num_pages: 216
description: Is anything tougher or more fragile than the bond between father and son? Things We Wish We Had Said is a collection of reflections on this unique relationship. With refreshing honesty, Tony and Bart Campolo admit that they sometimes failed to communicate their feelings to each other. By focusing on that failure, they offer hope to other families. It is impossible to read their letters and not reflect on how you would express yourself to your parent or your child.These letters are filled with the stories of a family growing up together. In this book you will share the wonder years of theThe fifth grader who wanted desperately to be accepted by his classmatesThe much-traveled father who wanted to share as much time as he could with his sonThe awkward years of growing up in the shadow of a strong personalityDiscovering faith from within a pastor-professor's familyHow the father grew up in the city streets of Philidelphia and his son grew up in the suburbs of the cityTony poignantly closes one letter with the "If you think me good as a father, it is in part due to the fact that you were a good son. We helped to create each other."
language: English
title: Things We Wish We Had Said: Reflections of a Father and His Grown Son
titlecomplete: Things We Wish We Had Said: Reflections of a Father and His Grown Son
genres: Nonfiction, Religion
ratings_count: 25
publisher: W Pub Group