Fathers, spiritual leadership in your home starts now . . . before it’s too late.

by Joe White

Few tasks are more fulfilling yet more challenging, more thrilling yet more demanding, more rewarding yet more exasperating than fatherhood and the responsibility of being a spiritual leader in the home.

For me, being a spiritual leader began with total ignorance. When we brought our first of four babies home, I didn’t have a clue how enormous the task would be or how to begin my journey. Failure would be the trademark of my first few years on the job.

via Before It’s Too Late.

What happens when passive husbands fear conflict and follow a false view of Jesus?

I am fortunate. I got a handle on my fake niceness before it fatally wounded my marriage of 16 years.

For most of my adult life, I gave faux smiles and was dangerously passive for the same reason a squid squirts ink: I wanted to hide — at home where it was difficult to lead, at work where it was hard to excel and at church where I feared being authentic.

Sadly, I see this fake niceness in church more than any other place.

via The Problem With Nice Guys.