How a Funeral Motivated a Father to Conquer His Greatest Flaw

The speaker stands as usual behind the podium, but on his tie is visible a small red spot. Is he not aware of how speakers are expected to look—or is he? In a time when everyone has different answers for what success should look like, could the fact be that we are not asking the right questions?

Enough time has gone by that we ought to know what things do and do not pass the test of transferral to sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters. Tom Harmon is a father. He has seen the ripple affect among generations.

Roger Magnuson relates the gripping story of David Livingstone and the practical, self-sacrificing courage he demonstrated in killing a roaring lion. Magnuson relates this illustration on how we can conquer the “lion” in our own lives.

Your sons (and your daughters!) are watching. Do they see in your marriage a picture of Christ and His Bride, the Church? Mark Wilkes encourages us to seriously ask ourselves if we are living in an understanding of the sacrifice the Lord has made for us. It can be a tough question!