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Father and the Wolves
by B.T. Higgins
Father and the Wolves: A guide to elevate fatherhood, fix families, and save the world!Ep. 1: IntroductionThis book is for fathers. Most of us aren’t doing a great job and the world has noticed. We’ve garnered a bad reputation. Did you know that as a dad, you have the power to build up your kids or crush them with a few words? That’s sobering! Fathers have a unique influence and sizable power to make the world a better place by investing time and energy into building stronger families. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/benjamin-higgins4/support
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FW Ep 67 Welcome to the Brotherhood of Fathers
This book is for fathers. Most of us are not doing a great job and the world has noticed. We've garnered a bad reputation. Spend ten minutes around a group of wives and you are likely to hear a handful of criticisms about some guy's fathering skills. Being a good father is not easy. It doesn't…
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FW Ep 66 The Father's Journey
We have covered some important ground in this small treatise on fatherhood. In many ways, the journey of a father is the same as that of the hero on a quest. The call to adventure. Supernatural aid. Crossing the threshold into the unknown. Temptations and challenges. Mentors. Helpers. Revelation....
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FW Ep 65 The Hundred Year Plan
I recently listened to a podcast where the hosts were debating how to save the world from man-made catastrophic climate change. They questioned whether one person could make any difference or whether the world could only be saved by global action? These apprehensive individuals believed, with...
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FW Ep 64 Dead Sea Scrolls
In times where wrong is declared right, the principles of this book will be ridiculed, if they are acknowledged at all. They may be discounted or distorted. Our culture has removed the trustworthy bedrock of truth and replaced it with shifting sand. We can expect great trouble in the future as a...
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FW Ep 63 Values Revolution
When the United States government took silver out of the coins in 1965, the dimes with silver were sifted out of circulation by citizens who recognized that not all dimes were created equal anymore. The value of the dime now depended on what it was made from, not the number stamped on its face. A...
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FW Ep 62 These Times
In normal times, this book would be necessary and important. Good fathers are always needed, whether times are good or evil. In our current time, this book is revolutionary. The forces of government, big business, mainstream culture, and popular opinion are aligned against the Biblical principles...
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FW Ep 61 Oasis
Where do our kids spend the most time during their formative years? Daycare and public school? In front of TV and video game screens? Surrounded by friends with moral standards that conflict with ours? What if we shouted, “Not to MY KIDS,” and refused to offer our kids up to the influences of the...
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FW Ep 60 The Search For Security
Safety, security, and stability are the most important life goals for many people. My wife is no exception to this rule. The good/bad circuit breaker in her head, by which my life becomes tolerable or miserable, is flipped by these three factors more than anything else. She craves normalcy and...
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FW Ep 59 Statistics
In South Africa, a group of teenage elephants was displaying extreme violence and causing a lot of trouble. They killed around fifty rhinos at Pilanesberg National Park. It turned out their immature bodies were not capable of controlling their spiking testosterone when they went into musth, a…
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FW Ep 58 What If?
As a novelist, one of my favorite things to do is ask myself “what if” questions. What if a box of tissues could wipe away your worries? What if a keyboard could transport me through time? What if drawing a thing made it happen? Almost every “what if” I imagine can be built into an interesting...
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FW Ep 57 Set Your Goals
Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. Psalm 127:1 NIV Make a list of the things you want your kids to know by the time they are 18 years old. It may feel overwhelming to implement a list like this. You...
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FW Ep 56 Initiative
If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them. James 4:17 NIV One of the greatest divides between child and adult is initiative. It is the crucial ability to evaluate and make decisions independently. For example, Kate says, “There is a sink full of dirty...
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FW Ep 55 Work Hard
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24 NIV I am the fourth child of the Higginite clan from Twain…
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Fw Ep 54 Protect and Prepare
“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Be on your guard.” Matthew 10:16-17a NIV How should we view our relationship with the world? Let’s go to the Bible to inform our expectations on this. Jesus told his disciples, as he sent…
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FW Ep 53 Listening
Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. James 1:19-20 NIV Talking has always felt very expensive to me as if I had a small budget to spend each day and each word had a high price tag. As a...
