-
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: THE SACRIFICE
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. ” ~ John 3:16 “Oh Pa…What’ll I do now?” In one of my favorite episodes of The Rifleman (“The Schoolmaster”, Season 3, Episode 10), young Mark McCain has had about all he can take of a difficult (and, yes, unfair) teacher. He threatens to quit school but his wise father, Lucas, tells him he can’t run from his problems and that they will figure it out together. So what does Mark do? Skip school with his best friend, of course. In their thrill of freedom,…
-
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: IN HIS IMAGE
“Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image…’ ” ~ Genesis 1:26 Have you ever wondered what it means to be somebody’s “spitting image”? I still have no idea where the “spitting” part comes from (and don’t really want to know 😊), but I’m pretty familiar with the whole “image” thing. It never fails. Wherever I go, if my family has gone before me, someone’s going to notice and feel the need to say it: “You look just like your Dad!” Those words are a bit strange to hear when you’re a girl, yet I always smile and say “thank you” because I know it’s true. I do…