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008			051025s2001 miu 000 0aeng
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020			_a1587430185 (cloth)
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781587430183
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781587430183
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781587430183
035			_z(Sirsi) 155879
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050	0	0	_aBR 1725 .B333 _bA3 2001
100	1		_aBalmer, Randall Herbert.
245	1	0	_aGrowing pains : _blearning to love my father's faith / _cRandall Balmer.
260			_aGrand Rapids, Mich. : _bBrazos Press, _cc2001.
300			_a142 p. ; _c24 cm.
505	0		_aFather, hear my cry: Faith of our fathers -- Generation of faith -- Christian piety through the generations -- Gospel and gossip -- Finishing the course -- Keeping faith -- discerning the call -- Sins of the fathers -- Family mMatters: Searching for grandpa -- Postcards -- My father's cars -- Passing of an era -- Some thoughts on attending a fifteen-year college reunion -- Eyes on the rencepost: Glimpses of grace --California dreamin' -- New York City, George Steinbrenner, and common grace -- Orange county journal -- Remembering John Lennon -- Silicon Valley -- Epilogue -- Eulogy -- Acknowledgments -- About the author.
520			_aMany Christian families struggle with passing the faith from one generation to the next. In "Growing Pains, " Balmer addresses this issue in a series of beautifully crafted narrative essays. His engaging stories include everything from baseball to John Lennon to tidbits of Christian history. Ultimately, Balmer tells how he discovered the unconditional love of a heavenly father through grace, seeking, and identification with Jesus the Son.
600	1	0	_aBalmer, Randall Herbert.
650		0	_aChristian biography _zUnited States.
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