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FW Ep 52 Risk Taking
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to...
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FW Ep 51 Authorities
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will...
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FW Ep 50 Money
No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.Matthew 6:24 NIV Did you hear the one about the blind football player? It may be the setup to a great joke, but consider this...
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FW Ep 49 Optimism
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NIV My wife and I are opposites in almost every category. One that is most stark is the optimist vs. pessimist scale. When I wake up, my…
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FW Ep 48 Reject Victimhood
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 NIV When a person falls victim to a bad circumstance, injury, assault, offense, or injustice…
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FW Ep 47 Skill Set Mastery
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him… Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:17, 23 NIV The other day, I sat with my two oldest kids...
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FW Ep 46 Clear Thinking
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1:5 NIV Decision-making often feels like driving in the fog. The future is murky and indistinct. It feels risky, sometimes scary, yet time does not stand still. It...
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FW Ep 45 Internalized Value System
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6 NIV A new game began the moment my child was born. I imagined a timer floating over her head. As it ticked off the seconds and minutes I realized how limited my time was. The timer...
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FW Ep 44 Submission
Be careful to obey all these regulations I am giving you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 12:28 NIV This skill has been a difficult one for me. I bristle against…
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FW Ep 43 Know How To Learn
Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance. Proverbs 1:5 NIV Information is cheap and getting cheaper every day. I would say that the cost of education has dropped to nearly zero. That doesn’t mean people aren’t still paying for it, but it is available for...
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FW Ep 42 Self Control
Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control. Proverbs 25:28 NIV Among the pictures from my childhood, I found a photo of a little boy wearing a pair of giant headphones. The moment that I saw it, I was transported back in time to my childhood. I loved listening…
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FW Ep 41 Delay Gratification
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 NIV Pain is a strong motivator of behavior. If something hurts, we do everything we can to stop it. Too hot. Too cold. Too sharp. Too heavy. Too fast. These things present…
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FW Ep 40 Conflict Resolution
The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Proverbs 12:18 NIV Wisdom usually comes with age and experience, though that is not guaranteed. Children start with none of it. It falls to the parents to teach them how to negotiate the difficulties of...
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FW Ep 39 Communication
Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. James 3:5-6 Last night I had a nightmare. It had...
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FW Ep 38 Adaptability
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in…
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FW Ep 37 Giftings
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6 NIV When each of my kids joined the family, the nurse assessed the baby and declared, “It’s a beautiful, healthy baby girl or boy!” All the pieces were in place. Four limbs, ten...
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FW Ep 36 Biblical Fluency
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 NIV The Bible is extraordinary. I think everyone could agree with that. It has sold over 5 billion copies. It has survived through time, like no other book. Considering how and when it was written, it is a miracle...
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FW Ep 35 The Primary Objective
Life is short. Seize the day. Carpe Diem. How many times have you heard this admonition? The old can do the math. They see their days dwindling. Each day becomes more precious. When they say Carpe Diem, the old usually mean treasure every moment, enjoy every day, and don’t waste a minute. Those…
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FW Ep 34 Set the Goal Posts
It’s time to get more specific. After all, if we aim at nothing, in particular, we will hit it every time. What do we want our kids to be able to do? What skills are important? How do we want them to act? Should they go to college? What career should they choose? Who should they marry? There are…
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FW Ep 33 That's Too Simple
Having finished this chapter, you might be thinking, “That’s too simple. There must be more to it.” There may be more to it. You may discover a sixth ingredient to the Fatherhood Formula. That’s great! I encourage you to begin implementing the five steps of The Fatherhood Formula I have provided...
