@dklineii This is the most important lesson… the things that get you into the managers seat are the very things you give up when you get there… well said Dave.
@Seth_Troutt This is an interesting take… I’m going to consider this today! Though I hate AI slop in general, I still look at it as essentially the same as a bad painting of a dead person, rather than an actual reanimation of the corpse.
We are a generation of Dads who were underfathered. Some of us unfathered. And how we resolve to break unfruitful cycles and establish new norms that set our kids up for success spiritually, sexually, financially, relationally, and physically. But desires and dreams won’t cut it.
We need tactics. We need plans and procedures that actually make a difference. First in our own lives. How can we ask our kids to be what we haven’t yet become? So we lock in: we absorb and implement lifehacks, solutions, best-practices, and proven-strategies.
But there’s still a problem - our capacity is limited, our heart is out of whack, we still love the wrong things, and our inner life is a mess. Our weaknesses continue to manifest and our volatility is still a liability. We can’t settle for behavior-modifications - we need real inner renewal. Chat GPT can help you with a Fatherhood Plan, but it can’t shed light into the darkness of your heart. We need character, integrity, and genuine, rightly-ordered affection. But where will it come from?
@lukedsimmons Was just thinking this! This only my second time in 9 years of ministry doing it… that said, I don’t preach very often so the chops aren’t really there…
Every tragedy becomes a platform. Some rush to push gun control. Others rush to dunk on liberals. Everyone rushes for clicks. A man is dead. Kids no longer have their dad. Maybe we should sit in that before turning it into content