The Good Of The Father (Salvation For All) # 2026

 

For this is ideal and welcome in the sight of our Savior, God, Who wills that all mankind be saved and come into the realization of the truth 

Paul to Timothy (1) 1:3-4, Concordant New Testament 

Some of the fiercest resistance that I have received from so called believers in my conversations with them revolves around the idea of universal salvation.  The idea that it is Gods desire and ultimate will that all of His children come to know Him.  The apostle Paul spoke this truth to young Timothy {Paul to Timothy (1) 1:3-4}.  Why is it that Christians have such a difficult time in believing that God would desire all of His children to be saved?  Well, I believe that many of these believers, as I once was, have been instilled with the teachings of the mainstream church.  While good in some ways, there are plenty of these teachings which I believe go against the true will of the Lord.  For instance, I was always taught that those who believe in the Lord would be rewarded with an eternity in heaven while the wicked and unbelieving would be punished with their eternity in hell.  This is part of the theology spoken by the church.  But what if they got it all wrong?  What if the desire of God is that all of His creation will be saved?  I can imagine the outcry coming from the mainstream church were this to be proclaimed.  What about the evil people?  Will sin no longer be punished?  In reality, it has never been our duty to decide who is or is not rewarded with an eternity to heaven or punished with eternity in hell.  Yet we have done just that over the years.  Countless pastors have stood at the pulpit and proclaimed the rewards and punishments of those that they deemed deserving of such.  I have experienced this first hand in my time in the church.  Is there any doubt as to why the majority of the world sees us as being judgmental?  I get it.  In fact, I totally understand why it is that people I talk with have such a difficult time accepting the truth of universal salvation.  They have been taught to believe the black and white criteria spoken by the church that goodness will be rewarded and evil punished.  It's not as if there is no scriptures which speak to the Fathers desire that all be saved.  A simple Google search led me to a page full of verses speaking to this truth.  Yet those in the church have continued to cherry pick scripture to fit their false narrative.  

For even as, in Adam, all are dying, thus also, in Christ, shall all be vivified

Paul to the Corinthians (1) 15: 22, Concordant New Testament  

In the film Come Sunday, the reverend Carlton Pearson is removed from his leadership position within his church for speaking the apparent blasphemy of universal salvation.  That idea that God will provide salvation for all of His children.  Pearson is awakened to this idea when he questions whether those who have never heard of Christ Jesus would indeed be sent to hell for their unbelief.  For this he was removed from his position of prominence within the church.  Is it, then, any wonder why we do not hear the truth of universal salvation spoken from the pulpits of the mainstream church?  Who would dare speak to such obvious blasphemy?  Well, Jesus for one.  For it is Jesus who has spoken to the truth of why He has been dispatched by the Father, not to judge, but that all the world may be saved through Him {Johns Account 3:16-17}.  Too many people proclaim the scripture we find in John 3:16 with joy, that God loved the world enough to dispatch His one and only Son.  Yet they seemingly disregard the accompanying passage, which proclaims that Jesus has not been sent to judge the world, but that ALL the world might be saved through Him.  Does this sound like blasphemy to you?  Well, to many in the church it does indeed.  The narrative spoken by the church remains, the good must be rewarded and the wicked punished.  As if we have propped up ourselves as the final judge of who it is that will be rewarded and/or punished.  One of my favorite quotes from the film Come Sunday comes when Carlton Pearson asks the church leaders who are questioning his beliefs, "If you could save your own father from hell, wouldn't you?"  I would ask that very same question to anyone who desires to place themselves above God and proclaim who is to be rewarded and who is to be punished.  

