The more I learn about contemporary fatherlessness in modern societies, the more I am persuaded that these are not only the hardest questions, they may also be the most important. In this book, several authors approach this subject. Glenn Stanton and David Gutmann, from quite different but fascinatingly congruent perspectives, confront the issue directly. This is more, I would suggest, than a coincidence. Read Gutmann and Stanton for the good stuff, but here is a starting point.
Fatherhood calls men to purposes larger than themselves.
In this sense, the essence of fatherhood is the giving of oneself, connecting to others, and recognizing truths that are bigger than any one man. For being a good father is as close as men can come to participating with God in creation. Washington, D.C. June 4, 1965.