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God the Father

"Jesus said to him...'He who has seen Me has seen the Father'" (John 14:9).

The Head of the God family, God the Father has existed alongside the One who would become Jesus Christ since before time began. Here you'll learn more about who He is and why you matter to Him.

  • by Larry Greider
You can have a friendship with the God of the universe. He will teach, guide and protect you, if you stay close to Him.
  • by Jerry Webb
A father-and-son winter camping trip in the mountains becomes more than a battle with the elements as God's creation presents a breathtaking show of color and light.
  • by Steve Howell
Do we often overreact to situations without looking within? How can we better cope with offenses in life? Watching our newborn gave us food for thought about how adults react, and how we can better handle hurts and offense ourselves.
  • by Robert H Berendt
When we get the wonderful gifts for which we pray, do we really appreciate them... or abuse them?
  • by Robert H Berendt
I was touched and inspired watching a father and his young daughter face a challenging quest together.
  • by Larry Walker
The traditional concept of God is rooted in Greek philosophy and conflicts with the Bible. We can relate to God in human terms because that's how He describes Himself to us in the Bible.
  • by Janet Treadway
I knew God was concerned about the critically important things in my life. But why would He care about the little things?
  • by Larry Greider
"For he who comes to God must believe that He is..." (Hebrews 11:6)
  • by David Treybig
Would you like a type of spirituality that looks good, sounds good and maybe even feels good—but one that is hypocritical and repugnant to God? Or do you want a genuine relationship with Him based on His terms?
  • by Don Hooser
The Bible reveals and discusses several tools we can use to grow spiritually and build our relationship with our Creator. In this first article in a series on these tools for spiritual growth, we examine the foundational tool of prayer—a key to communication with God.
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  • by Tom M Damour
Moses was called out of Egypt both physically and spiritually. His experience, though unique in many ways, is not altogether different from ours. Just as he learned to trust God during his lifetime, so should we. Moses is more like us than many think.
  • by Gerhard Marx
In an age of ever-increasing violence and horrifying acts of terrorism, bewildered people ask: Where is God? Why did the Almighty not intervene and prevent the outrages of Sept. 11?
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  • by Good News
Many leaders are imploring us to pray for God's help. Indeed we should. But let's be realistic enough to realize that God will hear us only if we are willing to hear Him.
  • by Good News
When an accidental death occurs or a weather disaster or earthquake demolishes buildings and injures or kills people, is it fair to classify such troubling events as deliberate acts of God?
  • by Bruce Gore
If God is all powerful and all knowing, the source of all that is good and kind and right, how could He allow evil human beings to snuff out the lives of people who have done them no harm? Why would He allow such things?
  • by Robert H Berendt
Wonderful memories. Painful memories. Why did God give us the capacity for memories? Will we ever truly be able to wipe away the evil and remember only the good?
  • by Victor Kubik
Being a pastor in Terre Haute during the media circus of the McVeigh execution forced me once again to examine the meaning of life.