Weekly Perspective

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…

thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″> Have you ever wondered what the “famine of the word” might look like? No doubt we have all dabbled in a little speculation from time to time and considered situations that might fulfill the prophesied famine of hearing the words of the Lord. It is highly likely that…

thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″> The author of the Book of Proverbs understood life. He understood the challenge of trying to live in a godly way in a world that is not only without God’s law, but also one in which an attitude of hostility toward God’s law predominates. The Book of Proverbs…

thefatherscall.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TFCNewsletterHeader.png” alt=”Foundation” width=”800″ height=”145″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-14285″> We live in a world that is full of knowledge. According to Buckminster Fuller, creator of the “Knowledge Doubling Curve,” until 1900 human knowledge doubled approximately every century. By the end of World War II knowledge was doubling every 25 years. Today, due to various technologies changing at…

In Jeremiah we read: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). We like to think of this as referring to those without God. But it would be fair to say also that for those of us trying to follow God’s way: “The heart is still occasionally…