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  Scripture:  1 Timothy 1:18-19

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Ruth Bell Graham Tells Childhood Story of son, Franklin with His Toy Gun

Ruth Bell Graham tells this story about her son Franklin: Franklin was sleeping on the front porch with his cowboy boots and toy gun. We were having problems with some polecats (skunks), and Franklin told me not to worry because he had a gun.

“Franklin, it’s just a toy gun,” I said.

“That’s OK, Momma,” he said. “The polecats don’t know that.” (Jim Dailey, “A Conversation with Ruth Bell Graham,” Decision, May 2002, p. 15)

I love that attitude! Here is a boy who’s going to fight for his family with everything he had.

From a sermon by C. Philip Green, A Good Fight, 5/27/2010