By David Kennedy
A BAD FATHER
A Story of Relationships Lost and Redeemed
At its core, this book tells the painful story about losing priceless and fragile relationships, and the fight to get them back.
Are you the parent of a prodigal, or is there a prodigal in your extended family? Have you reached a point in your life where you or a loved one feel totally hopeless when it comes to restoring a lost or broken relationship with a child? Are you wondering how you got to this point, and where on earth to go from here? And worst of all, do you feel this way after you did your best to raise your kids in the fear and admonition of the Lord, and feel like you totally failed?
You are not alone. In fact, I believe there are literally millions of parents in this situation.
Including me. And I want you to know a couple of things.
First, your situation is not hopeless. That is a lie from the pit of hell.
If I know one thing, I know that God is a God of redemption. And whereas we can do a pretty good job of screwing things up, God is ready and waiting to partner with us in cleaning up the mess.
Secondly, A Bad Father was written for you. I named the book thus not because I was the worst father on the planet, but because this was the identity I was living in for most of my adult life. And it is probably the identity (a bad parent) with which the devil has labeled you. And you probably believe it.
Did I make lots of mistakes? Yes. Have you made lots of mistakes? Probably, or you wouldn’t be reading this. But we don’t need to be defined by these mistakes, and our relationships do not need to be imprisoned by them. (Oh, and by the way, all parents make mistakes.)
I hope that you will order the book (See Amazon button below) as I think you will find it helpful and encouraging. And if you don’t have the money for the book, just email me on the “Get in Touch” page and I will gladly send you one at no charge. This book and ministry have never been (and never will be) about the money.
One other thing.
It is my goal to establish a forum for parents with common challenges and experiences to lift each other up and encourage each other as we wait for our prodigals to return home. Accordingly, I am establishing one of these web pages (Let’s Talk) as a blog for us to share our struggles and our victories together. It will also be a place to share our prayer requests and our answered prayers.
Blessings. Hope to hear from you.
Excerpt from Chapter 16:
“That afternoon with Paul when I came face to face with all my failures as a father, I was indifferent to living or dying. The relationships with my sons, in whom so much of my identity lay, were already dead. And I had no way to resurrect them.”