{"id":3020,"date":"2008-08-08T23:39:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-08T23:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2008\/08\/will-franklin-your-father-loves-you.html"},"modified":"2008-08-08T23:39:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-08T23:39:00","slug":"will-franklin-your-father-loves-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/08\/will-franklin-your-father-loves-you.html","title":{"rendered":"“Will Franklin, your father loves you”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those were the words that singer Steven Curtis Chapman spoke to his teenage son moments after a devastating event: while driving the family’s SUV, the boy accidently struck and killed his little sister.<\/p>\n

Some weeks back, I blogged about that tragedy. <\/a> <\/p>\n

Now, the Chapmans are coming forward to talk about it. I caught part of their interview with Larry King last night. They also appeared on Good Morning America. You can watch that report below. <\/p>\n

It’s an astonishing testimony, and a great tribute to their faith. <\/p>\n

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H\/T to Fr. Steve<\/a>, Salesian and first-rate blogger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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