Heavenly Father – Household Words:

You Can Trust Your Heavenly Father. Psalm 123:2.

While Susan was swinging on her swing, I picked up a wad of cut grass. “Don’t do anything, Steven,” she warned me. “My dad is in there watching you.” I glanced at the dark window across the yard. How did she know he was watching? I couldn’t see anything. But she said it all theContinue reading “You Can Trust Your Heavenly Father. Psalm 123:2.”

Old Testament Mercy. 2 Chronicles 33:12-13.

When I was a little boy, a girl down the street told me that God the Father was mean and angry, and that only Jesus the Son was merciful.[1] Have you heard this idea? It goes hand-in-hand with the oft-repeated trope that the Old Testament tells the story of a God of vengeance, and theContinue reading “Old Testament Mercy. 2 Chronicles 33:12-13.”

YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN. Matthew 5-7.

Official portrait of King Charles by Jonathan Yeo, revealed March 13, 2024. Royals have many titles. Before he was crowned King, England’s Prince Charles bore many titles: “The Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Lord of the Isles, Baron of Renfrew, and the Prince and GreatContinue reading “YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN. Matthew 5-7.”

CAN A FATHER BE BOTH TENDER AND TERRIFYING? Hosea 11:8-9.

God is both. The movie that best captures my view of my father is Mel Gibson’s THE PATRIOT. The dad is wise and thoughtful, avoiding war, but when war comes for his sons, he takes action in a manner that is fierce to say the least. God hates sin and will destroy those who wouldContinue reading “CAN A FATHER BE BOTH TENDER AND TERRIFYING? Hosea 11:8-9.”