I did it! I just released my son to take off on his own. He graduates from high school this coming Saturday. So last Sunday I knighted him with a ceremony and I presented him with a sword.
The Sword
On Brian’s thirteenth birthday, I presented him with a medieval Crusader sword. But […]
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Jeff Purkiss
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God, the Father - Jesus, the Son
Why is it that we refer to God as the Father and Jesus, the Son of God? To be honest, I’m not sure I can offer a qualified answer, but I do know this: we, as fathers, can draw from this model for our own relationship with […]
Posted on December 18th, 2007 by Jeff Purkiss
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The Fellowship of Men
What if a boy is invited into the fellowship of men? What if he is treated like a man? He is expected to act like a man. Not a brute or wimpy version, but Christ-like - courage, strength, and love all wrapped into one. Can he live up to all this? […]
Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Jeff Purkiss
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Today’s families, communities, churches and nation bear little resemblance to those of yesteryear. The onslaught of cultural changes has strained our society beyond its limits. Overwhelming evidence points to the vacuum of authentic manhood as a major cause of these issues.
Tomorrow’s hope for authentic manhood rests in today’s boys.
Today’s boys need faithful men!
They […]
Posted on November 9th, 2007 by Jeff Purkiss
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