Jim Daly

A Mother’s Story of Loss and Redemption

Few
parents have experienced the heartbreak of losing a child.

Fewer
still have endured that suffering twice.

Lindsey Dennis and her husband, Kevin, know the depths of that heartache. They also know how God’s comfort can bring beauty out of terrible circumstances.

Lindsey
and Kevin are sharing their tragic and touching story with us on our Focus on the Family
Broadcast “A Mother’s Story of Loss and Redemption.”

At
what was supposed to be a routine prenatal visit, the couple was given shocking
news: “We can’t find your baby’s skull.” Their baby was diagnosed with anencephaly.

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A Poignant Day in the Daly Household

I’ll cut right to the point.

Jean and I are grieving a
little bit this week – not over the death of a loved one or a dire medical
diagnosis – but grieving nonetheless.

Our oldest, Trent, left for a
nearby college earlier this week.

We couldn’t be happier for
him, of course, especially seeing how he’s matured and grown over these last
few years. We’ve been impressed with his choice of friends, his attitude and
his overall goals and sense of direction.

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Equipping Christians to Understand Sexuality

Take
a look at these alarming statistics:

41% of practicing
Christians believe that cohabitation is a good idea.60% of people on
Christian dating websites say they have no moral inhibitions against sex before
marriage.32% of Christian
men ages 18 to 30 admit to having an addiction to pornography (not casual use,
mind you, but an addiction).

How
did we get so far away from God’s design for sexuality?

I’d
love to read your thoughts in the comment section below.

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Following God’s Pace Instead of Your Own

It’s
easy for us as Christians to lose track of God’s timing in our lives. Our
culture is driven, and we often fall prey to busyness. We work hard at our
jobs. We volunteer at church. We have hobbies and responsibilities around the
house. Some days there’s not much left of our time or our energy to keep our relationships
in order.

That
was true for Terry Looper. His goal was to become a wealthy businessman.

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Heroic Moms Raising Godly Heroes

“We
practiced an active shooter drill today.”

Those
words from Lee Nienhuis’ grade-school aged son, Ryan, felt like a gut punch.
She could barely hold herself together when he told her, “We pile up in the
corner like puppies, and we hide.”

That
wasn’t the only time Lee was confronted by the darkness her children face in this
world. Another incident happened in church. The congregation was singing the
hymn I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.

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‘The Hunt’ cancelation is welcome news – murdering political opponents isn’t entertaining or funny

As
you may have recently heard, Universal
Pictures announced Saturday it had canceled the planned September release of
the film “The Hunt” about liberals hunting conservative “Deplorables” who fit
the description of supporters of President Trump.

The cancelation was a victory for common sense
and decency.

But as I wrote for Fox
News, liberals have been – metaphorically speaking – “hunting” religious
conservatives for years. They have been attempting to deconstruct our
traditional values, as well as seeking to tear down all the institutions that
so many of us hold dear.

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Growing Your Marriage in Times of Stress

Does your
marriage stress you out? If not, there’s still a good chance that you’re
bringing stress into your marriage.

Either
way, how do you handle it?

The natural
inclination for a lot of couples is to seek stress relief in non-relational
ways that enable them to hide – things like drugs and alcohol, or even
behaviors like shopping, gambling, excessive cleaning, or binge-watching
television – all of which lead to addiction, unhealthy obsessions, or lashing
out at other people.

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Finding Grace in the Midst of Racial Division

Sometimes God calls us to do things that are bigger
than us – so big that all we can do is rely on His strength to get us through.

Captain
Ron Johnson experienced that truth in an inspiring way. He’s a retired
African-American police officer who became well-known after the governor of
Missouri assigned him to lead security efforts in Ferguson, Missouri after a
young black male, Michael Brown, was killed by a white police officer.

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Of Course Violent Video Games Desensitize Kids

As officials attempt to continue piecing together the motives
behind last weekend’s horrific cold-blooded murder sprees in both El Paso,
Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, attention has turned once again to the role violent
video games play in these types of attacks.

In remarks from the White House earlier this week, President Trump
suggested they were likely one factor in a long list of many.

“We must stop the glorification of
violence in our society,” he said.

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Redeeming a Marriage and Childhood Wounds

Grammy-award
winning singer and songwriter Russ Taff grew up in church, but he was an adult
the first time he was truly able to understand God’s love.

His
dad was a pastor who preached what Russ calls a “hard Gospel.” That means there
were rules about clothes, rules about hair, rules about attitude. Rules, rules,
rules – so many that his father couldn’t live up to his own standards. His
father relapsed with alcohol again and again for years and, ultimately, didn’t stop
drinking until he died.

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