The Gospel Coalition posted another interesting article after their Mother's Day one, this time on nine things you should know about fathers and Father's Day.
"This Sunday is the day Americans [and Canadians] set aside to honor their fathers. Here are 9 things you should know about dads and Father's Day.
1. After listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909, Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash. wanted a special day to honer her father, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise his six children on a farm. The first Father's Day celebration, June 17, 1910, was proclaimed by Spokane's mayor because it was the month of Smart's birth.
2. The first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Father's Day has been celebrated annually since 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made it permanent."Read the rest here ...