Wisdom Chaser: Finding My Father at 14,000 Feet
Posted by tom | May 2, 2010
"As the years went by, it seemed I [Nathan Foster] saw less and less of my father [Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline] and cared less and less about his absence. At some point I shifted from wanting him to be home, counting down the days to when he would return, and eagerly greeting him at the airport, to not knowing when he was gone or home and caring even less.
As a child, I was proud of my dad. Hearing him speak to crowds filled me with excitement; perhaps he would mention my name, or tell a story about me, or in some way acknowledge his home life. At first I think I accepted that God was using my dad to help people. Later I felt mildly ambivalent about the fact that God seemed to need my dad. Somewhere along the way, my feelings shifted to embarrassment and anger that Dad had "holier work" to do. By thirteen I was filled with rage, and I shut down." -- Wisdom Chaser: Finding My Father at 14,000 Feet (Nathan Foster. InterVarsity Press. 2010, p.29).
Reconciliation/healing occurs through father-son (twenty-something) mountain climbing ... still reading. Excellent book. Personal reflections/applications related to family coming ...
