When is the last time you looked at old photos of your children?

How does it make you feel?

Nostalgic?

Joyful?

Sad?

These photos are proof that time never stops.

They are like little fossils. Reminders of what life used to be. Of who we used to be.

The kids we see in those photos, are no longer around.

We will never meet them again.

This is the sad reality of parenthood. The child we have in front of us today is temporary, soon to be replaced with an older, more mature version. The travesty of this is we don’t even see it until it’s over.

Photos, reminding us of what’s lost.

But the truth is we cannot stay looking at these photos, because just as much as our kids are no longer aged 1, 2, or 3, we are no longer parents of 1, 2 or 3 year olds.

No, it’s not just the kids who are growing, to be effective parents in their new stages, we have to grow too.

Hi, my is Ryan Guerra, and this is A Father’s Voice, and today I welcome Pastor Chris Martinez onto the show. Simply put, Pastor Chris is a man I look up to. Though we are close in age, I have learned and grown as a man just by watching him. He lives a life of integrity, loves his family, works hard, and has many accomplishments in both his professional career and ministry.

He is someone who is doing a lot of this parenting gig right, and deserves the praise because he also has the humility to admit he has some areas he still needs to grow in, and even some areas he’s stagnated in. I appreciate this, because it reminds me even the best of men still have room to improve.

Throughout this talk we cover a wide range of topics, and each one I believe can challenge or encourage every father that listens. I loved this discussion with Pastor Chris, and I’m excited to share it with you on this episode.

So with that, I present to you, my conversation with Pastor Chris Martinez.

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