A FAR MORE PRESSING ISSUE
"Clearly, the idea of a man taking responsibility for his family's physical needs is biblical, honorable, and loving. But I am convinced that it is also over-glorified by the church today. The far more pressing issue is the tendency of fathers to pay so much attention to material needs that they overlook a family's spiritual needs. Most Christian men are far more concerned about saving up to send their children to college than discipling them when they are living under the same roof. Jesus tells us in Mark 8:36, 'What good is it for you to gain the whole world, yet forfeit your soul?' Perhaps we should come up with a New Father's Translation of the Bible that paraphrases that verse something like this: 'What does it profit a man if he can afford a big house and an Ivy League education for his kids, only to have them fall away from their faith when they get to Harvard?'"
- Rich Wagner, The Expeditionary Man: The Adventure a Man Wants, the Leader His Family Needs
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