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    Dad Time: Savoring the God-Given Moments of Fatherhood
    Dad Time: Savoring the God-Given Moments of Fatherhood
    Dad Time: Savoring the God-Given Moments of Fatherhood
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    Dad Time: Savoring the God-Given Moments of Fatherhood

    By Max Lucado

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    Are you looking for a special gift to remind your dad how special he is? Dad Time: Savoring the God-Given Moments of Fatherhood by New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado is filled with timeless stories and inspirational quotes about fatherhood. Men will enjoy the heartfelt reminders of the memories they made with their children.

    Inside this keepsake, you’ll find:

    • short stories with a meaningful message that acknowledges God’s role in each event
    • advice and reflection on how to raise loving and God-honoring children
    • beautiful quote callouts that offer practical help and insight on fatherhood

    Dad Time is a perfect gift for first-time dads, Valentine’s Day, Father’s Day, and Christmas.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateMay 13, 2014
    ISBN9780718018962
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    Max Lucado

    Since entering the ministry in 1978, Max Lucado has served churches in Miami, Florida; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and San Antonio, Texas. He currently serves as the teaching minister of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. He is the recipient of the 2021 ECPA Pinnacle Award for his outstanding contribution to the publishing industry and society at large. He is America's bestselling inspirational author with more than 150 million products in print. Visit his website at MaxLucado.com Facebook.com/MaxLucado Instagram.com/MaxLucado Twitter.com/MaxLucado Youtube.com/MaxLucadoOfficial The Max Lucado Encouraging Word Podcast

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      CONTENTMENT, MY DAUGHTER, AND ME

      I remember a funny thing that happened on the way to the rat race that made me slip into neutral. Just as I got my sleeves rolled up, just as the old engine was starting to purr, just as I was getting up a good head of steam, my infant daughter, Jenna, needed to be held. She had a stomachache. Mom was in the bath so it fell to Daddy to pick her up.

      She was three weeks old. At first I started trying to do things with one hand and hold her with the other. You’re smiling. You’ve tried that too? Just when I realized that was impossible, I also realized that it was not at all what I was wanting to do.

      I sat down and held her tight little tummy against my chest. She began to relax. A big sigh escaped her lungs. Her whimpers became gurgles. She slid down my chest until her little ear was right on top of my heart. That’s when her arms went limp and she fell asleep. . . .

      Good-bye, schedule. See you later, routine. Come back tomorrow, deadlines . . . hello, Contentment, come on in.

      There we sat, Contentment, my daughter, and I. Pen in hand, note pad on Jenna’s back. She’ll never remember this moment and I’ll never forget it.

      —No Wonder They Call Him the Savior

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      We never outgrow our need for a father’s love.

      We were wired to receive it.

      —Grace

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      Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.

      Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.

      Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.

      PSALM 127:3–5

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      While parenting has its problems and pitfalls, is there any greater privilege?

      —Max

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      DESPERATE DADS GO TO JESUS

      Jairus is the leader of the synagogue. That may not mean much to you and me, but in the days of Christ, the leader of the synagogue was the most important man in the community. The synagogue was the center of religion, education, leadership, and social activity. The leader of the synagogue was the senior religious leader, the highest-ranking professor, the mayor, and the bestknown citizen all rolled into one.

      Jairus has it all. Job security. A guaranteed welcome at the coffee shop. A pension plan. Golf every Thursday and an annual all-expenses-paid trip to the national convention.

      Who could ask for more? Yet Jairus does. He has to ask for more. In fact, he would trade the whole package of perks and privileges for just one assurance—that his daughter will live.

      The Jairus we see in this story is not the clearsighted, black-frocked, nicely groomed civic leader. He is instead a blind man begging for a gift. He fell at Jesus’ feet, saying again and again, My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live (Mark 5:23).

      He doesn’t barter with Jesus. (You do me a favor, and I’ll see you are taken care of for life.) He doesn’t negotiate with Jesus. (The guys in Jerusalem are getting pretty testy about your antics. Tell you what, you handle this problem of mine, and I’ll make a few calls. . . .) He doesn’t make excuses. (Normally, I’m not this desperate, Jesus, but I’ve got a small problem.)

      He just pleads.

      There are times in your life when everything you have to offer is nothing compared to what you are asking to receive. Jairus is at such a point. What could a man offer in exchange for his child’s life? So there are no games. No haggling. No masquerades. The situation is starkly simple: Jairus is blind to the future and Jesus knows the future. So Jairus asks for help.

      And Jesus, who loves the honest heart, goes to give it.

      And God, who knows what it is like to lose a child, empowers his son.

      —He Still Moves Stones

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      He never dismisses a parent’s prayer.

      Keep giving your child to God, and in the right time and the right way,

      God will give your child back to you.

      —Fearless

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      Each year God gives millions of parents a gift, a brand-new baby. . . . Dads face a decision. Make our children in our images? Or release our children to follow their God-given identities?

      Like no one else, parents can unlock the door to a child’s uncommonness. As dads, we accelerate or stifle, release or repress our children’s giftedness. They will spend much of life benefiting or recovering from our influence.

      —Cure for the Common Life

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      Children are like wet cement. What is modeled for them imprints their character.

      —Max

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      IT’S NOT THE FRILLS; IT’S THE FATHER

      One of my favorite childhood memories is greeting my father as he came home from work.

      My mother, who worked an evening shift at the hospital, would leave the house around three in the afternoon. Dad would arrive home at three thirty. My brother and I were left alone for that half hour with strict instructions not to leave the house until Dad arrived.

      We would take our positions on the couch and watch cartoons, always keeping one ear alert to the driveway. Even the best Daffy Duck would be abandoned when we heard his car.

      I can remember running out to meet Dad and getting swept up in his big (often sweaty) arms. As he carried me toward the house, he’d put his big-brimmed straw hat on my head, and for a

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