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (Worth Dying For?) # 2025

 

That everyone believing on Him should not be perishing, but may be having life eonian 

Johns Account 3: 15, Concordant New Testament 

I have a question.  What is Jesus worth to you?  The other day I unpacked a statement made by a good friend which simply asked, "Are you perishing?"  Well, John 3: 15 goes on to proclaim that everyone who believes on Christ Jesus "Shall not be perishing" {Johns Account 3:15}.  The apostle uses this phrase in the following passage as well, That "Everyone who is believing in Him should not be perishing, but may be having life eonian" {Johns Account 3:16}.  So, obviously, believing on the Lord Jesus will guarantee us everlasting life?  That seems to be the message spoken by John in these two passages.  So, is that eonian life worth following Jesus to you?  The Greek word ainion, from which we get the word eonian, does not refer to an indefinite period of time, but to a "Age-lasting" or "Age-during" context.  What does this mean?  Well, when put into context, eonian life is referring to a life which exists during a time which lasts for a certain period of time.  Therefore, I do not see the term eonian life as being the same as everlasting life.  Yet the apostle John was on to something when he penned the verses describing those who believe on Jesus as having life eonian.  What was it?  What is that time period we who believe in Christ Jesus will share in?  As actor Kevin Costner once so famously inquired of Shoeless Joe Jackson, "Is this heaven?"  Is there a heaven?  Better yet, is there a hell?  Not so long ago, although not an eon ago, a good friend of mine broached the idea that perhaps we who believe in Christ are living in heaven as we speak.  Indeed, we know that Jesus has spoken to the fact that we now live our lives within He and the Father {Johns Account 14:20}.  Is it therefore possible that we are living our heaven lives now in this life?  After all, the mainstream church has made a habit out of proclaiming that when we're rewarded with that ticket to heaven, that we will at last be in the presence of the Father.  Well, if we now life within the Father, is this heaven?  Definitely something to consider.  

And this is the promise which He promises us: the life eonian

First Epistle of John 2: 25, Concordant New Testament 

My friend some time ago took to adhering to the Greek meaning of terms we find in the New Testament as they seem to be the closest to the original context.  Therefore, I believe that the term eonian life is significant in our belief in Jesus.  Jesus Himself uses the term eonian life many times in His ministry.  What is He referring to?  Well, here is my take.  The apostle John describes those who believe in Jesus as having life eonian.  Jesus speaks to those who know He and the Father as having eonian life {Johns Account 17:3}.  If we have known Jesus on a personal level, do we not have that knowing that we are truly in Him?  Now, I'm not speaking to the mainstream church based rhetoric which tells us that knowing Jesus means to know OF  Him.  No, I'm talking about really, truly having a intimate relationship with Him.  For this is the relationship which I now share with Him.  Granted, it is not a relationship which was fostered within the church, but through the revelation from God the Father.  It is through His revelation unto me that I am now aware of my life lived within Him.  Is this my life eonian, or is there something more to come?  I do not believe that God has meant for this to be a confusing concept for us to grasp, so I believe that the answer is there for us if we have eyes to see and the ears to hear.  If we simply follow the words of Jesus, we can be certain that those who believe on Him will indeed not perish.  That this life is not the be all end all for those who truly know Him.  I count myself among that crowd.  So, again I ask that question, what is Jesus worth to you?  

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (No Place For Me) # 2024

 

There is no independent, self-operating self in the universe, except the One who calls Himself the I AM {Exodus 3:14} and says, "I am the Lord and there is none else, there is no God beside Me {Isaiah 45:5} 

Norman Grubb ~ No Independent Self 

The other day I was reading through the words which Jesus spoke on humility Lukes Account 14:11, Matthews Account 23:10-12}.  In His words, is Jesus attempting to relay to us the truth of our existence?  The truth that we do not exist as independent creations, but within the life of the Father.  The author Norman Grubb would more than likely agree with that idea.  It is Grubb who, among his works, penned the book "No Independent Self," in which he states the case that the only self-operating self in the universe is God the Father {Exodus 3:14}.  The lie of the deceiver, spoken in the garden, promised Eve that were she to partake of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that "Your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."  Unfortunately, unknown to the Lords first creation at the time is that they already were "Like God," having been created in His likeness {Genesis 1:27}.  This is seen as the beginning of the false belief that man has become separated from God.  The mainstream church perpetuates this belief by proclaiming that it is through our sin by which we have been separated from the Father.  Nothing could be further from the truth of who we are in the Father.  For just as the first creation has been created in the Fathers likeness, so it is with us as well.  I would argue that the true spirit of arrogance is to believe that you are alone in the universe, with no connection to the One who created you in the first place.  That God is simply in heaven watching over all of His creation with no intimate connection to that which He has created.  This is the lie introduced by the deceiver and which continues to be spoken by those within the mainstream church.  But what is it that Jesus proclaims about who it is that we are?  How does He, and the Father for that matter, see us?  Does He see us as a creation, separated by sin, waiting to be judged for their deeds?  I believe that get a glimpse into how it is that the Father looks upon us through the spoken words of Jesus.  It is Jesus Himself who has proclaimed that we do not live apart from the Father, but that we live our lives in Him {Johns Account 14:20}.  Knowing this, there is no place for me as an individual in this world.  

