Today, We Need Father’s Day More Than Ever
Each third Sunday in the June of every year, Americans pause to recognize the men who help shape our lives: our fathers.
We hand out gifts and cards. We fire up the grill. We say thank you.
But Father’s Day didn’t start as a marketing ploy to get people to buy grills, tools, and other gifts, or greeting cards.
The observance was born out of reverence.
In 1910, a young woman named Sonora Smart Dodd, moved by the quiet strength and sacrifice of her widowed father, proposed a day to honor men like him.
Sonora’s vision caught on!
By 1972, Father’s Day was officially recognized as a national holiday, a reminder that fatherhood isn’t just a private blessing. It’s a public good.
That’s a truth America’s Founders understood well.
Men like George Washington, John Adams, and James Madison were more than architects of democracy, they were spiritual and moral leaders, deeply committed to the responsibilities of family, faith, and civic duty.
Washington himself, who had no biological children, helped raise the children of his wife Martha. The “Father of Our Country” is regarded as such, not just for what he built, but for how he led: with restraint, courage, and conviction.
We need that sort of fatherhood now more than ever.
We live in a time when many cultural voices seek to redefine manhood or dismiss the role of fathers completely. Masculinity is often mocked (the “toxic male”), strength is misunderstood, and responsibility shrugged off.
But the truth remains unchanged: when fathers are present and faithful, families flourish.
When families flourish, so does this nation.
Fathers don’t just instruct, they anchor. They don’t just provide, they protect. They don’t just guide, they ground their children in values that last.
This writer has witnessed this firsthand in those fathers who don’t ask for applause and don’t need attention.
- They simply show up. Day after day.
- They wake up early.
- They work hard.
They lead with love, discipline with patience, and hold the line when the world pushes against it.
They are the steady hands and courageous hearts that keep the home from falling apart.
Our culture may reward charisma, but character is what children remember.
Real masculinity isn’t measured in bravado or volume.
It’s measured in service, sacrifice, and presence.
Turning to Scripture, it says plainly, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6).
Fathers who take that charge seriously aren’t just raising good kids, they’re shaping souls. They’re building character, courage, and conviction that will carry into the next generation.
And that’s not just good parenting.
That’s nation-building.
- When fathers model integrity, they create homes where truth matters.
- When they show compassion, they raise children who care deeply.
- When they stand firm in their faith, they give the next generation something unshakable to stand on.
By leading their families like this, the faithful fathers of America carry on the legacy of service that our Founders exemplified.
So, this Father’s Day, I want to say thank you.
- Thank you for staying when it would be easier to walk away.
- Thank you for leading when the culture calls you outdated.
- Thank you for being strong, not for your own sake, but for the sake of those who look to you for guidance.
Your presence matters. Your leadership matters. And our nation is stronger because of it.
Keep going. America needs fathers like you.
As we honor Father’s Day, let’s remember the quiet strength of fathers throughout history and why their leadership still matters today!
Dr. Kent Ingle serves as the president of Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida, one of the fastest growing private universities in America. A champion of innovative educational design, Ingle is the author of “Framework Leadership.” Read Dr. Kent Ingle’s Reports — More Here.
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