I had the pleasure of presenting some reflections based on Scott Hahn’s A Father Who Keeps His Promises at a parish gathering. Some themes covered in this two-part presentation: - How the fear of God and intimacy with God are complementary, not contradictory. - Why covenant is more than a contract. - Why Jesus is the key for understanding the “hard parts” of the Old Testament. - What it means for God to call us “sons” rather than “slaves.”