Second Chances & The One That Got Away

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn
— C.S. Lewis

In this guest essay, entitled “Second Chances & the One that got Away,” Chase Bowers recalls a fishing trip he took as a young boy with his grandfather and father. This fishing trip proved to be the catalyst that drove a wedge between he and his dad. But, like many complicated relationships, the worst doesn’t have to be the end. And in this story, the best was yet to come, even with the one that got away. This second chance essay is a beautiful story of grace and family.

Are you a devil?” “I am a man,” answered Father Brown gravely; “and therefore have all devils in my heart.
— G.K. Chesterton :"The Innocence of Father Brown"

Music written and recorded by Brad Hill

Dr. Bryan Gill

Bryan is an administrator and instructor at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. At home, Bryan is the husband to Sarah and daddy to his two young children. At church, he is the men’s ministry director. He can also be found fly fishing, painting watercolor trout, or woodworking. But having authored several books, including How to Be a Man: Learning from Real Men of the Bible, his favorite pastime is writing.

http://www.bryangill.com
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