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Building a Different Current: Fatherhood, Screens, and the Slow Work of Sanctification

After a jarring discovery in a child's YouTube history, the group tackled moving from shielding kids to training them to discern righteousness — and why purity is a better "yes," not just a "don't."

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The Laboratory of the Home: Learning Each Child’s Heart

Every child is wired differently, and the home is a laboratory for growth, not a courtroom for verdicts. Fathers reflect on studying each child's heart and the hidden work of shepherding real kids.

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Starving the Sumo & Redeeming the Car Ride: Raising Men (and Women) in a Confusing Age

Fathers share honest conversations with their kids about lust, shame, and godly manhood — with tools like shoulder-to-shoulder car rides and a vision rooted in joyful, sacrificial responsibility.

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Fathers in the Shadows: Trust, Risk, and the Quiet Work of Raising Disciples

Looking at Abraham, Joseph, Ephesians, and Deuteronomy, fathers consider what faithful fatherhood looks like — trusting God in uncertainty, leading without exasperating, and weaving faith into life.

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The Father’s Heart

Drawing on Abraham, Joseph, and Ephesians 6, fathers explored how godly fatherhood is shaped by humble obedience, tenderness over exasperation, and the daily habit of weaving faith into ordinary life.

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Teaching Our Kids Civil Discourse in an Age of Outrage

A subscriber-only post on helping children learn to disagree with civility and grace in a culture driven by outrage.

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Title: Raising Kids Without Shame: Learning to Parent Like the Father

There's a difference between guilt that leads to growth and shame that leads to hiding. Fathers wrestle with inherited patterns, repair after blow-ups, and how to correct kids without condemning them.

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Planned Emancipation Part 2: Raising Sons Who Carry Their Own Weight (with Joy and Wisdom)

Fathers explored the planned-emancipation framework — mapping children's "territories" and examining how clear expectations and a trust "credit score" can raise sons who own their lives with wisdom.

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Planned Emancipation: Raising Teens by Gradually Withdrawing Our Troops

Drawing on planned emancipation, fathers discussed handing teenagers real freedom progressively — shifting from commander to counselor and staying present as a steady, trusted source of influence.

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Mountain and Valleys Exercise – Personal Reflections to Enrich Conversations With Your Children

A reflective exercise adapted from Viktor Frankl helps fathers map the highs and lows of their own lives, building self-awareness they can then draw on to open richer, more meaningful conversations with their children.

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