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

I'm Roger Marsh, and on today's edition of Family Talk, we have a very special program for you.

Last time here on Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk, we shared part one of a powerful conversation

featuring three men whose teenage years were marked by rebellion,

anger, and pain. Now, these names are all very familiar to most of us. Franklin Graham, Pastor

Raul Reese, Pastor Mike McIntosh, each walked through very different circumstances,

and yet all three of these men found themselves on a collision course with destruction before the Lord intervened,

and what powerful ministries each of them established in those years after their rebellious season was over.

On today's edition of Family Talk, we're going to hear part two of Dr. Dobson's interview with these men

who went on to become respected leaders in ministry, and their stories offer both

warning and hope to parents who are watching their own children struggle. Maybe this is the season

that you and your spouse are going through right now with your own kids, or maybe as grandparents.

You're watching your grandchildren make questionable decisions, and you're wondering,

when on earth are they ever going to turn back around?

As we're about to hear, rebellion doesn't always stem from parental failure. Sometimes it's just

simply the sinful nature of the human heart. Put another way, sometimes smart kids make

dumb decisions. But in every case, prayer and the faithful proclamation of God's word can make a difference.

Now, Dr. Dobson has written extensively about this subject.

He wrote an entire book on the topic called When God Doesn't Make Sense, How to Deal with Difficult Seasons in Life.

And we've recently published a new booklet called Faith Must Be Tough, Daily Insights to Renew Your Trust in God's Goodness, even in today's

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