Thin Red Line

Our home church, Flatirons Community Church, has a real passion for men and their role within the family structure.  They have put together a series or program that specifically calls on men to step up and own up to what is expected of them.  Much in the same way that baptism is a public proclamation of our faith and commitment to Jesus, they have created this Thin Red Line as a public proclamation of taking responsibility for our families as designed by God.  This includes: I will fix my eyes upon Jesus, I will love and honor and be faithful to my wife, I will lead out the training and instruction in my children, I will teach my daughter, I will teach my son, I will forgive myself and others for the past, and I will never give up or surrender my God-given call to take responsibility for those in my life.  When ready, you get to sign this book as your commitment, and you get a Thin Red Line bracelet you can wear around.  This was really awesome to see our guys make this pledge, though they will probably still spend years experiencing, learning, and being challenged on what this pledge truly means as they mature into young men and eventually Fathers someday.