Top Dads

My Top 10 TV Dads

As I shared in yesterday's sermon, my top dads are based on ones who were their for their children and who attempted to teach them life lessons: 

  1.    Fred McMurray         Steve Douglas             My Three Sons
  2.    Michael Landon        Charles Ingalls             Little House On The Prairie
  3.    Andy Griffith              Andy Taylor                 The Andy Griffith Show
  4.    Chuck Connors         Lucas McCain             The Rifleman
  5.    Bill Cosby                  Cliff Huxtable               The Cosbys
  6.    Hugh Beaumont        Ward Cleaver               Leave It To Beaver
  7.    Tom Bosley               Howard Cunningham    Happy Days
  8.    Ralph Waite              John Walton                 The Waltons
  9.    Lorne Greene           Ben Cartwright             Bonanza
10.    Dick Van Patton        Tom Bradford                Eight Is Enough


My Top 5 Biblical Dads

Not a lot of choices here since the Bible doesn't focus much on family dynamics.  Obviously God, the Father, is the #1 Dad in the Bible.  The dads I chose are human ones who reflected God's character as Father.

1.    God, Our Heavenly Father    every good quality
2.    Abraham                               good priorities
3.    Father of the Prodigal Son    loving
4.    Joseph (father of Jesus)        protective
5.    Jairus                                     unselfish