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Easter Family Holy-Days
Henry Youngman, a comedian who was known as 'King of the One Liners' once said, "I was an atheist for a while but I gave it up, no holy-days." Such a one liner about holy-days sums up the subject of this week's Dads4Kids newsletter - Easter Family Holidays. Most of us celebrate Easter holidays but where did they come from ...
Endangered Childhood
The headline said, “Toddlers to be taught about cross-dressing in a controversial sex-ed program”. What really caught my attention was this nonsensical statement from Early Childhood Australia spokeswoman Claire McHugh. She said that the proposed sex-ed program would reduce domestic violence because ‘rigid views on gender’ were associated with violence and domestic violence. Let me paraphrase that piece of Orwellian ...
Better Times Ahead
Brian Houston whom I would rate as a truly great leader, often says these words. “The best is yet to come.” He is relentlessly positive and is living proof that staying positive is the best way to ‘Love Live Lead’. The Warwick Marsh paraphrase of Brian’s words is there are “Better Times Ahead” but perhaps I stole them from the ...
Stop the Sexualisation of Our Children
Nelson Mandela said, “There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.” If that is the case, our society is sick beyond belief. Not only are some of our retail stores involved in promoting the overt sexualisation of our children, but government-funded programs in our schools are actively indoctrinating our ...
Live Life to the Full
Oscar Wilde said, “To live is the rarest thing in the world”. William Wallace agreed when he said, “Every man dies, not every man really lives”. Really living is one of the greatest challenges a man will face. In many ways this was the sole motivation behind last weekend’s INTENSIVE that I attended at Stanwell Tops. The pamphlet introducing the ...
Making Good Decisions
Last week I talked about one of the greatest decisions of my life, travelling Australia with my young family for 12 months back in 1990. Many of you probably thought that it was an easy decision to make. Others probably thought, 'How do you make good family-friendly decisions?' Hindsight is a wonderful gift. My decision to travel Australia with my ...
No Regrets
Let me share with you the story of one of the best decisions I ever made for my family. Travelling around Australia was the dream of a lifetime. When you live out of your heart, you will never regret it.
Life in the Slow Lane
Guest Post: A big thank you to Ben Pratt for helping out this week and sharing his wisdom to inspire and encourage Dads. Ben is a father of four and a devoted husband who hails from Armidale in rural NSW. He is currently studying ministry and is a keen advocate for men’s issues at a local, national, and international level. ...
The Importance of Holidays
Guest Post: A big thank you to Ben Pratt for helping out this week and sharing his wisdom to inspire and encourage Dads. Ben is a father of four and a devoted husband who hails from Armidale in rural NSW. He is currently studying ministry and is a keen advocate for men's issues at a local, national, and international level. ...
Love Laugh Listen Learn
Phil Baker an author from Western Australia, was addressing a large group of high profile community leaders. He told them that if they really wanted to affect the community, they had to 'stop being so boring'. Many of his audience were quite shocked at his comments. The same goes for us as fathers. We have to stop being so boring ...
