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Hope and hilarity By Chuck Terrill Last Updated: June 18, 2015 Dad is an important part of the family Palindrome. Isn't that the word you think of when you think of dear old Dad? I think of palindrome. A palindrome is a word that is the same whether you spell it forward or backward. Dad is dad, any way you look at it. Stack the letters on top of each other and read it top to bottom or bottom to top. Lay it out on its side and read it from either direction. Dad is dad. And so is Mom. I think that is exactly the way God designed Moms and Dads to be. Any way you want to look at it, every family ought to have a Dad and a Mom. The original family unit was designed by the great creator of all things. Unfortunately, sin has wrecked the system. There are multitudes of families, inside and outside the church, where there is no father present. Other families consist of a father training children without the presence of a wife. In many homes, the grandparents are doing their best to raise their children's children. In some cases, two women are tending children, and one woman plays the masculine role of father. In other situations, two men are caring for children, and one of the men assumes a feminine role. The Bible is not out of date. It is always current to the times and relevant in every situation. The mathematical equation the Bible promotes is one man, plus one woman, for life. That is God's very best design. One man marries one woman, for a lifetime, for the procreation of human life. The psalmist wrote, "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." (Psalms 119:105) The winds of popular opinion are blowing pretty hard against the concept of traditional marriage and family. The storms seem to threaten the glow. But the bright light of the Bible will see us through more difficult days than these. Another palindrome is Abba. Jesus often called his Father "Abba." The word "Abba" simply means Dad. Front or back, left to right, right to left, up or down, it means Daddy. Jesus knew that, so he very simply prayed, "Abba, not my will, but thy will be done." (Mark 14.6) This Father's Day we might pray for the same thing. Chuck Terrill is pastor of Valley Center Christian Church. He can be reached at chuck@valleycenterchristianchurch.org or 755-1233. |
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