| Father Wound |
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| Written by Patrick Morley |
| Sunday, March 02 2008 19:00 |
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NOTE: Thank you for your feedback for my new book Pastoring Men—it has been both encouraging and constructive. The last chapter is tentatively titled, “What Every Man Needs to Know: An Alphabetized Reference Section” with one page summaries on 70 subjects that have talking points I think uniquely apply to men (yes, it’s a long chapter!). Here’s another example. A lot of a man’s identity comes from his father’s blessing—or lack thereof. It is his seal of approval. A high percentage of your men will feel as though they have never had their father’s blessing. Few topics can bring men to tears more quickly. As one friend in his 50s told me, “No matter what I did, I could never please my father.” In the Bible, to bless means “to endue with power for success, prosperity, fertility, longevity, etc.” Jacob cheated his older brother Esau out of his father’s blessing. Their father, Isaac, according to the custom of that time had to tell Esau that he had already given Esau’s blessing to Jacob. The full article is available FREE to registered users. Please SIGN UP or LOGIN to view. |





