You're listening to Family Talk, the radio broadcasting division of the James Dobson Family Institute.

I am that James Dobson, and I'm so pleased that you've joined us today.

Well, welcome to Family Talk, the broadcast ministry of the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute.

I'm Roger Marsh, and for today's edition of the program, Dr. Dobson has chosen a very special

sermon to share from a dear friend of the ministry.

Pastor Brennan Beeler is a committed Christian who is serving the Lord by leading an organization

called Regenerate Ministries.

He's the host of a national radio program and also serves as senior pastor of Calvary Chapel

Eagle, a non-denominational church based in Treasure Valley, Idaho. His teachings are filled with

thoughtful encouragement that sends people right back into God's word for further study. The message

you're about to hear was presented on Father's Day a couple of years ago,

and it's proven to be relevant not just for those days, but for any day of the year,

especially these days when manhood is really under attack.

You know, fathers have such an important impact on families, and I love my dad to pieces.

He's had such a tremendous impact on me as I was

growing up. And, you know, one of the fondest memories I have of my dad is the fact that he was not

necessarily an athletically minded guy. Oh, he liked to watch sports, golf, tennis, things like that,

but he wasn't much of a participant. And yet when it came time to introducing me to the major sports,

especially baseball, my dad was the guy who did that. He bought me my first baseball glove. He took

me to a local park by my grandmother's house and taught me how to play catch. Now, I can't count

on one hand the number of times that we actually played catch, maybe more than five or six

times in my entire

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