Every Day Is Father's Day

Ok, I know it's not. But fathers are needed every day. I liked what Rebecca Hagelin said in her recent column:

"Dads, you know you can expect some nice gifts from your families when Father’s Day arrives on the 19th. And from homemade artwork to the inevitable tie, they will be things you treasure. But nothing compares to what you can give them all year long -- the gift of faith. "

Remember the last words of Hugh Latimer, burned with Nicholas Ridley at the stake for heresy at Oxford on October 16, 1555. (They refused to endorse Queen Mary, a Catholic, claiming that she was an illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII, born after he married his late brother’s wife, Catherine of Aragon.)

"Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out! "

Every day in your home is a day when you can play the man. And may the Lord fan into bonfires the flames of love that begin in our children's heart!