I’m reading a book called “To Own a Dragon: Reflections on Growing up Without a Father” by Donald Miller and John MacMurray. The book is actually written for men so Donald gives a disclaimer at the beginning for any women who would read it! A friend of mine loved the book so much she asked me to read it.  I want to share a couple of excerpts from chapter five where Donald addresses the idea of God fathering us.

“What I am getting at is the concept of a father may have been soiled for you and me, but it was important for me to realize who did the soiling.  To be fair, it wasn’t God…”

 "I knew guys who were truly fathered had certain advantages in life.  They were good at sports, for example, and good with girls. They knew how to manage money better, and got their college paid for.  At least some of them. So I wanted this, and even though God lived in a bubble, I wanted Him to step out of heaven and show me how to work a power saw.”

 And then he talks about how he saw John MacMurray interact with his children and relates how the children reacted after being disciplined… 

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