With Christ have I been crucified, yet I am living; no longer I, but living in me is Christ.  Now that which I am now living in flesh, I am living in faith that is of the Son of God, Who loves me, and gives Himself up for me 

Pual to the Galatians 2: 20, Concordant New Testament 

The other day I messaged a good friend for prayer as I was about to undergo a cut and go medical procedure.  Honestly, I was expecting the traditional "Lord heal my friend" prayer from him.  On the contrary, his prayer for me was that I realize the life which I have in the Lord Jesus.  Wow.  Those were the words I needed to hear most in that moment.  That traditional prayer of healing seems to denote the belief that we remain separated from God.  That God, being outside of our space, would grace us with healing.  But the truth of who we are in Him suggests that we are being healed IN HIM.  As Jesus has proclaimed, it is our life lived in He and the Father.  There is NO need for me as an individual in this relationship.  I do not act independently of my creator, I live through Him.  There is no way that I could ever be separated from He who created me in His image.  To those who insist that this is true, I ask, "What about Jesus?"  Was not Jesus the innocent blood shed willingly for us {Paul to the Corinthians (2) 5:21}?  Make no mistake, we're the ones who needed to die, not Him.  Yet it is Jesus, through His death on the cross Who has once again reconciled the Fathers creation unto Him {Paul to the Romans 5:10, Paul to the Colossians 1:20, First Epistle of John 4:10}.  Despite the fact that the mainstream church continues to speak the lie of the deceiver, I live in the revelation given to me that my life is in the Father.  My prayer is that others will come to this realization as well.  That there is no place for "Me." 

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (The Bad Man) # 2023

 

"He - and if there is a God, I am convinced he is a he, because no woman could ever fuck things up this badly" 

~George Carlin~ 

Growing up, I knew that feminism was a thing.  The belief that women are, and should be treated as equal to men.  In a spiritual sense, I would agree with this sentiment.  That is, that all humanity, men as well as women, have been created in the very likeness of the Father {Genesis 1:27}.  Christians cannot doubt this truth of our creation.  But it would seem that this is where our similarities end.  The obvious differences between the sexes are well known.  Men have always appeared to be stronger while a woman's strength often comes from her emotions.  This is simply the way we were created.  Yet popular culture has skewed the narrative enough so that many have come to believe that the differences between men and women have become almost nonexistent.  Barring the obvious physical difference, which even today are being blurred, women it seems are becoming more and more like men.  They are becoming the very thing that they once hated.  It wasn't long ago that the battle cry of the feminist movement was that all men were wicked and evil.  That we were all out to diminish and demean each and every female we came into contact with.  Now, I'm not saying that there have been men who have treated women badly, I use my own father as an example.  For back in my dads day, men were the rulers of the roost, and women were simply there to serve him.  My dad lived that role perfectly, up until the day my parents were divorced.  The funny thing is, I had seen enough of how it was that my dad treated women that I no longer wanted to be a part of it.  Even so, I was still considered by many to be the bad man.  My intentions were evil and I only sought women to serve my own needs.  This has been the popular narrative of the women's rights movement for decades.  For their part, the mainstream church continued to hold to the values of one man and one woman, but even the church on occasion gave in to the narrative of women's liberation.  I recall the backlash the church I was attending received when they opposed Oregon's same sex marriage amendment which eventually became the law of the land in Oregon.  Christians were seen as hateful and chauvinistic.  Upholding the traditions of the bad man. 

