The Bible says that we need to honor our fathers and others. So, as I talk about my stepfather, please don’t misunderstand me, I do not dishonor him. As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to realize that my stepfather was a broken man who, in a paraphrase of Scripture, “did not know his right hand from his left.” (Jonah 4:11) As he was lost, so was I was once lost.  So, believe me when I say that I have forgiven him, as Christ has forgiven me.  He did the best he could with what he believed he had.  He just didn’t believe he had more.