind paints a portrait of a girl who loved her dad but wasn't sure what dads do. “One morning my father didn't get up and go to work. He went to the hospital and died the next day. I hadn't thot that much about him before” the girl admitted. When I played house, the mother doll had a lot to do. I never knew what to do with the daddy doll, so I had him say, "I'm going off to work now," and threw him under the bed. The funeral was in our living room and a lot of people came to honor his life and brought all kinds of good food and cakes. We never had so much company! I went to my room and fell under the bed for the daddy doll. When I found daddy doll, I dusted him off and put him on my bed. I didn't know