Father's House Blog
Welcome to Mark Stibbe's blog page. A blog is "a frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts". On this page Mark will provide a personal journal on issues relating to the core message of the Father's House, which is to bring the Father's love to the fatherless.
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| March 12th | When a mother’s love is missing  As mothering Sunday approaches, my mind often turns to motherhood, and especially the two mothers I’ve had in my life.
The person I call ‘mum’ is not in fact my biological... Read on... |
Last comment by: Geraldine Carter |
| January 31st | If I was given £5 for every time I’ve heard someone quoting Zephaniah 3.17, I reckon I’d be a rich man by now.
Time and again I’ve heard people recite these memorable words from... Read on... |
Last comment by: Dominic Barton |
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| December 5th | This year, we are doing something slightly different for our Christmas blog. We have felt a sharp and heartfelt compassion for those children who this Christmas are going to have... Read on... |
Last comment by: Claire Stibbe Worsham |
| November 21st | I’ve been thinking a lot about Steve Jobs.
It’s been hard not to after his death on October 5th.
I can’t really think of any inventor who has been more successful and... Read on... |
Last comment by: Mark Purves |
| October 13th | Why fathers matter: The H.I.D. factor Not long ago I was speaking on the subject of fatherlessness at a conference in the UK. Two women came up to me after my final session. The first was in tears. She held out what... Read on... |
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| September 13th | Are rioting and fatherlessness linked?
I’ve been thinking for a while about the riots that flared up this August. Many Christians have offered their insights about why this happened. Most talk about the basic... Read on... |
Last comment by: W R Joel Scott |
| July 20th | Sir Elton John, Eddie Izzard and the Driven Life
Not long ago I was watching a programme on television in which Piers Morgan interviewed Sir Elton John. I have always loved Elton John’s music. I grew up in the 70s with the... Read on... |
Last comment by: Roy Godwin |
| June 24th | Runaway Dads and the rhetoric of shame Last Sunday morning I was on my way to a church in Westminster to speak about ‘why fathers matter’. I stopped to buy some Sunday newspapers, including the Sunday Telegraph. The... Read on... |
Last comment by: Jem Sheen |
| May 20th |
One of the books that made a massive impact on me when I was a new Christian back in the late 1970s was David Wilkerson’s autobiography, The Cross and the Switchblade. First... Read on... |
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| April 15th |
There’s a new book by Rob Bell out and it’s called Love Wins.
In the opening pages, Rob tells us that the main reason for writing his book is because he now no longer believes... Read on... |
Last comment by: Chris Pointer |
| March 15th |
One of our main messages at the Father’s House is entitled ‘the Robe and the Ring’. The inspiration for this is the parable of the extravagantly loving father in Luke 15.11-32.... Read on... |
Last comment by: Edvard Bø |
| January 21st | THE TRUTH WILL OUT! A Prophetic Word for 2011
One year ago many people in the UK were watching the reality TV show, Celebrity Big Brother. This isn’t a programme I particularly like nor is it one that I ever recommend but... Read on... |
Last comment by: Kris Vallotton |
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| December 8th | Joseph: The Unsung Hero of the Christmas Story One of my favourite Christmas stories is about the infant school nativity play where a little boy was desperate to play the part of Joseph. The day came when the teacher announced... Read on... |
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| November 3rd | Climbing out of the box of shame It was half term holidays last week so – as a treat – I took my Father’s House team off to see Universal’s new CGI 3D picture Despicable Me.
For those who haven’t been able to... Read on... |
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| October 8th | Angelina Jolie and the Mother Wound
Many of you will know that a great
deal of our work at Father’s House has to do with fatherlessness and
the ways in which dads can wound us. This is very much the emphasis... Read on... |
Last comment by: Elisabeth Joy Burrell |
| September 14th |
Yesterday I was in London being interviewed by Premier Radio about my new book, I Am Your Father. During a wide ranging discussion I was asked, ‘what’s been your favourite... Read on... |
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| August 18th | Summer Blog: Working from rest I wonder if you’ve ever noticed the significance of the 7th day of creation before. I only saw it recently. Let me just remind you of the order of events in Genesis chapter 1.
On... Read on... |
Last comment by: Chris Pointer |
| July 23rd | Raoul Moat - A Sign of the Times On July 11th of this year, the Sunday Times ran a headline. It read, ‘I have no dad and nobody cares about me’ – Moat’s final lament.
The Moat referred to was fugitive Raoul... Read on... |
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| June 15th | Exactly one hundred years ago the first ever Father’s Day was celebrated. The story of the first Father’s Day is well known. A woman in Washington called Sonora Smart Dodd had the... Read on... |
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| May 27th | A few Christmases ago, one of my close friends overheard that my favourite Disney animated film is The Lion King. Ever since I took my children to see it when it first came out in... Read on... |
Last comment by: Paul Maddren |
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