I love the story that appeared on ESPN's website yesterday about UNC basketball player, Dexter Strickland. It illustrates Malachi 4:6, "And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers..." Here is an excerpt from the article: Seven years ago, a probationary judge was … Continue reading He brought him home
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I heard a seminary professor say last week, in a discussion on the family integrated church, that he is not sure that all men are qualified to teach their children the Bible. I guess I can thank God that I wasn't sipping a cup of coffee at that time because I probably would have spewed … Continue reading Are men qualified to teach their children?
I had my first meeting yesterday after church with fourteen men and young men who want to learn about the calling and the work of preaching. We enjoyed lunch around the table in a classroom and for 90 minutes discussed the first eight chapters of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones' classic work, "Preaching and Preachers." I hadn't … Continue reading The Primacy of Preaching
Eighteen men gathered in a St. Louis hotel for three days this week with no real agenda except to get to know each other and to hear what God is doing in each man and his ministry to the family. We came from 14 states and have more than 110 children and numerous grandchildren. The … Continue reading Eighteen men, three days, one goal
I was praying for someone this morning, that the Lord would bless him and his marriage, and that he would not be afraid to lead his wife. The thought that came into my mind as I was praying was "If you love Me, lead." That's a wonderful motivation for leading our families, men: because we … Continue reading If you love Me, lead…
J. Mark Fox 