Quotes about Fatherhood

Terry Kitchen asked me one time why, since I had so few gifts as a husband and father, I had gotten married. And I heard myself say: "That's the way the post-war movie goes.

The greatness of our God lies in the fact that [He] is both tough minded and tender hearted. ... [God] expresses [His] tough mindedness in [His] justice and wrath and [His] tenderheartedness in [His] love and grace. ... On the one hand, God is a God of justice who punished Israel for her wayward deeds, and on the other hand, [He] is a forgiving father whose heart was filled with unutterable joy when the prodigal son returned home.

Surely Satan realizes that by pulling fathers from their children he can twist their understanding of God as a Father. And if he can mess up our view of God, he can harm our desire to connect with God. The enemy knows that God desires for you to view Him as Father.

If we think of the fatherhood of God, we get a picture of someone who is strong and loving and who sacrifices himself for those he loves. That's a picture of real fatherhood and real manhood.

The absence of men in the household has caused people to not know how to respond to authority with respect. There's a major problem with the patriarchs having been chased out of the house.

Like the prodigal's father, God accepts us as we are. But He doesn't want to leave us that way. God will change us.

The best thing a man can do for his children is love their mother.

Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.

Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness.

face." I sat spellbound. Here it was — the image of grace I had been seeking: an aspiring father bringing unconditional acceptance to a child who had absolutely nothing to offer, no accolades or accomplishments, just herself in all of her vulnerability and scars and weaknesses. My eyes moistened. This is the love of a dad. Maybe — just maybe — this is the love of a Father.

And, to help society at large to understand that in the equation of life, fathers are of equal importance as mothers.

Without a positive male role model in your life it is extremely difficult to become a man who benefits his family and benefits society.