With Father’s Day coming up, I’ve been thinking about what we men inherit from our fathers.

During my growing up years my father was simultaneously the pastor of a large church congregation, the founder of a Bible College plus worked full time as a civil engineer. Most weekday nights found him in outlying towns leading bible studies or at city council meetings.

With daylight hours filled to overflowing, it was no wonder that he started the famous “Kirkpatrick 9:00 Project” hour that’s that moment when no matter how tired you are, there’s one project, repair or urgent matter you must solve before you can go to bed.

This is a family tradition I continued when I started my own family. This is how it works.