Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 11, 2002
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Earthly fathers understand what it means to be human. In an article entitled “Imperfect Dads Expect Perfect Sons,” Archie Wortham wrote of his struggle to not “over do” his fathering and said this, “Maybe it’s because I realized how hard it was for
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Church Of God
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"A pastor tells of standing by his father’s tombstone and reading the words, "Born 1884 - Died 1970." It suddenly occurred to him how much the little dash between those two dates symbolized". (Herb Miller. Actions Speak Louder Than Verbs. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1988, p. 124). It is what we
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United Methodist
Contributed by Paul Kallan on Mar 5, 2003
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Once there was a father with a son who was lazy. He tried to convince his son that he should join him in the work on his farm. The son was not convinced. The father was actually worried, how his son would earn his living after his death. Therefore, before his death, the father called his son and
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Catholic
Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 21, 2003
Little Johnny was playing with his father’s wallet when he accidently swallowed a quarter. He went crying to him mom, choking on the quarter. They took him to a doctor, who said that the quarter was impossible to remove without surgery, they consulted a specialist who was of the same opinion. Then
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 24, 2003
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A father wanted to read the paper, but was being bothered by his little
daughter, Vanessa. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his magazine, on
which was printed the map of the world. Tearing it into small pieces, he
gave it to Vanessa, and said, "Go into the other room and see if you can
put this
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 3, 2004
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Jerome was a Church Father who translated the Greek manuscripts into Latin and put the Bible in the language of the people. He purposefully lived in Bethlehem where Jesus was born. One night while living in Bethlehem, Jerome had a dream that Jesus visited him. The dream was so real to him that
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In Chicago a boy was sent by a drunken father to buy something at a store. Somehow the lad lost the money and he dared not go home, for when drunk his father got dreadfully angry about the slightest thing. A man who saw the boy shivering in a doorway learned of his trouble and gave him the dollar
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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Little Johnny was playing with his father’s wallet when he accidentally swallowed a quarter. He went crying to him mom, choking on the quarter. They took him to a doctor, who said that the quarter was impossible to remove without surgery, they consulted a specialist who was of the same opinion.
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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Three kids bragging about fathers:
First: My dad’s so smart he can talk for one hour on any subject.
Second: My dad’s so smart he can talk for two hours on any subject.
Third: My dad’s so smart he
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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John Wesley’s father, Samuel, was a dedicated pastor, but there were those in his parish who did not like him. On February 9, 1709, a fire broke out in the rectory at Epworth, possibly set by one of the rector’s enemies. Young John, not yet six years old, was stranded on an upper floor of the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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* There are an estimated 66.3 million fathers in the U.S. today.
* There are 25.8 million fathers in married-couple families with their own children under 18.
* There are 2,000,000 single fathers, up from 393,000 in ‘70. Today, 1-in-6 single parents is a father, vs. 1-in-10 in ‘70.
* 105,000
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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A father of three won a shouting contest with a roar louder than a passing train. "If you want a war, you go!" Yoshihiko Kato shouted. The sound meter registered 115.8 decibels, louder than the racket of a train passing overhead on an elevated railroad. For that winning shout, Kato won the $750
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Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006
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Father Graham was an old-fashioned gentleman beloved by everyone, and his influence in the little town was great, so good and active was he.
A young man of the village had been badly insulted, and came to Father Graham full of angry indignation, declaring that he was going at once to demand
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Seventh-Day Adventist
Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 27, 2006
In the day of horse and buggies, a father went to the school house to pick up his three children ages 9, 11, and 17. As soon as he had them in the buggy--just before he stepped in--probably out of fear of the storm, the horses bolted and took off in the blizzard. Hours and miles later, when he
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2007
A father was at the beach with his children when the four-year-old son ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore where a seagull lay dead in the sand. "Daddy, what happened to him?" the son asked. "He died and went to Heaven," the
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