Ephesians 4:25-5:2 On a Saturday afternoon recently, Kim and I were listening to Harry Chapin’s music while we were working around the house. When the song, Cat’s in the Cradle, came on we both stopped what we were doing and just listened. It’s one of his most famous songs. It tells the story of a father who has a son. It starts out: A child was born just the other day, He came to the world in the usual way, But there were planes to catch and bills to pay, He learned to walk while I was away. He was talking before I knew it, and as he grew he said, “I’m gonna be like you, dad. You know I’m gonna be like you. And the song goes on like that; in each verse, a different stage in the child’s development presents opportunities that are missed by this father, to […]
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