Vicki,

Glad to hear your mom has made that step. Has she tried talking to him 
about it, or perhaps you and mom together? Sounds like your sister might 
need to sit in  as well from what you said. Maybe you need to get some duct 
tape and tape his lips together and have him sit on his hands and listen to 
the plain facts of life *smile*. It is hard sometimes to gain respect from 
a relative, let alone a child telling a parent what the score is. One thing 
I know about Bear is he was witnessed to many times, the preacher as you 
saw in the article was subject to a number of abuses going in there to talk 
to him, and yet he was softened by that constant reminder and tangible 
evidence someone cared.  Had the prisoner not taken that last step  of 
making a bet with him, and no one did anything else to witness to Bear, 
he'd likely not be where he is today. I pray your dad is afforded yet 
another try, and another, and another until he sees the truth. And someone 
with boldness and who might have a way to gain the respect needed to have 
him listen crosses his path.

Brad

At 01:32 PM 1/21/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>Great article Brad.  Thanks for sharing.  It really points up the fact that
>God knows how to reach each and every one of us.
>
>Dad is a very kind and giving person.  I'm not sure why this other part of
>him is hardened to the Gospel, but God knows.
>
>Vicki
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "MV" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 1:21 PM
>Subject: [ECHURCH-USA] Man's man
>
>
> > Vicki,
> >
> > Check this link out. If God can turn Bear around, he can change anyone.
> > I've heard Bear speak and met him a couple times, he was good friends with
> > a friend of mine,  and the link here doesn't tell the half of his story.
>So
> > your dad is a cream puff compared to what this man endured, only he don't
> > know it yet lol. To tell you just how a Teddy Bear Richard became, my
>buddy
> > bought a little teddy bear on one of their motorcycle trips and put it in
> > his pack for him to find. My friend had walked up to him when he was at
>his
> > bike and found this six foot something mountain of a man  with tears down
> > his face over the act of kindness and I suppose so much a freeing opposite
> > compared to what he lived all those years.
> >
> > http://www.circuitridersdfw.org/page8.html
> >
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >    Work is for people who don't know how to write songs
> >

Brad

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