Husbands, be loving your wives according as Christ also loves the ecclesia, and gives Himself up for its sake 

Paul to the Ephesians 5: 25, Concordant New Testament 

Even before his untimely death, I began watching the various videos recorded by Charlie Kirk and Turning point USA.  Yes, I agreed with his politics, but there was something else that he was beginning to speak to as well.  That being the bonds of marriage which the Father has originally intended for His children.  A bond not based upon the strength of lording over another, but upon the strength of God in His union between two people.  I only wish that God had chosen to bless my own Father with this revelation earlier in his lifetime.  Instead, I have been blessed in my own life with many examples of a Godly marriage from friends I have known.  Indeed, God has made known to me through the years His desire for a true marriage relationship.  Of course, this does not fly too well with those who continue to view men as wicked and evil, but that does not matter in my opinion.  At the end of the day, what matters is how the Father sees that marriage union between His children.  Are we doing right by Him?  Do we realize that God is the focal point of every relationship we will ever have?  That our spouse has been created, as we ourselves have, in the likeness of the Father.  That we understand the true meaning of the word we so commonly use to identify the opposite sex.  "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, Because she was taken out of man" {Genesis 2:23}.  Indeed, it is God Who has taken from Adam that which He used to create Eve.  Not separate, but one flesh.  There's nothing bad about that.  

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (What Man Has Wrought) # 2022

 

For I am aware that good is not making its home in me (that is, in the flesh), for to will is lying beside me, yet to be affecting the ideal is not.  For it is not the good that I will I am doing, but the evil that I am not willing, this I am putting into practice.

Paul to the Romans 7: 18-19, Concordant New Testament 

I got to thinking the other night, after perusing a recent podcast by author Wayne Jacobsen.  The title of his post caught my eye right away, "A path out of legalism."  I immediately thought back to my own days  in the legalistic mainstream church system and the journey I have been on since leaving the church.  At the time I left the church I had attended for so long, I had no idea that doing so would eventually lead me into a deeper relationship with the Lord.  It would seem that my own path out of legalism started with leaving the church.  Legalism is partly defined, in a religious sense, as a dependence on moral law rather than a personal religious faith.  I believe that this, in a nutshell, describes the mainstream church perfectly.  For the church is big on placing scriptures and demands upon people all in the name of doing right by God.  I recall pastors speaking to how I could defeat sin in my own life by adhering to the scripture and behaving in a way that was pleasing to God.  The difficulty with this approach is that its easier said than done.  By his own admission, the apostle Paul himself struggled with bad behaviors that he knew were wrong.  Paul admits that "The evil that I am not willing, this I am putting into practice" {Paul to the Romans 7:19}.  I can testify that I have often felt as Paul did.  I think a lot of well-meaning believers have.  Paul has also made the bold statement that the law kills {Paul to the Corinthians (2) 3:6}.  The law does not give us life, it is the spirit which does that.  Therefore, if ever there was a church which was adhering to preaching to abiding in the law, I would seriously question it.  Yet far too many churches these days are doing just that.  Speaking legalistic demands of the old system upon their congregations.  The words which Jesus spoke to the Pharisees of His day could well have been spoken to the pastors of today as well.  Like the Pharisees of old, these men "Are binding loads, heavy and hard to bear, and are placing them on men's shoulders" {Matthews Account 23:4}.  In contrast, my own journey to knowing a relationship with the Father has been free from those imposed burdens.  

Then Jesus speaks to the throngs and to His disciples, saying, "On Moses' seat are seated the scribes and the Pharisees.  All, then, whatever they should be saying to you, do and keep it.  Yet according to their acts do not be doing, for they are saying and not doing.  Now they are binding loads, heavy and hard to bear, and are placing them on men's shoulders, yet they are not willing to stir them with their finger.  Now all their works are they doing to be gazed at by men, for they are broadening their amulets and magnifying the tassels.  Now they are fond of the first reclining space at the dinners, and the front seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the markets, and to be called by men 'Rabbi.'

