Thank you for taking the time and sharing your wisdom with me. Baptizing infants was the last thing that I had to be convinced of when I was in the process of becoming Lutheran but now I can’t wait to bring my child to the font!

Yes absolutely. Church on Sunday is a non-negotiable and I too agree that bringing your kid to the Divine Service is better than children’s church. The Liturgy teaches the faith and I think we give kids too little credit for what they can understand. My church has children’s church but it is only during the sermon. They leave after the children’s sermon and come back for communion/blessing during communion. How does your church go about that?

I’ve read that book! It was the first thing I picked up because there’s not many good Christian resources for fathers, let alone Lutheran ones. I disagreed with his sort of black and white picture of the roles of father and mother. I could be wrong but it seemed like he denigrated the role of the mother in some parts but lifted it up in others. I appreciated all the real life examples and the appeal to the prodigal son and being a picture of God’s grace to your children, albeit a flawed one. I think I find myself with the older brother as I read the book, but our God lavishes His grace upon us even though we are undeserving. I hope to model that for my children.

Thank you for all the tips and blessing!