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Father Receives Scars While Rescuing His Son during a Tsunami

Wayne Cordeiro tells the story about a church member named Bully, a gentle man who got his nickname from his days of barking orders at construction sites. ...

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Charles Campbell

May 21, 2012  10:35am

This father was also attentive to the cry of his child. Romans 8:15 instructs us of our Spiritual birthright to cry 'Abba, Father'. How we need to encourage our brethren in the discipline of confession, contrition and repentance before Him!

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Elizabeth G. Havill

May 21, 2012  10:16am

A small glimpse into the Heavenly Father's love for us. As I was reading this article, I thought, what if that Father wasn't living with his son at that time? How many homes we have today where there's no Father to love and protect his children. God help us in America to once more hear of Father's who are willing to assume roles in the home that God intended, that every child should experience when they have a good Father, and how much easier it would be for children to have modeled for them what God the Heavenly Father is like! Beth Havill

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