We continue to discuss the July/August edition of FrontLine, even though it is almost fall. Our topic for this issue was "Growing Fathers," produced by the bloggers of the Growing Fathers blog and podcast. We will have links for both in the show notes.

Our topic today is family fun with pastor Chris Lynch. He wrote an article called, "Family Fun God's Way." In our conversation we talked a lot about a philosophy of the dad's role in the home with respect to recreation (or re-creation as we could say). What we mean is that God made us with a need for rest, and recreation is a way to provide that rest. As dads, we should be leaders in our homes in this way as in other spiritual aspects of home life.

Along the way, my conversation with Chris allowed me to reminisce about my own time as a dad of small children and some recollection of my own dad's leadership in my home growing up as well. These memories were reflections on our theme, so I hope they help illustrate what we were trying to get across.

I'll have Chris introduce himself at the beginning of our conversation.

Before we get to the interview, let me remind you that Chris's article is available on our substack right away for paying subscribers. We have previews for everyone else. I hope you will join with us and support the ministry of the FBFI by becoming a paying subscriber.

Now, for my interview with Chris Lynch…

Chris's article for paying subscribers (excerpt for everyone else): Family Fun God’s Way

Growing Fathers Links:

Growing Fathers Blog | Helping Christian Dads Grow

Growing Fathers Podcast | Helping Christian Dads Grow

Proclaim & Defend: Contents and Editorial

Growing Fathers (FrontLine July/August 2025) – Proclaim & Defend

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