Celebrating 25 years of Thinky Things!

1 Thessalonians 2
HOW TO BE A GREAT DAD

When we look around at the parents of the children in our schools, there are not many men who are great dads. There are a lot of single parents, there is violence and abuse, there are dads who are absent, dads who don’t care, dads who are too busy, and dads who wish they hadn’t had children. So if any of us are looking for a great dad as an example to follow, there are not so many around as there used to be.

It’s hard to know how to be a great dad when there are not many good examples to follow, but here is something Paul wrote which could give us a bit of encouragement and direction:

Paul described his relationship with the believers in Thessalonica as a father / child relationship. This is what he said: “For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.” (1 Thessalonians 2 v 11 – 12).

So there it is. If we want to be a great dad, then do these things: encourage (do it lots), comfort, and most importantly urge our children to live lives worthy of God.

The young lives God has put in our care are children of God called by him into his kingdom. So let’s be great dads and do all we can to make sure they are there.

May we be encouraging, comforting, and point people toward God this weekend.

With love in our Lord,
Robert
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Thinky Days 2025 and Thinky Things 3
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Thinky Things 3
Twenty-five years after Robert began writing Thinky Things, Volume 3 completes a thought for each day based on a Bible reading plan of three daily Bible readings, to read the whole Bible in a year. Robert’s selection of Thinky Things seem deceptively simple, yet are sure to challenge, stimulate, encourage and provoke everyone, from the casual Bible reader through to the more serious Bible student.
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Celebrating 25 years of Thinky Things!