We are back to interviewing our authors from the Growing Fathers edition of FrontLine, the July/August edition. We are fast moving on into fall, so we are gearing up for the next edition, but there are a few more interviews from this one to bring to your attention.

Today's guest is Caleb French, who serves on the staff of Northwest Valley Baptist Church in Glendale, Arizona. His article had the title "The Fatally Friendless Father." In the interview, I think we go into some depth discussing what Caleb means by that, so I will not spend a lot of time describing it here.

I will say, however, that what Caleb is describing is purposeful Christian friendships where Christian men help one another grow in Christ. It's not just a casual sharing of common interests (those kinds of friendships are fine too), but it's about purposefully entering regular conversations with one or more brothers to really push each other in spiritual growth.

That's all for now, Caleb will tell us more about it shortly.

Before we get to the interview, let me remind you that Caleb's article is available on our substack right away for paying subscribers. We have previews for everyone else. I hope you will join with us and support the ministry of the FBFI by becoming a paying subscriber.

Caleb's article for paying subscribers (excerpt for everyone else): The Fatally Friendless Father

Growing Fathers Links:

Growing Fathers Blog | Helping Christian Dads Grow

Growing Fathers Podcast | Helping Christian Dads Grow

The Growing Fathers Accountability Guide (mentioned in the article and podcast): transparency-questions-growing-fathers.pdf

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Growing Fathers (FrontLine July/August 2025) – Proclaim & Defend

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