Hope for a Discouraging Dad

I still remember hearing the door slam for the first time: anger from MY child. I can still see the despair on his face, telling me how incapable he feels of living up to my standards: discouragement from…

A Trinitarian Prayer for when Father’s Day is Hard

Last month, during our church’s celebration of Mother’s Day, our congregation cried out to God in a call-and-response lament over broken motherhood.  I debated whether or not we should incorporate a similar lament into our Order of Worship…