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THE FATHER LIFE

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The Importance of Swordplay

By M. Scott Rogers • May 10th, 2009 • Category: Fatherhood

On a recent trip to the store, my wife returned with more than the usual necessities. Walking in the door, she held in her hands two foam swords. While images of broken lamps and scattered knickknacks flooded my brain with the thought “Oh why?” I realized the time finally arrived. My son is growing up. [...]



[FATHERHOOD] The Chase

By M. Scott Rogers • Mar 6th, 2009 • Category: Fatherhood

My son loves a sunny afternoon. Doubtless, he will tug at my pant leg, grab at my hand, or in childlike desperation use mysterious skills and attempt to dismantle our screen-door to find fresh air and sunshine. And doubtless my wife or I will heed his pleading and let him scamper across our postage stamp [...]



Centering Fatherhood

By M. Scott Rogers • Feb 4th, 2009 • Category: Fatherhood

As the economic, occupational and societal conundrums of the modern age increase, I find myself searching for “old wisdom”: words written or spoken by fathers or men of renown, of sturdy faith and resilient belief in something more, something better. This search brought me to Henri Nouwen, a man I consider to be a classic [...]