I’m afraid it may be bearing a course in the wrong direction. I remember, and perhaps you do too, the comics of the fifties and sixties. You know; Batman, Superman, Flash, Spiderman, and a bunch of others that never failed to entertain us as kids. And they all seemed to have a prominent theme to their content; Good verses evil and the good guy always won turning the tide against the nemesis factions out to destroy the world. (more…)

However, there is another group of Fathers out there where Fathers day will come and go as if it was just another day. Perhaps estranged from their families for many possible reasons these Fathers will get no tributes. Maybe some of these Fathers were men who for whatever reason, had failed at fatherhood. They too will be forgotten. And there are men who maybe had been good fathers but now are a casualty of our Modern Culture; a society which breeds distances in Families and they may have outlived their usefulness as being a Dad. There is also a bunch of Dads out there that have felt the strain of separation from their sons or daughters, and perhaps alienation from their children, born from the acrimonious results of a divorce. And for them, this Father’s Day and many others may be marred with the anxiety of failure, discouragement, and sadness.

For all the Fathers out there on this coming Fathers Day who can reach out and feel the touch of love from their children that you have so carefully and warmly molded into their life’s, hold precious their embrace.

And for all you Fathers, who seem to have been forgotten about, do not feel so forlorn or forsaken; God has not forgotten your role as a Dad, even though it appears that your children may have.

© Phillip E. Sorant ******* 2010

  What was Jesus really trying to explain to us here in these passages of Luke?  Simply that upon his return, his sheer presence will create turmoil and conflict between the believers and the non-believers. The divisions that will arise may even occur amongst families. Our loyalty to Jesus will surely be put to the test. Some of us may be facing these kinds of conflict already. Whether it is a brother or a sister, a son or a daughter, that have turned their back away from God, we must remain steadfast in our loyalty to God,  even if it means a separation from close loved ones.   

  We have to pray for the ones that have gone astray but never compromise our loyalty to Jesus, because if we do, we will jeopardize our hopes to reside with Eternal Life by his side. 

© Phillip E. Sorant ******* 2007

Reference: (Luke 12: 15)  Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, ones life does not consist of possessions.”      

  When is the last time you sat down to inventory the priorities of your endeavors?  Are we spending too much of our time and energy to our jobs and careers, in order to support too many of the material pleasures in this world? Are we trading quality family time for the new BMW out in the garage, or the trip to the Virgin Islands? Have we lost the  meaningful intimacy with our spouse or the children? Yes, work is important but we can become slaves to our greed and high appetite for worldly pleasures.      

  The richest people of this world are the people who lust for Eternal Life with Jesus Christ, and then pass this spiritual love on, as an inheritance to their family. Teaching your family the love of Jesus is a far greater legacy to bequeath to your family, rather than a huge sum of money.  

Phillip E. Sorant ******* 2007

But what is not so easy for us to see or understand is how we get to that discontented aspect with our life, sometimes without us really realizing it? If we are in the state of contentment; how do we safe guard ourselves from getting to that “other” place? And if we are totally miserable with our present circumstances of affairs, how do we manage to escape?  (more…)