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I was not discipled to be a Dad, but I can learn to be a good one.

I was not discipled to be a Dad, but I can learn to be a good one.

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I was not discipled to be a Dad. I was told entrepreneurs were amazing, making money and giving it away for God was the best way to be a Christian and being missional was outside of my family – not inside it. 

So as I reflect on hitting this target last weekend at Frost Valley YMCA Camp, I am reminded that just because I didn’t learn something when I was a kid doesn’t mean I can’t learn it now. And just because my family held a habit, tradition or narrative, that doesn’t mean I can’t change or be different. 

These two podcasts are helping me process parenting, relationships and change. 

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