For the first time in my life I named a pet before researching a name with an appropriate meaning. I simply thought, "Abu..... how cute" and that became my puppy's name.

So now I'm looking up the meaning of Abu, which is difficult, since "Abu" is almost always part of a longer name. Apparently "Abu" means father, though in the case of "Abu Bakr" it means "companion of the prophet muhammed"

How does that make any sense?

John 15 is doing it for me as of late. I mean.... Jesus spoke those words when His feet were still planted on this earth. Back when all the glory of heaven took human form, God Himself looked his human friends in the eyes and said these things to them with all sincerity and affection.

Imagine that.

But what does "Abu" mean?