Well, hello everyone, I'm James Dobson and you're listening to Family Talk, a listener-supported

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Friends welcome into Family Talk. I'm Dr. Tim Clinton, co-host of the broadcast here

at the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute. We're at the 2020 National Religious Broadcasters

Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. I'm joined right now by Matt Hammett. Matt is a singer,

a songwriter, and former frontman for the band, Sanctus Real. I'm sure you've heard of

them and a special song called Lead Me and More. Through his new work, Matt shares the

tough lessons. God taught him about the importance of family and being a godly and present father.

Matt, it's great to have you join us here on Family Talk.

Oh, it's good to be here. Thanks for having me.

Matt, I look at your book, Lead Me, Finding Courage to Fight for Your Marriage, Children

and Faith, and I love that title. But hey, let's go back to you just for a moment and

Sanctus Real and getting out on the road and how much insane it must have been. Traveling

in and God was, I mean, had his hands all over that.

Yeah, it was really wild. I mean, 16 years old, meet these guys in high school, and little

did I know that this band we started and named, you know, as sophomores in high school would

go on for 20 years. And so, you know, as soon as we got out of high school, that started

it.

That's every kid's like fantasy dream, man. I'm going to do a band. We're going to play

the band, we're going to travel.

I know. It's wild that actually happened. I don't think we really thought it would.

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