In this honest conversation, Lori welcomes pastor, husband, father, and Absent Dad, Present Father contributor Kyle Ogle to share his powerful testimony of growing up without a father and the lasting impact of rejection. Kyle opens up about meeting his biological father as a young teen, only to later experience heartbreaking abandonment that shaped many of his struggles with insecurity, identity, anger, and fear of abandonment.

Yet through God’s kindness, the influence of faithful men, and the healing work of Christ, Kyle’s story did not end in rejection. Today, he serves as the lead pastor of Center Church in Texas, loves being a husband and father, and points others to the truth that God truly is a present Father to the fatherless.

This conversation offers hope to widowed and single mothers raising children alone, encouragement to fatherless sons and daughters wrestling with rejection, and a reminder that our stories do not have to be defined by the absence of an earthly father. Through Jesus, there is healing, identity, belonging, and redemption.

Key Takeaways
The hidden wounds of fatherlessness
Helping children process dormant grief
The importance of godly mentors and the body of Christ
Finding identity in God as Father
Breaking generational cycles through Christ

Resources Mentioned
Absent Dad, Present Father: From Loss to Light – Testimonies of God’s Unfailing Love for Fatherless Children

Scripture Referenced: Ezekiel 18, Matthew 3, John 1, Psalm 68:5

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