Chuck Norris: A position more powerful than the presidency

Chuck Norris has become somewhat of a cult figure in the last few years. His name pops up in late night comedy shows and someone like Conan O'Brien will fixate on some out of context, whacked out line from one of the Walker, Texas Ranger scripts and audiences reel with laughter.

Norris takes it stride and with good humor. He's not too conceited to laugh at the foibles of one of his characters. A lessor man would go ballistic at the jibes.

Norris has taken to writing a weekly column for WorldNetDaily and he's written an excellent post Father's Day piece titled, A position more powerful than the presidency which emphasizes the important role a father has in this world. Here are a few paragraphs:

We equate power with dominance, rule and self-glorification – that is unfortunate. I believe when God created us in his image, he gave us the authority and autonomy to rule the earth, not one another. Power was given to serve, not enslave. As I've taught a myriad of martial arts students, the greatest form of power is still restraint and harnessing that potential to help others.

Great leaders have always understood this power principle, including Jesus, who demonstrated the original intent for our autonomy. He said, "Whoever wants to be first must be your servant – just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." And so should we do the same.

How true! He goes on to say:

With this honorable type of power in our original design, it is no wonder that there is today a war on fatherhood and masculinity. A year ago in the Whistleblower, WND's Managing Editor David Kupelian wrote a great article about this cultural assault and has since been featured on a national radio broadcast of the American Family Association, in which he also explains why

Television today portrays husbands as bumbling losers or contemptible, self-absorbed egomaniacs.
America's judicial system is wildly biased in favor of the mother in child custody disputes.
In public school classrooms nationwide, in every category and every demographic group, boys are falling behind.
Between six and nine million American children, mostly males, are taking Ritalin, the most popular treatment for "attention-deficit" and "overactivity" problems at school.
With masculinity on the cultural butchering block, it is high time that men arise to not only protect our national borders but the boundaries of godly fatherhood!

The true measure of a father is what happens after Father's Day – after he has been honored by his children or whether or not he has at all. For it is the duty and honor of a father to value his children even more than he expects to be valued by them.

It's a good Father's Day piece...even if you're not a dad. Please read his entire column at the above link.