Knittin’ Nate

Knittin’ Nate

By Debi Pearl
Dad, a Visionary who thinks he is a Command Man, came in from work and passed his son without speaking. He is known for his remarkable self-control—sometimes resembling an explosion that happens inside an unexpandable enclosure. Passing into another room, he stiffly leaned over and whispered into his wife’s ear, every word stiltedly punctuated in a monotone voice that had been carefully stripped of any emotion, “Do you know what my son is doing?” Mom answered without bothering to look up, “Sure. He is knitting himself a neck scarf.” “My son? Knitting?” he uttered, still only inches from her ear. “But ... Read More
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Mother and children flying a kite

Yes Daddies and Amen Mamas

Michael Pearl

You cannot be the No Daddy; you must be the Go Daddy. Don’t just fence him off from evil influences; open the door to a world that is more exciting and promising than anything the world has to offer.

Read Article March 2012 0 comments
Knittin’ Nate

Knittin’ Nate

Debi Pearl

“But he is MY son, and he is knitting; who taught my son to knit?”

Read Article January 2012 3 comments
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We Say Good Morning

Michael Pearl

How do YOU greet each new day? Does the dawn find you pressed to meet deadlines, tackle chores and get everyone else going? Michael Pearl gains a new perspective from his five-year-old grandson, Jeremiah.

Read Article June 2011 19 comments
Young father with two little sons

Like Father, Like Son

Michael Pearl

The other day, I was downtown, which, in our neck of the woods, means two blocks of stores on the highway and half of them empty. I had gassed up at one of the two stations and I was about to get into my car when I noticed a duo emerge from the store.

Read Article February 2010 11 comments
Adrenaline Rush

Adrenaline Rush

Shalom (Pearl) Brand

Of special concern is how we as parents help our sons survive the most powerful force of their growing-up years that they will ever encounter;the girl-crazy years.

Read Article June 2009 1 comment
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Jeremiah the Fisherman

Michael Pearl

I will admit it. Everybody in the family knows it, so it is time I state it publicly. I do have a favorite grandkid. It’s Jeremiah, and he is three years old.

Read Article June 2009 1 comment
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Who’s The Man?

Gabriel Pearl

There’s an aura that can’t be touched or seen that makes a father appear the most powerful, smartest, fastest, and wisest person on the earth.

Read Article August 2008 1 comment
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Hands-On Boys

The Otto Brothers

Most men work with their hands. Even whose who are stuck with an office job tinker around with a lawn mower or garden on the weekends.

Read Article August 2008 1 comment
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Burning Coals

Steven Brooks

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

Read Article June 2008 6 comments
Boy reading the Bible

Whom Shall He Make To Understand Doctrine

Tremaine Ware

My nine-year-old son already loves the Word. He goes to sleep every night listening to one of Mike’s Bible messages. From time to time we discuss what has been stirred in his mind by what he’s learned from the messages.

Read Article June 2008 1 comment
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