{"id":115,"date":"2007-01-29T02:15:03","date_gmt":"2007-01-29T06:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rodatus.com\/journal\/?p=115"},"modified":"2025-10-08T20:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T00:14:55","slug":"mentors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rodatus.com\/journal\/?p=115","title":{"rendered":"My Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have had many mentors and influential men in my life. I have not always fully benefited from having mentors due to my own foolishness at the time. Here is a partial list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My dad, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rodatus.com\/family\/mydad.htm\">Edward J. Rodatus<\/a>\u00a0(deceased)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/billgothard.com\/bill\/about\/bio\/\">Bill Gothard<\/a> through his <a href=\"http:\/\/iblp.org\/iblp\/\">Institute of Basic Life Principals<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rbc.org\/devotionals\/my_utmost_for_his_highest\/oswald_chambers_1.page\">Oswald Chambers<\/a> (deceased) through his <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rbc.org\/utmost\/index.php\">My Utmost for His Highest<\/a><\/em> devotional<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/billgothard.com\/bill\/about\/bio\/\">Mike Minter<\/a>\u00a0of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.restonbible.org\">Reston Bible Church<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ambassadoragency.com\/client_profile.cfm\/cid\/135\">Os Guinness<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raystedman.org\/\">Dr. Ray Stedman<\/a> (deceased) through the ministry of <a href=\"http:\/\/pbc.org\/\">Pennisula Bible Church<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkwiththeking.org\/biography.html\">Dr. Robert A. Cook<\/a> (deceased) through his <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkwiththeking.org\/\">Walk with the King<\/a><\/em> radio program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rzim.org\/ravi\/\">Ravi Zacharias<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rzim.org\/\">RZIM<\/a>) through his radio messages, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oneplace.com\/ministries\/Let_My_People_Think\/archives.asp\">Let My People Think<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thruthebible.org\/site\/c.hvKSLdMYIsG\/b.403743\/k.96C7\/Dr_J_Vernon_McGee.htm\">Dr. J. Vernon McGee<\/a> (deceased) through his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thruthebible.org\"><em>Through the Bible<\/em><\/a> radio ministry (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thruthebible.org\/site\/c.hvKSLdMYIsG\/b.1104405\/k.274A\/MP3_Download_of_5Year_Program\">Bible Bus\u00a0five year program<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlacnewark.org\/walz.htm\">Pastor Charles Walz<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pastor Paul David Kemp (of Ranson, WV)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bob Peel (deceased) (of Frederick, MD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alan Trefzger (of Sterling, VA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bob Pryor (deceased) (of Frederick, MD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leo Jett (deceased) (of Frederick, MD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been many other influential men in my life but I could not possible list them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for female mentors, I&#8217;ll only mention a few main ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My mom, (of course!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My wife, (definitely!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reviveourhearts.com\/aboutus\/nancy.php\">Nancy Lee DeMoss<\/a> and her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reviveourhearts.com\/\">Revive Our Hearts<\/a> radio ministry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have had many mentors and influential men in my life. 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