In our Wednesday night discussion, we spoke about the sad reality of father failures in our culture. Not all fathers fail, of course. Ultimately, we have the good news of a Heavenly Father who will never fail. Therefore, none of us needs to be fatherless in this life. Our Heavenly father also gives us earthly fathers to help us in this life. Rick Hoyt's father is one of the earthly fathers who has helped his son. If you have not heard the story of Mr. Hoyt, you need to hear it.  Rick Hoyt, though he is handicapped, knows something about love and unspeakable joy. You can read Congressman John Duncan’s tribute to Rick Hoyt's father at http://www.house.gov/duncan/2005/fs062305.htm .

If you know the story and want to see the video, then you may view the video at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4B-r8KJhlE . I have my long time friend Doug Harper to thank for alerting me to this story. Doug works with children who have special needs. Keep up the good work, Doug.  Blessings to you all in Christ.