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Sep 2022
11m 12s

Mentors Who Influence Eternity

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
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What do you do when your child isn't open to hearing the gospel? It might be that God will use a mentor to help bring your son or daughter back to the faith. John asks Danny about someone who had a huge influence on his own faith growing up. Featuring David Kinnaman and Mark Matlock.


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