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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,…
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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: THE FATHER’S BUSINESS
“Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” ~ Jesus Christ (Luke 2:49) If someone were to ask you why Jesus came to this planet, what would you say? That He came to save sinners? Do good things? Teach people about Heaven? Or maybe you’d be like, “Wait: who’s Jesus?” If the answer is the latter, check out “The Hidden Meaning” on this blog before going any further. If not, let us proceed… 🙂 Why did Jesus come to this planet? If the question “Why does it matter?” comes to your mind, well, I’m glad you asked it because the answer to that question is the…
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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: HEART OF THE SON
“I have come in My Father’s name…” ~ Jesus Christ (John 5:43) “Jesus, what would You like for me to say in this blog post?” It’s taken over a month for me to be able to return to this series (“Like Father, Like Son”). The reasons for the delay have varied yet the desire to understand more clearly the heart of the son has remained ever constant. As I mentioned in my first post, the classic t.v. show The Rifleman has been a key element in this journey, showing so clearly the love of a father for his son and a son for his father: watch the show for about…
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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: HEART OF THE FATHER
“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!” ~ 1 John 3:1 (The Bible) What comes to your mind when you hear the word “father”? Is it good? Is it bad? A source of inspiration—or disappointment? Do you cringe from unwanted memories or do happy tears fill your eyes? Perhaps nothing comes to mind because you never really had one, or perhaps you are one and you’re still trying to figure out exactly what that means? This past Sunday was designated and duly celebrated as “Father’s Day”, yet I wonder how many of us actually had something to celebrate?…