Let's not be a generation of fathers who push this crisis off to the next generation. Let's be fathers who release blessing and not brokenness -- favor and not curses. Resolve in your spirit to do this with intentionality and focus.

Jon Tyson (b. 1977), Pastor und Autor

Source: The Intentional Father: A Practical Guide to Raise Sons of Courage and Character | Parenting Boys for a Dad to Be, Grandpa, or Husband | Gift for Christian Men (über goodreads, Wortlaut nicht gegengeprüft)

Topics: Relationships & Family, Discipleship, Courage & Strength

Occasions: Encouragement, Baptism, Confirmation & Blessing

Jon Tyson

Jon Tyson (* 1977) ist ein gebürtiger australischer Pastor und Autor, der die evangelikale Gemeinde Church of the City New York in Manhattan leitet. Bekannt ist er für seine Bücher und Predigten über geistliche Erneuerung, Jüngerschaft und das Leben als christliche Minderheit in säkularen Metropolen. Bibellesern vermittelt er praxisnahe Impulse für ein verbindliches Glaubensleben in der Gegenwart, während seine traditionell-konservativen ethischen Positionen in säkularen Kontexten auch auf Kritik stoßen.

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