Man Enough to Forgive: Healing the Wounds of Father Abandonment - Part 1

Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk

Dr. James Dobson

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 18 September 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

God has a perfect vision for the family, which includes both a mom and a dad. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. Tim Clinton discusses with John Smithbaker, author and founder of Fathers in the Field, God’s plan for the dads in our world and how the accelerated increase in fatherlessness has affected our society. Tune in and discover the hope found in following God’s intentions for fathers and how they are to lead their families against the schemes of the devil.

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0:00.0	Welcome everyone to Family Talk,
0:01.9	it's a ministry of the James Dobson Family Institute
0:05.2	supported by listeners just like you.
0:08.2	I'm Dr. James Dobson, and I'm thrilled that you've joined us.
0:11.7	Hello everyone, and welcome into Family Talk.
0:22.1	I'm Dr. Tim Clinton, co-host of the broadcast here at the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute.
0:28.1	I'm honored to serve alongside Dr. Dobson as Resident Authority on Mental Health and Relationships here at the JDFI.
0:34.1	We're so glad you've joined us today.
0:36.9	Now if you've listened to the program for any amount of time,
0:40.5	you most likely have heard us discuss the problems of broken homes, divorce,
0:45.1	estrangement, kids being separated from their dads for one reason or another.
0:49.7	That's because Fadalus homes are a big issue affecting the family.
0:54.3	It also affects our communities and the culture as a whole.
0:58.0	But God has a real vision, a perfect vision for the family,
1:03.6	and it includes a mom and a dad bringing up their children together.
1:08.0	Oh, and guess what?
1:09.1	Mom, dad, that job doesn't stop at your child's 18th birthday.
1:14.0	Now does it.
1:15.1	So when children grow up without a father, it's extremely difficult.
1:19.6	Well, today we're going to look at the whole issue of the impact of Fadalusness on boys.
1:27.2	The net result when dad is out of the picture is a wounded young boy.
1:31.8	More importantly, when those boys grow up and if they don't heal or find a way to
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