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5 Must-Have Conversations With Your Son (+ One to Avoid): Jerrad Lopes

FamilyLife Today®

FamilyLife Network

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

You want to be a dad who calls his son to greatness; who loves him well. On FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson meet with Dad Tired author and podcaster Jerrad Lopes offers 5 don’t-miss things to say.

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0:00.0

You know, I've realized I'm kind of picky when it comes to Bible translations.

0:04.7

Yeah, you are, because you're the guy that underlines half the page and then argues with the footnotes.

0:10.0

And I have a good arguer.

0:11.0

But, you know, I care about two things.

0:13.6

Faithfulness to the original text and just being able to read it without feeling like I'm reading a dictionary.

0:19.8

Which is why we're grateful for the support of the Christian Standard Bible.

0:24.3

The CSB was created to be accurate and readable, helping people engage God's word with confidence

0:29.9

and clarity.

0:31.1

And it sponsors like the CSB that help make this podcast possible.

0:35.2

To learn more, visit c.sbibble.com.

0:42.1

I just think people are willing to give a lot of grace to genuine humility.

0:47.1

That's it.

0:48.0

And that's spiritual leadership, isn't it?

0:50.0

Just humble men.

0:51.8

Yeah.

0:52.5

You know, just be humble.

0:54.1

I don't know what I'm doing. I'm trying. I'm sorry. I need to get this right. You know, I say that to my six-year-old. One day she's going to come to the decision of, do I want to follow Jesus? I have sin in my life. And I hope that she says, well, I've seen my daddy repent. I've seen my daddy need a heart change.

1:12.4

And so do I.

1:13.4

And that I would model just not, you know, not all the spiritual disciplines, but model for her what it looks like to say.

1:18.8

I need Jesus desperately.

1:32.9

Welcome to Family Life today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most.

1:34.2

I'm Ann Wilson.

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