Behold Our Caring Father
November 7, 2026Recently, I was asked to speak about our caring Father at local ladies fellowship. I agreed, thinking, “easy peasy.” As it turns out that’s kind of true. There’s plenty to say, but there’s also plenty to say. If you look up “father” in a concordance, you’ll find it 1,200-1,300ish times in the Old Testament. It only occurs in the New Testament a measly 412-418 times… Where to begin? For me, it was all about the question, “How are earthly fathers different from our Heavenly Father?” Earthly Fathers In order to make sure we’re on the same page, I did a…
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