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🗓️ 9 July 2025
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Mark Christopher Lawrence revisits his journey as Ed Washington — from landing the role to bringing humor, heart, and faith to one of Odyssey’s most beloved dads. Hear reflections on his personal faith and how he continues to encounter Odyssey fans. Plus: Check out a brand-new Washington family comic adventure!
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0:00.0 | God is at work and he's calling his people to rise in truth. Truth Rising is a powerful new |
0:05.6 | documentary from Focus on the Family in the Colson Center. See how ordinary Christians choose |
0:11.1 | courage in a culture that needs truth. Watch Truth Rising starting September 5th and find out how |
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0:22.4 | Sign up at truthrising.com. |
0:24.8 | That's truthrising.com. |
0:42.2 | Oh. Oh. Oh, hi there. |
0:45.4 | Welcome to the official Adventures in Odyssey podcast. |
0:50.5 | I'm the producer of the Adventures in Odyssey Club, but most folks around here call me Bob. |
0:56.4 | And I'm Jesse with Focus on the Family Clubhouse magazine. Today, we're taking a trip down memory lane, which means it's another edition of... Way back, way Wednesday. We're catching up |
1:09.3 | with the man behind Odyssey Dad, Ed Washington. |
1:12.0 | It's Mark Christopher Lawrence. |
1:13.7 | Mark joined the show more than 20 years ago in The Toy Man. |
1:17.3 | Even though Mr. Washington hasn't been a regular on the show for a while, |
1:21.2 | he's still one of Odyssey's most popular fathers. |
1:24.2 | And speaking of the Washington's, if you're a club member, |
1:26.8 | you can now read the complete |
1:28.1 | comic adventure, The Washington's Go to Washington. |
1:31.7 | It features Ed, Elaine, Tamika, Kelly, Marvin, the Secretary of Agriculture, and even |
1:36.7 | the Secret Service. |
1:37.6 | Wow, I can't imagine how the Washington's got involved in all of that. |
1:41.8 | In fact, I'm going to go read that comic right now. |
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