“Dad, will you help me with my homework?” asked one eighth grade boy.
“I’m sorry,” replied the father. “It wouldn’t be right.”
“Well,” said the boy, “at least you could try.”
Welcome on this Father’s Day, 2016. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are problematic for pastors, especially Father’s Day. Some young people today have no real relationship with their Dads. And many others have a relationship that could be termed destructive.
Charles Sell, in his book Unfinished Business, tells about David Simmons, a former cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys. Dave’s father, a military man, was extremely demanding. He rarely said a kind word. He never permitted his son to feel any satisfaction about anything he did. He always pushed him to do better.
When Dave was a small boy his father gave him a…