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      2. What are your favorite memories of those times spent together?
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      Prayer: Lord, help me to be sensitive to the interests and needs of my son(s). Give me grace to create memories that will strengthen our relationship and draw us closer to you, and to each other. Amen.
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      1. As a child, did you share any hobbies with your dad?
      2. What are your favorite memories of those times spent together?
      3. Which activities do your children enjoy doing with you? Are there a few new ones you could try?
      4. How can common activities that are shared together build a mutual faith?
      Prayer: Lord, help me to be sensitive to the interests and needs of my son(s). Give me grace to create memories that will strengthen our relationship and draw us closer to you, and to each other. Amen.
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Fasting and Praying

Dr. Dobson talks about how he prepares himself for increased intimacy with God.

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Doing Good vs Taking Care of Your Children

Raising our children and the relationships that surround our lives are the most important things in life. As a man, it’s not our work that ultimately defines him. It’s the welfare and legacy of his faith and family.

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Transfer the Faith

Dr. Dobson continues to talk about how we go about finishing well.

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The Cost of Fatherhood

Dr. Dobson talks about the costs and rewards of being a father.

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Career Fatherhood Parenting Priorities

So Much To Do, So Little Time

Dr. Dobson bemoans a universal malady of man: a limit to one’s time.

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Boundaries Culture Encouragement Family Ministry

Ryan Dobson’s Thoughts on new “Legacy” Book

Ryan Dobson discusses the contents and stories behind the latest book by his father, Dr. James Dobson.

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The Mistake of Putting Career Before Family

Dr. Dobson emphasizes the vital need to put one’s family before career.

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Legacy and Inheritance

Dr. Dobson describes the important difference between leaving an inheritance versus leaving a legacy.

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Legacy is the ‘Capstone of my Career’

Dr. Dobson reveals some of the content of his new book, which he considers in many ways to be his most important work.

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Family before Ministry

Why it’s so vital that we always place our family before our ministry.

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