The AF Virus
Theme of the Week: Classy Dads
Nick Harrison & Steve Miller
Monday, August 2, 2004
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Key Bible Verse: Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land (Exodus 20:12). Bonus Reading:Ephesians 6:1—4
Have you noticed how dads fare in our culture? On TV, most dads are depicted as bozos married to wise women who must basically mother their husbands. She's always right, he seldom is. And the movies are no better.
Not too many years ago, good dads were "in" culturally. Then, amid objections that such dads were a rarity, the pendulum swung. Dads became losers, jerks. Even animated dads, such as Homer Simpson, are portrayed as ineffectual or worse.
Guys, this is fiction—big time. Don't buy into this cultural shift that demeans you and your God-assigned role. Turn off the TV when your role is under attack. Don't go to movies that portray men as immoral self-seekers. Otherwise, you'll begin to accept these messages that emasculate fatherhood and doubt your abilities as a dad. Your kids will pick up on your lack of confidence.
Tragically, many problems our society faces are rooted in the destruction of fatherhood and ensuing breakup of the family. Unless you resist, your family will be affected by this AntiFamily Virus. Help turn the tide. Celebrate fatherhood, restoring it to a place of honor and respect.
—Nick Harrison & Steve Miller in Survival Guide for New Dads
Adapted from Survival Guide for New Dads (Harvest, 2003) by permission.
My Response: One way I could resist the erosion of respect for dads would be …
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Heavenly Father, help me to enjoy being a man in an antifamily culture, representing you faithfully as an earthly father.
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