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Son of Famous Mountaineer Wanted to Know His Dad

George Mallory was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. Mallory and his climbing ...


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A Young Boy Obeys His Father in Dangerous Traffic

In "Teaching Respect Within the Home," Dave Stone writes:

A number of years ago, our family was in the Dominican Republic on a mission trip. ...


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Tony Dungy Learned Patience from His Father

Former pro football star and coach Tony Dungy told the following story about his father's Christian character:

My dad was usually a quiet, thoughtful ...

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Trapped Ice Climber Remembers His Father's Words

In June of 1992, Jim Davidson and Mike Price climbed Mt. Ranier. On the way down from the summit, the two climbers fell 80 feet through a snow bridge ...


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Young Boy Feels the Pain of His Father's Emotional Absence

Steve Smith writes in “The Jesus Life”:

One of the deepest memories I have of my father is when we would have breakfast together. We'd ...


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Father Continues to Cheer and Love His Paralyzed Son

Dale Hahn once encouraged his son Cory at his tee ball and Little League games. Dale continued to cheer Cory on all the way through high school, often ...


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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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Children's Writer Says Children Grow Through Pain and Loss

Author Ken Gire writes: The children's writer Katherine Paterson wrote a book based on her son David's loss of a childhood friend. It was his ...


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President Reagan's Daughter Regrets Their Broken Relationship

In the early 1980s, Patti Davis was passionately opposed to the buildup of nuclear weapons. She constantly spoke at rallies criticizing the nuclear arms ...


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Father Learns to Enter the World of His Autistic Son

In an episode from the TV show Parenthood (season 1, episode 2), the characters Adam and Kristina Braverman have come to realize that there's something ...


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