| Thursday, June 12, 2008 |
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| Written by Kevin Boling | ||
| Thursday, 12 June 2008 | ||
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Why Fathers Matter
In the last verse of the last chapter of the last book of the Old Testament Scriptures there is a very interesting prophecy recorded by the prophet Malachi regarding the work of the Holy Spirit in the ministry of John the Baptist – the Messiah’s forerunner.
The text reads, “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.” (Malachi 4:5-6).
In other words what the Prophet Malachi is predicting is that the work of God will produce a great revival of parental responsibility in the concern and instruction of the children. Malachi specifically singles out this task as the primary responsibility of the Fathers.
This verse begs the question, “why the influence of the father is so important?”
On today’s program, we will seek to answer that question by looking at some research related to a Father’s influence in the home.
To help us do that, we will be speaking with Christine Kim, Policy Analyst in the Marriage and Family division of the Heritage Foundation, who recently produced a list of the Top Ten Findings (or summaries of research results) related to the importance of a fatherly influence in the home.
We will also speaking with the folks from the National Fatherhood Initiative about their recent research regarding the impact of father involvement on the well-being of children and society.
To listen to the program, click on the words “Read more”
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