Greetings Lighthouse Inc., Church Fathers,

As you reflect on all that God has given you today, remember how much He (The Father of all Father’s) loves you.

In Christ,

Pastor/Evangelist Barbara Lynch

Psalm 103:  13 ESV
As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.

Ephesians 6:  4 ESV
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Proverbs 3:  11 – 12 ESV
My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

Colossians 3:  21 ESV
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

Proverbs 23:  24 ESV
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.

Malachi 4:  6 ESV
And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”

Psalm 127:  3 – 5 ESV
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.

Proverbs 23:  22 ESV
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Exodus 20:  12 ESV
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Hebrews 12:  7 ESV
It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

Psalm 68:  5 ESV
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.

Proverbs 3:  11 ESV
My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof,

Proverbs 4:  1 ESV
Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight,

People always ask me how I know so many Dad jokes. Well it’s because I keep them in a Dad-a-base.

Even though my dad invented the side view mirror – we are not as close as we appear

By The time I knew my dad was right, I had a son who knew I was wrong.

Does anyone else have a plastic bag full of plastic bags, or is it just me?

Becoming an adult is the dumbest thing I’ve ever done.

My dad told me, “be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision.”

All flights at the John Lennon Airport are grounded….Just imagine all the people.

Did you hear about the new car that you can only drive when you are not talking?

It goes without saying.

My dad was a  garbage man, he had no training , he just picked  things up as they went along.

I have been told that I have a dad bod. I like to think I am a father figure.

What does the invisible man’s dad have in the center of his face? Nobody nose.

When My Dad Taught Sunday School

The Sunday school lesson for the day was about Noah’s Ark, so my dad decided to get his small pupils involved by playing a game in which they identified animals.

“I’m going to describe something to you. Let’s see if you can guess what it is. First: I’m furry with a bushy tail and I like to climb trees.”

The children looked at him blankly.

“I also like to eat nuts, especially acorns.”

No response. This wasn’t going well at all!

“I’m usually brown or grey, but sometimes I can be black or red.”

Desperate, my dad turned to a perky four-year-old who was usually good about coming up with the answers.

“Michelle, what do you think?”

Michelle looked hesitantly at her classmates and replied, “Well, I know the answer has to be Jesus — but it sure sounds like a squirrel to me!”

A Cut Above

A dad asked his barber, “When would be the best time to bring in my two-year-old son?”

Without hesitation, the barber answered, “When he’s four.”