Five Longings of a New Father

Pastor Steve DeWitt reflects on the longings of his heart as a new and first-time father. Here is an outline of his five longings:

By God’s grace, to be a biblical father to her
By God’s grace, to love her despite her (and my) imperfections
By God’s grace, to cultivate biblical femininity by modeling robust masculinity
By God’s grace, to be a godly example to her
By God’s grace, my ultimate goal for her is faith and maturity in Christ

Here are his working definitions: a biblical father provides, loves, and nurtures the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of his child with the goal of the child’s faith and maturity in Christ; and biblical masculinity is tender and loving headship that shows itself through sacrificial servant leadership of the home.

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