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Hope for Fathers & the Fatherless: Dr. Rick Rigsby and Jerrad Lopes
Description
Fathers play a lasting role in our lives, and we learn countless lessons from them, like who we want to be and how we want to lead. Master communicator and motivational speaker Dr. Rick Rigsby grew up with a father who, despite being a third-grade dropout, sailed across the world, learned multiple languages, and instilled in a young Dr. Rigsby the basic life lessons that profoundly impacted the way he viewed himself and his potential. Above all, Dr. Rigsby’s father helped him see how living with faith and keeping our word can grow our influence to impact other people for the better. From the time he was a young boy, Jerrad Lopes couldn’t wait to be the dad he never had. But as an adult, when Jerrad hit a wall of professional setbacks that sent him into depression, he knew he wasn’t being the best dad and husband he could be. After a bitter fight with his wife, Jerrad turned to God to help show him how to lead. Now, Jerrad ministers through his organization Dad Tired to other men who face shame and a lack of confidence, so they can become dads and husbands who help their families grow more rooted in faith.
Links, Products and Resources Mentioned:
Jesus Calling devotional
Dr. Meg Meeker: Seeking the Love of a Father
Jesus Calling Large Deluxe Orange, available exclusively at Barnes & Noble
Jesus Calling Small Deluxe Blue, available exclusively at Barnes & Noble
California Maritime Academy in Vallejo, CA
Chuck Noll, Pittsburgh Steelers NFL football coach
John Wooden, UCLA basketball coach
Dad Tired: Stumbling Your Way to Spiritual Leadership book
BibleGateway.com Psalm 1
Interview Quotes:
“How you do anything is how you do everything. It's never wrong to do the right thing. You tell somebody you're gonna get there at five, get there at four. Be ready to work.” - Dr. Rick Rigsby quoting his father
“[My parents constantly raising the bar was] something I hated as a kid, something I couldn't stand as