(ThyBlackMan.com) Parenthood provides great Kingdom perspective.  In  The Top Five Reasons for Being a Top Notch Father, I listed the #1 reason for being a father is that fatherhood provides men with an inside view of the relationship God is developing in us.  How we interact with our children as ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) On Father’s Day you may get another “interesting” tie, the latest golf gadget or a pair of wild boxer shorts. And then your kids may do something that really makes you feel like a king. Soak it all in, because you deserve it and it’s good for your children ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the most difficult parts of being a father is learning to accept your children’s mistakes. It certainly can be easy to be loving, supportive, and helpful when your children are mistake-free, but most fathers who are paying attention don’t find too many mistake-free periods of their children’s ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) You love your children; you deeply desire to see them grow up healthy and happy. But what is the most important thing you can give your children to help them grow up feeling loved, nurtured, self-confident and at peace? There are many good answers here, such as providing a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Do you want some expert fathering advice? Let’s turn to the real experts out there—the dads in the trenches. We put out a question to dads on our weekly e-mail. It’s a question we also ask to men who are being considered for Father of the Year in several cities ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) ‘There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female:  for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.’ – Galatians 3:28 As my wife and I bear down on the last three weeks of pregnancy for our second child, people have ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Fathers have always played an important role in their children’s education. Ancient Egyptian texts, early American writings and other historic sources have placed the primary responsibility for educating a child specifically on his father. For many of us, it comes naturally. We place schoolwork at a high priority and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Bible instructs us to “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” –Proverbs 22:6  Now this does not mean that a child will not make mistakes, it simply means that when you lay a foundation ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The most precious moment of my day is walking in the door and hearing my boys racing to the door to see who can be the first to jump into my arms. Wow, what a feeling! Yes my boys are at the age where me coming home is still ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) #5.  Self-Fulfilled Progeny:  For all he’s conquered, being just like my father would be an honor. I have come to a better appreciation and greater understanding of my earthly father now that I am a father.  My relationship with my dad has improved tremendously since my marriage (relating husband ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A big stumbling block for fathers today is discipline. Some choose to avoid it altogether, while others struggle with what is appropriate. What do you do from day to day, moment to moment? One of the things I’ve noticed over the last twenty years is that fathers’ confidence in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Natasha, a 16-year-old, says, “Although I get sick of their rules, I would feel bad if my parents just let me do whatever I wanted.” Malika, who’s 15, agrees: “We want (consciously or unconsciously) for our parents to be firm and set limits. It’s a form of security for ...