How am I supposed to make sense of Jesus when my Dad was abusive or absent?

EPISODE #81: Ted asks about how we hear the Good News that Jesus brought to us when the model in our earthly fathers is a dark one. Rod talks about the substantial, even if imperfect, grace we can receive from good men and women around us which lifts us up and shows us a significantly different model, pointing toward Him Who is the Author of grace and ever loving kindness.