The Calling of Fatherhood

RaShan A. Frost: I have learned that as my sons become older, reflected in our conversations that demonstrate mutual growth and maturity, my duty to shape their hearts towards the Lord becomes even more important as they enter into manhood. The world tries to catechize them with their definition of what the good life is and what it means to live according to “their truth,” but in reality, the world is working to take their affections away from the Lord.

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What a wonderful message, not only for Father’s Day, but all days. Thank you Baptist Press and RaShan A. Frost! Glory!

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By RaShan A. Frost, posted June 14, 2024 in Family

My adult life has been committed to teaching and cultivating the lives of people, formerly as a college football coach and collegiate sports chaplain to now as a pastor and college professor. I have joyfully dedicated my life to investing in others, especially in the discipleship of their faith in Christ.

While teaching is my life’s passion and calling, one of my greatest joys in my life besides being a husband is being the father of two sons. As a father, I am in a transition season with one son in college and the other approaching his senior year in high school. As I reflect on my years as a father, I find myself pondering how my role has changed yet remaining the same through their and my ever-changing seasons of life. Through it all, I see fatherhood as a vocation and a lifelong calling and gift that God gives to and for our children. While the seasons of life and the manner in which we parent change, the vocation of fatherhood does not. More Here

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