Matthews Account 23: 1-7, Concordant New Testament 

My own memories of the legalistic church system are still with me.  How the pastors and church "staff" were afforded the best seats, front and center in the sanctuary each Sunday.  Could it be that one of the reasons for the exodus of many believers from the mainstream church is due to practices such as this?  I believe it is.  I also believe that the modern church has not been a place to discover a relationship with the Father, but to adhere to a man created religious system.  This is what men have given us.  There is a reason that I was not able to discover the truth of my own life in the Father while I was still in the church.  For God was not the focal point.  The focus all too often was on the church leadership and religious system they perpetuated.  My own revelation of my life in the Father came without conditions.  I did not need to adhere to any tithing challenges, performance based systems or requirements which were contrary to me {Paul to the Colossians 2:14}.  Could I have discovered the truth of Christ Jesus in me while still in the church?  Absolutely, but it definitely would have gone contrary of the separation theology spoken by the church.  The theology which speaks to our sin separating us from God.  In reality, we have never been separated from our creator.  Yet the man made church system will continue to speak to that which is contrary to God. 

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (Living The Lie) # 2022

 

Religion has actually convinced people that there is a invisible man living in the sky watching everything you do, every minute of every day.  And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he doesn't want you to do.  And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever until the end of time!  But he loves you.  He loves you and he needs money.  He always needs money.  He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing and all-wise, somehow he just can't handle money

~George Carlin~ 

Author Karl Clauson is living the lie.  Clauson believes that sin is destroying your life.  This week, a friend jokingly asked me to debate Mr. Clauson on this topic.  In my opinion, I feel that it would be a waste of my time.  For my own opinion on sin is radically different from his, or anyone else who adheres to the false separation theology preached by those within the mainstream church.  The theology which speaks to the lie that it is our sin which has separated us from God.  Think about that, God has allowed Himself to be separated from you.  So what about all that talk that He would never leave us or forsake us {To the Hebrews 13:5}?  What about the fact that Jesus has promised that He is with us until the end of the eon {Matthews Account 22:20}.  Are we now to consider God to be a liar?  Do His promises now mean nothing?  Well, that is exactly what men like Karl Clauson and those within the church would have you believe.  That salvation is temporary.  That if we don't  perform up to the standards of God that what awaits us is an eternity in the fires of hell, forever separated from God.  And what's the difference, if sin has already separated us from God why does it even matter?  It matters because it's all a lie, and it has been from the beginning.  How is it that that which has been created ever be separated from their creator?  Christians are quick to acknowledge that we have been created in the Fathers likeness {Genesis 1:27}.  That He has breathed into us the breath of life {Genesis 2:7}.  This is the truth we find in the scriptures.  The popular belief among believers is that we have been lovingly created by a loving God.  So, why would this loving God suddenly cast aside those He loves?  Does He cast us aside, or is He loving and patient with us to allow us the opportunity to turn our hearts unto Him?  The apostle Paul has spoken to the truth about sin in Romans.  The truth that it is Christ Jesus Who has died to sin "Once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:6}.  That we should "Be reckoning yourselves to be dead, indeed, to sin, yet living to God in Christ Jesus our Lord" {Paul to the Romans 6:11}.  So, how is it that sin can separate us from God if sin has been defeated by Christ Jesus on the cross?  Interesting question.   

There is no independent, self-operating self in the universe, except the One Who calls Himself the I AM {Exodus 3:14} and says, "I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside Me"

Norman Grubb ~ No Independent Self 

The author Norman Grubb would disagree, I believe, with the assertion which has been spewed out by the institutional church for generations that man has been separated from God by sin.  For besides speaking to mans separation from God, the church clings to the belief that man is independent from the Father Who created him.  This harkens back to the lie spoken by the deceiver in the garden.  The lie which claims that if Eve were to eat of the fruit of the tree which God had forbidden, that "Your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil" {Genesis 3:5}.  Christians refer to this moment as "The fall," that moment when God turned His back on that which He had created.  From that point on, according to the church, we have been existing outside of the Lord.  We see this is the theology spoken by the church, that God is in heaven while mankind endures here on earth.  Our prayers plead with the Lord to "Draw near to us."  Like Karl Clauson, we're living the lie.  Believing in the false narrative that our lives exist outside of God in heaven.  Nothing could be further from the truth!  It is Jesus Himself who has spoken to our life IN HIM {Johns Account 14:20}.  The apostle Paul speaks to the truth that he is not separated from Christ, but that his life is IN Christ {Paul to the Galatians 2:20}.  The truth is, that through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, that we have now been reconciled once again to the Father {Paul to the Corinthians (2) 5:18-20}.  The lie spoken by the deceiver has been exposed.  We can choose to accept the truth of reconciliation to the Father, or the lie that our sin separates us from Him.  

