Holy Father (Bible) and Great Father (Treaties)

1 Kings 19:1-4 [5-7] 8-15a and Galatians 3:23-29 Father is one of those… rather contentious nouns… to me. Great Father Andrew Jackson (1835) It's hard when I read scripture and Jesus refers to his Father. And we have prayers about our Holy Father. And we pray, every Sunday, Our Father. It reminds me of Mary …

Father’s Day: Analogies; Parables; and Confusion

1 Samuel 15:34-16:13  Mark 4:26-34 Remember Ruth and Naomi? Ruth's grandson is Jesse. In Bethlehem Jesse lives with his many, many sons. One day the prophet Samuel - who has spoken gloom and doom to Israel, and Israel has had a LOT of gloom and doom under Saul - comes to town. The people are …