Everyone is trying to make sense of all the violence across the country. These things are not new, but they seem to be getting worse. For example in a Christmas Eve Jot article in 2008, I recounted the headlines of how a newlywed husband, eager to see what his wife had gotten him for Christmas, […]

The one term that’s used overwhelmingly in scripture to describe Almighty God’s relationship with us is “Father.” He most certainly IS our Father in heaven. He created us and knit every human being together in their mother’s womb. He loves us with the fierce protectiveness of a father and the tender compassion of a mother. […]