thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″> Most of us as children were taught the principle of cause and effect. Dad and mom diligently warned us that if we touched the top of the stove when it was turned on, we would get burned. Some, no doubt, tested that instruction to see if it was…

thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″> Greetings, We all have individual characteristics by which we are known. This personal identity defines the individual. The process by which this identity was attained used to be a relatively simple thing. Identity usually reflects place – where we were born, the parents we were born to —…

thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″> “Everybody’s Doing It” “Everybody’s doing it.” Doing what? You know… cheating on taxes, looking at porn, lying to get out of trouble, looking over the marital fence, shaming their friends to follow their example because, after all, “everybody’s doing it”. Really? Is everybody really doing it? Concerning all…

How is Your Mind Set? In 1825, Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, “How much suffering has been caused by all of the evil things that have never happened?” We think they’re going to and we suffer because of it… and it doesn’t happen. This often puts us through…

thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″> It is such a privilege to be able to travel from place to place and meet with God’s people. There is so much diversity in background, culture, personality and ability. One person’s strength might not be the strength of another person and vise versa. And yet, we each…

thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″/> Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States, is quoted as saying, “Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience.” President Jefferson was right, of course, so let’s rehearse why…

thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″> Greetings, The British never stood a chance. There was no way they were going to retain control over the 13 colonies in America. It was God’s will that America become an independent nation and not just one of the “company of nations” of the British Commonwealth. The imposition…

In the midst of the craziness which is today’s world, we all need comfort, we all need encouragement and we need inspiration. Where do we go for that? For God’s Church, for the body of Christ, it means looking forward. Our view of life obviously should be a very positive view, because it’s based on…

thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″> It is great to be young. At that stage of life, we have considerable energy, strength and stamina. Yes, we have our own limitations, but we enjoy finding out what our physical limitations are through exertion, so we exert ourselves, rest up and bounce back ready for more.…

thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″> Greetings, The world is breathing a sigh of relief as it appears that the risk of nuclear war involving the United States and North Korea has decreased — for now. We may never know all the behind the scenes details of the meeting between the two leaders and…

thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″> Greetings, In his book, Culture Matters, author Jeffrey Sachs writes of a time in the early 1800’s when certain nations experienced considerable growth. He writes, “All regions of the world experienced a rise in per capita income after 1820. The two groups of nations already ahead in 1820,…

thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″> We have come to depend on words having a dedicated meaning. We count on that being true in everything we experience in life. If we order a beef burger at a restaurant, we fully expect to get a 100% beef burger. We don’t want or expect to get…

thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″> What was the highlight of the last week for you? What is it this week. There are a lot of things we can enjoy during the week — a job well done, a project completed, an interesting conversation at work, an unexpected phone call, a meal together with…