Growing Up Fatherless: Healing from the Absence of Dad

by Mike Nappa

Growing up without his dad, Mike Nappa often felt guilty and insecure, and he missed the love of his father. But his life was transformed when he realized he had something even better than an earthly father's love. He had been adopted by the one true Father who is always: there for us, forgiving, loving, comforting understanding, accepting, disciplining. Growing Up Fatherless is conversational -- filled with stories and encouragement -- yet profound...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800758072
• ISBN13: 9780800758073
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

Growing Up Fatherless

Unfortunately, many, many of the people I know, regardless of age, are the products of a divorced family. They have their own set of issues & angst which they will carry with them their whole lives. As a result of the divorce in their family, & the mobility of American society, many of them basically grew up fatherless. It's a situation in the lives of millions that will only continue to impact our culture in deeper & deeper ways as time passes.Also, even though there are those in the circles of my life whose parents remained together, many of those people grew up with fathers who were distant, non-involved, abusive, workaholics, or just non-players in the lives of their children. These children, in effect, have grown up fatherless in many ways.(It's a pitiful thing when you have to really think to name someone whose relationships with their parents is gives a semblance of being what could be termed, "normal.")I believe this book by Mike Nappa can be more than a little helpful for anyone who has a fractured or non-existent relationship with their biological fathers. It addresses real world applications that can help stem the tide of this epidemic.Now I will admit to you that when my wife, Lynn, handed me this book, I was a bit skeptical. I figured this would be one of those insipid, shallow little tomes that quoted lots of scripture & be long on preaching & short on practical handholds to alleviate this painful part of this culture. I was wrong!One of the basic problems people have who have grown up fatherless is that they have no way of conceptualizing what a father should be like. Nappa uses the basic truth that God wants to relate most of all to us as a Perfect Father. Here's list of the chapters to give you an idea as to how Nappa pulls off explaining this... Chapter 1: A Father Who Is There for You Chapter 2: A Father Who Loves You Chapter 3: A Father Who Understands You Chapter 4: A Father Who Accepts You Chapter 5: A Father Who Disciplines You Chapter 6: A Father Who Forgives You Chapter 7: A Father Who Comforts You Chapter 8: A Father Who Challenges You Chapter 9: A Father Who Empowers You Chapter 10: A Father Who Enjoys You & Wants You to Enjoy HimIf you are someone who grew up with a sometime, distant, or non-involved dad, or if you know someone like that, this is a book that they just might find more than helpful.