day no. 15,959: without a father, there is no family

"With Abraham the revelation of the ultimate importance of fatherhood began, and at last Paul proclaimed, 'the Father, from whom every family (patria) in heaven and earth is named.'  (Ephesians 3:14-15). Without a father, there is no family." -- Leon J. Podles, foreword to C.R. Wiley's Man of the House

All families receive their identities from their dads going all the way back to the beginning with God, the Father Almighty. Without the Father there would no other fathers. He has bestowed on dads the dangerous and delightful duty of being the respective heads of households just as He is the Head of all households.

"A kingdom is a household of houses." - C.R. Wiley, Man of the House