Web Sightings for Dads and Those who Love Them - updated 061613

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Check back from time-to-time leading up to Father's Day as I am revising it nearly daily.


Grieving the Loss of a Child On Father's Day This is the first Father's Day since the Newtown school massacre and with all of the natural tragedies since then, as well as the ones we don't hear about through cancer, car accidents and the like, we have plenty of fathers (and mothers) grieving the loss of their child on this day.  

Get dad these free books today:
In pdf, free from Mark Driscoll for Father's Day: Scriptural Insights on Fatherhood
 
While it is still free on Kindle, book by John MacArthur:  Saved Without a Doubt
as of 06/15/13 it is $2.99 but still a great deal for a full book of over 200 pages

Inexpensive Deals for Dads
Shepherding a Child's Heart   CBD in paperback  $8.99
by Tedd Tripp
$1.99 in Amazon Kindle!


Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens, Second Edition with Study Guide
By: Paul David Tripp 
CBD in paperback
$9.99

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Articles/Web-pages for Dads
7 Ways Fathers Provoke Their Children
article by Mark Driscoll

12 Things Your Daughter Needs You to Say

Fathers, one of the best ways that you can be a good father is by being a good husband to your kids' mom.  In Beyond Ordinary, Justin and Trisha give a honest appraisal of what went wrong with their marriage and how God made it right


Dad Matters: A blog for dads by dads

What a Difference a Daddy Makes 
by Kevin Leman
(link takes you to kindle, hardback and paperback options)


Coaching Dads (transcript and/or audio) with: Steve Farrar from the series: Anchoring Your Family in Christ
Dad, you’re the coach of the family team. Steve Farrar, founder of Men’s Leadership Ministries, tells dads it’s time to get in the game and teach their families how to pray, how to glean wisdom from the ultimate play book, The Bible, and what to avoid and embrace if they’re going to win at life.

First-Time Dads: Learning From Your Father's Mistakes
by John Fuller
Note:  this link is a first in a series of articles that include:

We Learn to Parent From our Parents
When Dad is Divorced or Distant
Fathers Aren't Doomed to Repeat the Past
Assess Your Parenting Baggage
Address Your Parenting Issues
Change Your Parenting Ways, Every Day
Next Steps / Related Information

For you special band of brothers and sisters who lost your fathers way too soon:

 


Other free Kindle deals for a limited time - not necessarily for dads but still free:

Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough
by Justin and Trisha Davis
endorsed by Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family
as of 06/15/13, it is $11.66 (get these while they are hot as Kindle freebies are short-lived!)

Listen
by Renee Gutteridge -- free on the Kindle for a limited time (still free on 06/15)
a story about the power of the tongue and the need to control it

Amazon book summary:  Nothing ever happens in the small town of Marlo . . . until the residents begin seeing their private conversations posted online for everyone to read. Then it’s neighbor against neighbor, friend against friend, as paranoia and violence escalate. The police scramble to identify the person responsible for the posts and pull the plug on the Website before it destroys the town. But what responsibility do the people of the town have for the words they say when they think no one is listening? Life and death are in the power of the tongue.

The Negotiator
by Dee Henderson-- romantic mystery  -- free on the Kindle for a limited time (still on 06/15)
The vast majority of nearly 300 reviewers give this a 4 or 5 out of 5 stars
(Dads, you can read this yourself -- one male reviewer admitted to loving it!  Or, you can give it to one of your daughters and continue being a great dad :)

Other e-books perhaps of interest

Melissa:  A Father’s Lessons from a Daughter’s Suicide
$9.99 on the Kindle but this seems worth it.  Frank Page, a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, recounts what they went through when he and his wife Dayle lost their daughter, Melissa, to suicide in 2009.  He addresses the pain, the healing and even the honesty he seeks to bring forth for the benefit of readers.

Brothers We Are Not Professionals - now $9.99
John Piper was 99 cents on Kindle for limited time - jump on these when you see them since the offers do go away rather quickly


Zondervan Offers up to 75% off on Study Bibles and Devotionals for Dad!




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