This will be my second Father's Day as a father. I have learned much about life over the past 15 months, but I'm still quite wet behind the ears, if you will. I thought it would be interesting to take a second to think about what it means to be a father. Firstly, I would like to say thank you to my father and to all the father figures that God has placed in my life. All these men have shown me a thing or two about life, even if they didn't realize it, by their triumphs and defeats in life. I've found that one of the best ways to grow up/learn stuff is just to watch people. Analytic observation of real people in the real world is one of the greatest tools for growth. Secondly, what does it mean to be a father? That is a deep question. Being a father, I suppose, combines bread-winning, spiritual guidance, mentoring, and many other things. Ultimately, however, fatherhood is a metaphor. Underneath the physical, relational aspect of father, the role