Father

The first Jewish rabbi to call God “Father” directly was Jesus of Nazareth. It was a radical departure from tradition, and in fact, in every recorded prayer we have from the lips of Jesus save one, He calls God “Father.”

Though he could at times be good-natured and funny, my dad's default mood seemed to be disapproval of us. Dads, be willing to apologize to your kids.

Another significant detail about Jacob’s childhood is that his father named him “Jacob,” a name that in Hebrew means Liar. Can you imagine growing up with a name like this?

On the other hand, I’ve considered these things for years, especially on this day that honors fathers. If I were a dad, here are 22 things I would want. Fathers, you are blessed and privileged. Live up to your calling today.

I’m the proud father of 3 boys, ages 9, 11, & 17. And every day it’s increasingly clear in many ways that they are boys becoming men. I've learned some things about manly things every dad should teach his son from parenting my boys.

"Let’s be imitators of our King."

These six types of dads present at your church need some extra help in the parenting department. But who knows, God could end up using them to build your church.

If we are “no longer” God’s slaves or servants, why does the Bible continue to refer to us as those in other places?