My grown children have no memory of 9/11. My two-week-old granddaughter never will either, though she will grow up shaped by the world it left behind. Pew research says that 10% of adults today were born after 2001. Twenty-five years after the event, telling this story is our responsibility and privilege (Psalm 78:4). It is a story of courage and sacrifice in the face of evil, and three truths about God that outlast tragedy...truths that we should never forget.

Dad, can I trust you? That's the question your child is already asking — at the pool, in adolescence, in every hard moment. Research from the Institute for Family Studies confirms: a father's trustworthiness isn't a bonus feature of good fathering — it's the foundation. Reliable. Loyal. Honest. Consistent. Build trust, build courage.