A video of a dad comforting his two-month-old son while the baby received his routine vaccinations garnered international attention for the way it captured a dad rsquo s love for his child After the nurse finished administering the vaccinations the dad tenderly held his son close to his cheek and the boy stopped sobbing within seconds There is almost nothing more reassuring than the tender care of a loving parent In Scripture there are many beautiful descriptions of God as a loving parent images that invoke God rsquo s deep love for His children Old Testament prophet Hosea was given [... more]

I frowned at my cellphone and sighed Worry wrinkled my brow A friend and I had had a serious disagreement over an issue with our children and I knew I needed to call her and apologize I didn rsquo t want to do it because our viewpoints were still in conflict yet I knew I hadn rsquo t been kind or humble the last time we discussed the matter Anticipating the phone call I wondered What if she doesn rsquo t forgive me What if she doesn rsquo t want to continue our friendship Just then lyrics to a song [... more]

Mack having struggled with drug abuse and sexual sin was desperate Relationships that he valued were in disarray and his conscience was beating him up In his misery he found himself unannounced at a church asking to speak with a pastor There he found relief in sharing his complicated story and in hearing about God rsquo s mercy and forgiveness Psalm is believed to have been composed by David after his sexual sin He compounded his wrongdoing by devising a sinister strategy that resulted in the death of the woman rsquo s husband see Samuel ndash While these ugly incidents [... more]