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Help: Amid everything, where does your's come from? Look Up!
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Help: Amid everything, where does your’s come from? Look Up!

farmerphilbethedad9 months ago9 months ago011 mins

As a dad, what types of challenges do we go through? What tends to be the tough spots amid everything? Where does your help come from? Have you ever stopped to consider how you got to this point? Has it ever come to your mind what your part was in getting you to this point?…

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Patience-Ask for more = get more opportunities to practice

farmerphilbethedad11 months ago11 months ago011 mins

Some say patience is a virtue. I missed getting this post out on time but the topic seemed so important and relevant that I didn’t want to miss it. Are you patient? What events, circumstances, or situations cause your patience to wear thin? How do you respond in moments when you need patience? Do you…

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Looking for hope? Ready to get started with faith?

farmerphilbethedad1 year ago1 year ago017 mins

Everyone needs a little bit of hope, right? Do you have hope or need hope? Let’s be the dads who lean in and go to God’s Word to help us in our discovery and growth of hope today for the sake of our wives, kids, and world. Leading with Hope: Trusting God’s Promises as Fathers…

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Focus on the destination to get you through the journey!

farmerphilbethedad1 year ago1 year ago011 mins

When we lose focus, we can lose direction and get off track. If we forget where we are going, then we tend to end up somewhere else. Today, as we begin, let’s clarify our destination to avoid distractions, derailment, or getting lost in the midst of the journey! The Biblical Call to Fix our Gaze…

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Finish the week strong by shining the light, love, and hope of Jesus to the world around you.

farmerphilbethedad1 year ago1 year ago010 mins

We weren’t meant to go through life alone which is why God gave us one another! Let your light shine! We shouldn’t be self-focused. Jesus simplifies commands: Love God wholly, love neighbors. Today, let’s shine Jesus’ light in our marriages and families as dedicated dads. Let’s be the dads who shine the love of Jesus…

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Divine Delays are part of God’s Perfect Time.

farmerphilbethedad1 year ago1 year ago012 mins

Ever thought you wanted something and yet it seemed like things were getting in the way and started to wonder how it will be? Might it be divine delays? I know recently I felt the need to get a “toy car”, I gave it that name as it would be for short trips and not…

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Source: Finding and Being Filled with Joy and Peace

farmerphilbethedad1 year ago1 year ago09 mins

As we close in on Christmas, it’s a time to find and be filled with joy and peace. We need a source! It’s something that shouldn’t be a once in a year type of thing but something that lasts throughout the year. To have it you need to find it and receive it. To keep…

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Beyond the Burning and into Eternity - Faith + Hope + Love
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Beyond the Burning: Choosing Faith, Hope & Love for Eternity

farmerphilbethedad1 year ago1 year ago012 mins

If we think about life as a furnace that is working to purify us and burn off the impurities. Consider beyond the burning and what will be left and come out the other end of the process. Shouldn’t our focus be on that, what will last and not get burned up? Let’s be the dads…

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Need Hope: There is a way that’s true to life!

farmerphilbethedad2 years ago2 years ago012 mins

Whatever you are going through today, don’t lose hope for there is a way. How large or immovable that it may seem, lean in on the truth so that you can have hope. Invite Jesus into the situation and allow the Holy Spirit to help reveal the truth to you and provide you with wisdom…

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More Than is the reason you can have hope today!

farmerphilbethedad2 years ago2 years ago06 mins

I find the concept of “More Than” intriguing, especially as a group of men, led by Ken, created a 52-week devotional book for men called “More Than“. As this new day begins, we can hold onto hope because God is capable of exceeding our expectations and imagination. Therefore, regardless of the challenges we face, we…

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Perseverance: Live with unwavering hope no matter what.

farmerphilbethedad2 years ago2 years ago024 mins

Remember why we can live our lives even in the midst of trials and tribulations with joy? We know how things turn out when we allow perseverance to finish its work. Choose to live with unwavering hope no matter what so that perseverance can finish its work and you will be complete and lacking nothing!…

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Encouragement in Hope, Prayer, and Perseverance!

farmerphilbethedad2 years ago2 years ago06 mins

My work week had ups and downs, but life is like a relay race. We should look back and forward to pass the baton of faith. Find hope, pray continually, and persevere with joy through trials. These actions combined bring encouragement in hope, prayer, and perseverance to our lives. Let’s turn to God’s Word to…

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Where do you turn when you are weary, sorrowful?

farmerphilbethedad2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

Are you weary and looking for help? Feeling sorrowful and needing hope? Do you feel like you are languishing and looking for a way to make progress, move forward and find success? Where do you turn when you are weary, languishing, or sorrowful? We need to turn to God and remember His promises! Today’s Verse:…

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Blog Posts for and about Dads

  • If there was a dads’ group that met weekly, would you join? March 19, 2025
  • But God… March 15, 2025
  • The Future is Now! So, we can’t wait to be the dads… March 5, 2025
  • Who God created you to be:Take Time to grab a hold of it! February 8, 2025
  • Key Role(s) of a Godly Man: Priest, Pillar, and Prophet February 1, 2025
  • Grow in Community! Don’t do life alone! Join one now! January 9, 2025
  • Unwavering Courage to Wait: Embrace Divine Timing for Ultimate Serenity December 19, 2024
  • Your Attitude Can Make You Patient with All November 30, 2024
  • What’s your default perspective? Have to vs. Get to. November 24, 2024
  • The Heart of the Father. Let’s live it to the full! October 14, 2024
  • Ready in and out of season to give an answer September 25, 2024
  • A Solid Foundation – We need to be building on September 24, 2024
  • Forgiveness: Planting Faith and Reaping Love September 23, 2024
  • Strangers – Making a difference one at a time. August 24, 2024
  • Overcoming Angst: Fatherhood when you Put God First August 23, 2024

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