Posts Tagged ‘My Father’
How My Father Cultivated My Faith: Highlighting the Value of Wisdom
“Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.” Proverbs 16:31 My dad could not wait to have a head full of gray hair. He spent many years studying the book of Proverbs and highlighting the different characters laid out in the scriptures. Most notable: the wise man. As my father read…
Read MoreHow My Father Cultivated My Faith: He Exposed Me to Great Men of Faith
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure policy here! When my family took road trips, we listened to books on tape (there was no such thing as audible, CDs, MP3s, or Aux cables). There were a few books that we listened to multiple times, and those were Christian biographies. One the most…
Read MoreHow My Father Cultivated my Faith: Asking Eternal Questions
My father was a masterful question asker. Amazingly, he didn’t require much variety in his questions in order to draw out those around him. Each day he encouraged us to spend time reading God’s Word. His encouragement was based on his experience of the heart-changing power of the Bible. At dinner I could always expect one…
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