Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Fathers Day my brothers. For those of you who are currently dads, thank you for making a difference in your children’s lives for the love of Christ and for allowing us to benefit from your example in the process. For ‘hope to be dads’, may the Lord answer your prayers in the timing and provision of grace that reminds you that his ways are perfect.

Here are a couple of things from the Sovereign Grace World for your Father’s Day and beyond.

FIRST, on Tuesday I posted a recommendation from Al Mohler on some summer reading. Apparently our intrepid apostle CJ has stood up for those of us who don’t have an Al Mohler brain and offers his own list. I’m familiar with most of the books on both lists and I think it would be much easier to finish one of CJ’s recommendations on vacation.

(Incidentally, I’m heading to Georgia next week and am taking “The Steel Wave”, the second book of Jeff Schaara’s planned trilogy of World War II novels.)

SECOND, Stephen Altrogge has written a short book on his relationship with his dad (Sovereign Grace Pastor and songwriter Mark Altrogge) that he has made available on his blog, The Blazing Center. I obtained a copy of “My Friend, My Hero, My Dad” and am finding it very encouraging and envisioning for my parenting. Here’s a bit from Stephen on why he wrote the book:

No one has had a greater spiritual influence on my life than my dad, and there’s no one I want to be more like. Like the title says, he’s my friend and my hero. This book details the specific ways my dad influenced me to follow Christ, and is intended to be an encouragement for mom’s, dad’s, husbands, and wives. My hope is that this book encourages you as you seek to faithfully raise your children in the fear of the Lord.

I should point out that my dad didn’t really want me to write this book. That’s because he’s humble. But I believe that I have an extraordinary dad, and that his example is compelling. My goal in writing this book was to give people a snapshot of that compelling example.

I would like to make this book available to as many people as possible. To do that I’m going to:
· Give the book away in e-book format for free. Please feel free to pass the e-book along to as many people as you would like.

· For those of you who hate reading e-books, a paperback version can be purchased on Lulu.com for $10.

To download a free electronic copy of the book, CLICK HERE.
To purchase a paperback copy of the book, CLICK HERE.