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702, 2025

Driving With Dad and the Healing That Comes to the Masculine Soul

By |February 7th, 2025|

This article by Christian Jurinka, "Driving With Dad", brought back some happy memories. Like Christian's, my dad let me steer the car while seated next to him. I was only 12 years of age. I felt so proud. In some ways, it was the rite of passage ceremony I never had, but desperately needed.

3001, 2025
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Our Miracle Man is Here!

By |January 30th, 2025|

A week ago, our little miracle man was born. For those unfamiliar with our journey, my wife and I struggled with infertility for over three years, during which time we adopted a beautiful little girl in the United States.

2801, 2025
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For Your Birthday

By |January 28th, 2025|

For three decades, Don Mathis has penned a birthday poem for his son. Charlie Mathis turns 32 on 1 February. Written with love, from Dad.

2201, 2025
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Virtue in Action

By |January 22nd, 2025|

We teach couples strategies and skills for navigating relationships more effectively. As important as these frameworks are, they are not the critical factor in avoiding divorce or building a successful marriage. Rather, the key appears to lie elsewhere, in the practice of virtues.

1601, 2025
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How to Cultivate a Marriage That Will Help Your Child Succeed

By |January 16th, 2025|

There are a few well-researched, but often overlooked aspects to ensuring solid development in a child’s life. The first crucial component is the positive involvement of a father in the life of the child. The second is related to the marriage relationship between the father and mother.

901, 2025
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It’s All About the Baby

By |January 9th, 2025|

In 2024, a hurricane of events has forced us to scale back our ordinary observances. It all began in May when we found out that my wife Angie was pregnant with our second child. This miracle news of our new baby turned our plans upside down.

701, 2025
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The Daddy Gap: 1 in 4 Fathers Don’t Live with Their Kids

By |January 7th, 2025|

“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” Is it time we learned this maxim, stopped pretending the father gap can be filled by government resources, and instead encouraged more men to step up and be loving, protective, and faithful providers for their families?

201, 2025

How to Break the Deadbeat Dad Cycle

By |January 2nd, 2025|

By Annie Holmquist Celebrities may deny it. Feminists may lead us to believe otherwise. But the fact of the matter is, children do much better in life when they have a father to guide them through it. In fact, research shows that children with an active father experience better physical and mental ...

2012, 2024
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The Greatest Gift

By |December 20th, 2024|

Considering Christmas is only three sleeps away (yikes!), I’d like to share “The Greatest Gift”, a beautiful song featuring Andrea Bocelli.

1912, 2024
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Have a Very Messy Christmas

By |December 19th, 2024|

Whatever your Christmas looks like this year, remember that clutter and chaos have always been part of this ancient celebration — and that God is with us in our mess.

512, 2024
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Busting 4 Myths About Fatherhood

By |December 5th, 2024|

Our culture has embraced many myths about fatherhood that make men hesitate to settle down, marry, and start a family. It’s time to bust those myths — beginning with these four.

2811, 2024
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Family, Fatherhood and Fun!

By |November 28th, 2024|

Moments of laughter are delightfully frequent in our household. I’m not sure if that’s normal but I believe it should be, because family and fatherhood are among the funnest things in the world.

2111, 2024
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Dear Dads, What Example Are You Setting?

By |November 21st, 2024|

By being mindful of the example we set — both in the habits we encourage and the behaviours we avoid — we’re not only guiding our children’s actions today, but also building the foundation for the kind of person they will grow up to be.

2011, 2024
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Attachment Style and Marriage

By |November 20th, 2024|

Our earliest experiences of love and care profoundly influence what we each bring into our marriage. Attachment Theory illuminates how. Thankfully, because of the enduring neuroplasticity of the brain, people with an insecure attachment style can develop a secure one.

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