One thing I have learned as a pastor is that one cannot reason with madness, but only treat it with Truth. If that were the proposed aim of our desire to show empathy to dictators and those who deny the rights of Israel, who call the president of the United States, "Satan" (though now they call our new president, "our son"), then I could understand; but I see nothing that demonstrates such Reagan-like resolve in dealing with these thugs and killers. The question is: Why are we not showing empathy to Israel, Poland or the Czech Republic? We read about empathy everywhere, but the empathy is misplaced; it is empathy distorted.

While Father's Day is not on the official church calendar, we are glad to recognize the role of fatherhood in the Bible because this is a well-covered topic.