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Wisdom for a father

Daily Wisdom for Fathers

Fatherhood is mostly unwitnessed. The steadiness you hold at 6am, the temper you swallow at 6pm, the second job nobody thanks you for. These reflections are written for that — not for the highlight reel.

What these reflections dwell on

  • Presence over performance
  • Legacy and mortality
  • Tenderness as strength
  • Provision without idolatry
  • Repair after anger

Three lines worth carrying

scripture

Fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:4 (WEB)
wisdom

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

Thomas Babington Macaulay
philosophy

Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.

Marcus Aurelius

Questions to sit with this week

  • What did my children see in me today that I did not intend to show them?
  • Where am I confusing providing for them with being present to them?
  • What apology am I overdue in giving?
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