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I am not a Good Parent

There is so much written out there about how to be a good parent. This assumes that we all need to be better parents or that we aren’t good enough. In the Bible I find the words of Jesus fascinating: “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how […]

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The Fatherhood of God

Lord, art thou in the room?Come near my bed; oh, draw aside the curtain!A child’s heart would say Father, were it certainThat it would not presume. I was reading a poem from George MacDonald about God’s Fatherhood (quote above). It’s a very sweet poem that expresses the longing of a child to his Father. It made […]

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