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (Selling Jesus) # 2021

 

Who Himself carries up our sins in is body on the pole, that, coming away from sins, we should be living for righteousness; by Whose welt you were healed 

Peter to the Dispersion 2: 24, Concordant New Testament 

Every good product needs a good symbol.  I remember the old Marlboro man posters and ads which hailed that real men smoked Marlboro cigarettes.  Not only that, but we will always associate those golden arches with fast food hamburgers.  But what about the Christian religion, what symbols are we championing to the world?  Well, look no further than the cross of Jesus and the virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.  For years, I have been critical of the catholic religion for their almost idol like focus upon the image of Mary.  It is well known that Catholics go so far as to idolize the virgin Mary in their version of Christianity.  Idol worshippers I called them, for good reason.  But what about the religion I followed for so long?  Were we any different than those Catholics?  Walk into any mainstream church and you will likely see the cross of Jesus displayed front and center.  The symbolism is all too apparent, this is where Jesus is!  When I first moved to the Portland, Oregon area back in 1994, I was looking for a Christ centered church that I could call home.  My decision was made easier one day when I saw that building with the large white cross by the side of the freeway.  This MUST be a good church.  So it was that I made that building with the big cross my church home for many years.  I don't regret my decision to attend the church, I only mention it to illustrate how the church draws people into its pews.  I believe that simply having a church building does not let people know that a church is there, they need that cross.  A good friend asked the question this week, do we need to celebrate the death of Jesus or His life?  Well, I believe that the mainstream church has already made up its mind on that issue years ago.  What does the image of the cross mean to you?  To me it symbolizes one thing, the death of Christ on the cross so long ago.  Of course, I'm not disputing His death, for this is what the Father intended to reconcile His children to Him once again.  Which goes to my point, the death of Jesus on that cross was the end, but the beginning.  Yet we continue to celebrate the very image of His death.  The apostle Paul would add that it was not only Jesus who perished on that tree, but we did as well {Paul to the Galatians 2:20}.  Indeed, our old sin nature was put to death by Christ Jesus on that cross {Paul to the Romans 6:6}.  But it is the church which has used the image of the cross to its own advantage.

Christ reclaims us from the curse of the law, becoming a curse for our sakes, for it is written, Accursed is everyone hanging on a pole

Paul to the Galatians 3: 13, Concordant New Testament 

So, this is the question we need to be asking ourselves, is the cross a symbol of the life or the death of Jesus?  If we indeed celebrate His life, why do we need to glorify the cross?  Now, many in the church will bristle at my use of the term "Glorify," but I see no other way to describe how the church has symbolized the tree of death which Jesus hung from.  Paul describes anyone hanging on a pole as being accursed {Paul to the Galatians 3:13}.  Indeed, it is Jesus who became that curse for our sake.  But does that symbolize who He is?  I would say no.  Yet I would say that celebrating the image of the tree of death fits right into the separation theology spoken by the mainstream church.  They cannot let go of sin being a prominent part of our lives.  So much so, that they proclaim that it is our sin which has separated us from God.  I suggest that they use the image of the cross to continually remind people of the sin sacrifice of Jesus, of what He suffered for us.  The message is clear, WE did this to Jesus.  Our sin nature prompted God to dispatch His Son as the sin sacrifice for the world {Johns Account 3:16-17}.  Yes, Jesus bled and died for the sins of mankind, but that has never been His legacy if you will.  He is remembered for the selfless act which He took upon Himself for us {Paul to the Corinthians (2) 5:21}.  Make no mistake, WE needed to die on that accursed pole, not Jesus.  I would say that the image of the cross is more of a reminder of our old nature than of Jesus Himself.  For that sin nature is the reason for His sacrifice.  What we should be celebrating is the aftermath, which is our life WITHIN Him which we now enjoy.  It is Jesus Himself Who speaks to this union {Johns Account 14:20}.  It is through His death on that tree that we were once again reconciled to the Father.  That is worth celebrating.  

~Scott~