Sins of the Father
Stafano Guazzo said, "Among all the abuses of the world . . . there is none worse than a negligent father". The scriptures say, "The sins of the father go down to the third and fourth generation". When fathers go right, families go right. When father...read more
Higher Call
War stories have always caught my attention, especially manly acts of courage and chivalry. Maybe others feel like me and that is why the Art of Manliness featured Adam Makos, the writer of ‘A Higher Call’ in a recent podcast with a fuller story abou...read more
The Art of War – Inpiration for Fathers
Sun Tzu was the general of an army in ancient China in 600 BC. I have heard about his writings for over 30 years. This Christmas I received a copy of the Art of War by Sun Tzu. It was exciting to read the book for myself for the first time. Many woul...read more
The Best Year of Your Life
Just as today is the first day of the rest of your life, so the New Year 2015 is the first year of the rest of your life. Why not make it the best year of your life? What do I mean by 'the best'? Well, make it what you want it to be. There are three ...read more
Dad – The Family Laugh Leader
One of the really good reasons why we as dads need our children is to keep us laughing. Adults laugh an average of 17 times per day, our children laugh about 400 times a day. Laughter is infectious, which is why TV sitcoms have a laugh track. Laughte...read more
#illPrayForYou
Two friends sitting together were reflecting on the tragic events of the week. One of them shared that he was due to be in Martin Place for a meeting on Monday morning 15th December and would have dropped in to the Lindt café for a coffee. The meetin...read more
Loving Relationships Bring Life
The saying, 'the friendless owner of the world is poor' could well be changed to, 'the friendless owner of the world is sick'. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, have identified a distinct pattern of gene expression in immune...read more