Being a daddy has given me new insights into "the Father-heart of God" - the love of God as Father to us, His children. When Jesus introduced God as our Father, the religious leaders found it scandalous. Unfortunately, these days, many of us have lost the wonder of such an intimate appellation. This was certainly true for me, until my son Ben was born. Benjamin is God's gift to my wife and me. He is a real delight, and he often teaches me about God. When he was three years ol

When my son was about five, he wanted a particular science toy. I agreed to buy him one, so we set off to Toys R Us. When we entered the store, we were greeted by a maze-like structure of shelves, all full of toys. My son hesitated at first, but quickly darted to the right to search for his toy. Luckily, I could see over the immediate shelves and spotted on the far left a shelf tagged "Learning Toys - Science". I called out to my son, "No, it's this way", pointing left. So he