More than 450 fathers and sons gathered in the main hall of the Crooked Creek Ranch for singing, teaching, testimonies, and blessed fellowship.

Thanks to the visionary leadership of the board of the Christian Home Educators of Colorado (CHEC), Vision Forum has had the privilege for some years now of co-laboring in the blessed work of encouragement to Christian families. This year, we gathered at the stunningly beautiful Crooked Creek Ranch to fellowship and grow as fathers and sons. Though the price for using the Ranch was certainly more than reasonable, the facilities are simply world-class.

My son Joshua joined me for the first time as a “preacher’s assistant” in reading the precious Word of God to the men.

It was my pleasure to preach on the biblical doctrine of honor at work, at church, at home, and in the key jurisdictions of our lives. I also preached on the story of “David and Bathsheba,” “The League of Grateful Sons,” and practical tools for “Building Multi-Generational Legacies.” One of the highlights of the weekend was listening to 450 men sing the great hymns and psalms of the faith with all of their might and from the depths of their souls. Tremendous! Before the weekend was over, everyone had learned “the old 100th” — Pilgrim-style.

Arnold Pent, who authored Ten P’s in a Pod more than forty years ago, presented perhaps the most compelling message on the importance of Scripture reading to family life that the men had ever heard, as he shared his talk entitled “Seven Things My Father Taught Me.” Many participants expressed that the story of faithfulness and honor communicated by Arnold Pent about his father was the most encouraging and instructive time of the weekend. Arnold Pent (far right in black shirt) is pictured above with his brother (on guitar), grandsons, and two of his sons.