{"product_id":"2940157053758","title":"A Bad Father","description":"Many know the story of the Prodigal Son: how one wayward son leaves his father's home and seeks his own fortune only to return as a broken man, welcomed back by a thankful father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor David Kennedy knows this story personally; try three times personally, as his three sons' journeys in life mirror much of the same principles and experiences as the biblical story. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe recounts the difficult times and mistakes made as he and his wife Susan endeavored to raise their sons in a godly manner, and what God taught them in the process, in his new autobiography, A Bad Father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its core, this book tells the painful story about losing priceless and fragile relationships, and the fight to get them back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt from Chapter 16:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCome walk with the author through a very personal journey of mistakes made, relationships lost, and relationships restored.","brand":"Xulon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112244494576,"sku":"2940157053758","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157053758_p0.jpg?v=1764091946","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157053758","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}