I am no longer a young man and have accumulated years of experience in many areas of life, fatherhood being one of them. Looking back, I can conclude that I may have been good at some things, but I was not a good father. More than anyone else, I know the mistakes I made. I know where I could have done better. I believe most people who think they are good parents, are dillusional. Those who really don't know if they are good parents or not, probably are. If you really want to know how you are doing, ask your kids and LISTEN to their answer. Most people don't want to know. I, on the other hand, know I was a bad father.

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• Score: 4.83 / 5

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I won't go into the reasons here but, basically, God and I stopped talking to each other in 1982. Well, ok, I stopped talking to Him. I remember the moment well - even today I can picture it exactly. Over 20 years on, the emotions are still raw.

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When god answers prayer, you want to share the good news with everyone..

Several days ago, our sliding glass door somehow was left open a few inches. We have three house cats and they spent the night exploring the great outdoors. This is not a good thing. They are not used to being outside and we recently moved, so everything was new and exciting and dangerous for them. I was awakened by my wife's panicky cries. Charlie was already back inside, cockleburs and all. Daisy and Lewis were still frolicking in the wide-open spaces. After a bit of coaxing, Lewis darted to the door, wanting in. Two down and one to go. Daisy was frightened out of his fur and hiding under the house. No amount of calling and coaxing could persuade him to come back. We were frantic. Daisy is the only cat we have that isdeclawed.  BTW, Daisy is a boy cat.  Yes, we know Daisy is a girl'sname.

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Someone recently wrote to us at Gentle Ministries, asking for our statement of faith. It occurred to me that when we transitioned the site to new software, we failed to transfer this information. I immediately went and pasted the old site content to the new site. Then I began to think about the request.

The person stated they couldn't find this information on our website and wanted to read it before they recommended our site to others because of all the false doctrine on the Internet. That sounds fair enough, but is it really?

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If my nose is running, I am coughing and my sinuses are swollen, I have a cold. If I say I have a cold, is that a bad confession or the truth?

"I think I am coming down with a cold." Is that a bad confession even if it is the truth?

Most people would not think twice about making that statement, while others would spiritually scourge them for their bad confession. I wonder if those people would be happier if I said, "My biological unit is malfunctioning."

If there is a fine line between a bad confession and the truth, there is possibly a finer line between a good confession and a lie.

Jesus never told us to lie about our faith.

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