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FW Ep 32 Preparation
Step five in The Fatherhood Formula is: Prepare your children so they can stand strong when they are grown. My wife and I are very different when it comes to parenting. She is instinctually loving, nurturing, and comforting. She didn’t have to develop these skills, they were in her from the…
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FW Ep 31 Protection Detail
Step four in The Fatherhood Formula is: Protect your children from pernicious wolves. A father is endowed by his creator with strength and a more aggressive nature so that he can stand in the gap between his family and the wolves. In the last chapter, we described some of the influencers that…
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FW Ep 30 Lead with Love
Step three in The Fatherhood Formula: Love your children as God loves us. Polaris, usually called the North Star, always appears stationary in the northern sky. As the earth spins, the other stars appear to rotate around it. For thousands of years, the North Star has been used as a navigational...
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FW Ep 29 Treasure Hunter
Step two in The Fatherhood Formula is: Make your children your treasure. We must appeal to the treasure hunter’s heart in every man. Every father must learn the true value of family, children, and a lasting legacy. Then, he will pursue it all his life. For where your treasure is, there your heart...
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FW Ep 28 The Heart Leads
Step one in The Fatherhood Formula is: Turn your heart toward your children. For a man, there is nothing more significant he can invest his life in than his family. Nothing has more reach. Nothing has more value. I understand that many men can accomplish great and influential things in their work...
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FW Ep 27 The Fatherhood Formula
The formula of the soda I am drinking is kept in a high-security vault and only two people are allowed to know it. This is understandable since the formula is the key to a vast business empire, but it is funny. Every other brand on the planet has a cola flavor that’s close enough to pass my taste...
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FW Ep 26 Time For Action
A father would do well to guard his children against the wolves that I have discussed in this chapter, but my list is not comprehensive. Wolves, like candy, come in many varieties. I hope that you have gleaned some sense of the danger of letting the cultural influencers have free access in your...
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FW Ep 25 Internet Access
What if I told you that I’d invented an apparatus that lets you access all of human knowledge in seconds using a device that you could fit in your pocket? You would pull out your cell phone, wave it around in front of my face and say, “You’re a little late, Bub! You’ve got to do better than…
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FW Ep 24 Bigger Government
Nothing encapsulates the threat of the government wolf better than Dennis Prager’s line. “The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.” Every time our leaders create another law, program, or agency, the government tentacles grip another part of our lives. Most of those little additions…
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FW Ep 23 Intolerance
“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. John 15:18-19 NIV One of the most pernicious tools of…
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FW Ep 22 Public School
It is strange and sad to have to include the public school system in this chapter about dangerous influencers. It feels as if a school should be a haven of safety. This trust bias, on the part of parents, toward the education system has allowed the public schools to wield undue influence in our...
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Fw Ep 21 Advertisements
I hate being sold to, but I can’t seem to get away from advertisements. It wasn’t always like this. When I was young, my family didn’t have a TV. It was a geographical issue. Our house in the mountains couldn’t get the free TV signals, and we were too poor to afford cable. As a result, I got the...
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FW Ep 20 Tech Fluent vs. Tech Addict
“But, but, but!” I hear you saying, “The world is high-tech. If you don’t let your kids do any of the normal things, they will end up illiterate.” Well, it is good that you are concerned about your kids’ tech literacy, but don’t be confused. All that glitters is not gold. Most new technology is…
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FW Ep 19 The Gift of Boredom
Video games are highly addictive, a low-return way to spend the only real commodity in life. Time. You can’t regain hours once they’re spent, so a wise parent will help their kids spend their hours well. Consider the hidden cost of missed opportunities. Every hour spent on video games is not…
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FW Ep 18 Entertainment
Everything that exists was made by someone. Obvious, I know. This pen has a maker. Every book has a writer, an illustrator, and a printer. My lunch has a farmer, a rancher, a processor, and a distributor. Each person that works on my sandwich shapes it according to their desires and purposes. If…
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Father and the Wolves: A guide to elevate fatherhood, fix families, and save the world!Ep. 1: IntroductionThis book is for fathers. Most of us aren’t doing a great job and the world has noticed. We’ve garnered a bad reputation. Did you know that as a dad, you have the power to build up your kids or crush them with a few words? That’s sobering! Fathers have a unique influence and sizable power to make the world a better place by investing time and energy into building stronger families. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/benjamin-higgins4/support
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