People who say we are just preaching "extreme grace" must not understand how extremely gracious our Father is.
I grew up middle class. My father was a public functionary who didn't leave an inheritance, just debts.
My father was a poor man, very poor in a British colonial possession where class and race were very important.
I got my very last tattoo after my father died. I'm not getting anymore; otherwise I'll end up like Mike Tyson with a tattoo on my face.
My first soldier role was in 'Flags of Our Fathers.' Casting director Jay Binder saw that movie and was looking for soldiers for 'Journey's End,' which led to 'Generation Kill.'
My father was very bright. My mother had enormous drive. Put that together, and that's my gene pool.
I gotta say, as the father of two beautiful young daughters, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
My father-in-law was once Chairman of Military Affairs in the Senate, the latter part of the Wilson Administrations. He knew a lot about and was fond of the Army.
Keep one thing in your mind; your school & friends can never teach you properly ,"how to be a good husband & father.
Most every young man either takes inspiration from his father or wishes he could. I was fortunate in that I could.
My father was a preacher in Maryland and we had crab feasts - with corn on the cob, but no beer, being Methodist - outside on the church lawn.
So the first job that I got - my father got it for me - he had his clerical collar on, was a gay bar in D.C., it was Mr. Henry's of Georgetown.
Go where thou wilt, thou canst not go out of thy Father's ground.
I'm a union guy; I've always been. I've been in SAG 35 years; my father was a garbage man, a sanitation man, for the city, a union guy.
My father said writing was a nice hobby. He strongly encouraged my brother and me to become doctors.
Out of humility I label not myself or others. All I can say is this; God is my Father. Jesus is my Savior. And the Holy Spirit dwells in me.
I clearly understood the concept of wise use before I ever heard the actual words, for my father wouldn't allow us to waste anything.
I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis.
When you're all singing together, it brings things together. I know the songs that my grandfather and my father sang.
I started writing serious books so late because I knew I'd be accused of riding on my father's coattails.
Although we might settle for less, Heavenly Father won't, for he sees us as the glorious beings we are capable of becoming.
