Current Events Archives

Keep Failing

The secret to success isn’t avoiding failure. It’s learning from your mistakes and continuing to move forward.

The television series Alone is a survival competition where participants survive alone in the wilderness for as long as possible. Contestants are given minimal equipment and must build their own shelters, start their own fires, and find their own food. The physical demands are brutal.

One of the contestants, Colter Barnes, lost 86 pounds over 67 days in the wild and had to be medically evacuated.

Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, marriage September 21, 2023 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

The Revitalization of American Masculinity is Our Nation’s Most Pressing Need

There is a staggering crisis among American men, and it demands immediate national attention. That is the focus of an important new report recently released by Florida Senator Marco Rubio.

The report, “The State of the Working (And Non-Working) Man,” explains that the number of American men out of work today is greater than it was in the wake of Great Depression. And what makes this crisis even worse, is that their idleness is largely voluntary.

Topics: Current Events Tags: family, news September 20, 2023 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Focus on the Family President Jim Daly’s Statement Regarding President Trump’s ‘Meet the Press’ Interview

“Beginning in 2017, pro-life supporters found a strong advocate in President Trump. As promised, his key appointments to both the United States Supreme Court, federal courts and other agencies helped bring to fruition the fall of Roe, a wicked and evil 1973 decision that contributed to the death of over 60 million innocent children.

“The reversal of Roe and the Dobbs decision made clear the United States Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, and that states are permitted to restrict it.

Topics: Current Events Tags: news September 19, 2023 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

How Jesus Redeemed My Gender Confusion

Gender identity is a pervasive topic these days. The culture is locked in debate about everything from access to restrooms to competition in women’s athletics to the ethics and morality of certain courses of treatment for children dealing with gender dysphoria.

For Christians, this isn’t a political matter, a psychological orientation, or even a social question. It’s a spiritual battle. The Bible is clear that God created humanity as male and female, biological certainties that are not dependent on how a person feels or “identifies.” However, we battle an enemy who sows seeds of confusion that corrupt our understanding of God’s beautiful design.

Topics: Current Events Tags: events, faith, kids September 18, 2023 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Lord, Keep Us Free

On our Focus on the Family Broadcast “Lord, Keep Us Free,” we’re airing an amazing story from World War II and the years preceding it.

It’s the story of Maria Hirschmann, also called Hansi. She was a teenager when Hitler’s tanks rolled into her native country of Czechoslovakia. In less than one year, she had been brainwashed into totally committing herself to the Nazi worldview.

She believed that she was part of a German super race.

Topics: Current Events Tags: faith August 28, 2023 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Reaching the Next Generation for Christ

Young people in America and Europe are leaving the Christian church at an unprecedented rate. Statistically, this generation is the least religious in history. Teenagers, in particular, are turning toward atheism at a rate double that of the general population.

Many struggle to believe claims made by the Bible. Or to reconcile faith in a loving God with evil and suffering in the world. Some cite bad experiences with a church or conflict with a Christian as their reason for doubt.

Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, parenting August 4, 2023 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Raising Godly Children in Today’s Culture

Would you like to see more joyful obedience from your children?

Author Arlene Pellicane offers eight key strategies that will set your kids up to succeed:

Amusement is not the highest priority. Your life should not revolve around entertaining your child.

Parents call the shots. You are the leader, not your child.

Routine and boundaries provide security. Kids thrive with guidelines and guardrails.

It’s best to weave the Bible and prayer into the fabric of daily life, not reserve it for Sundays.

Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, parenting July 14, 2023 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Talking to Your Kids About Sexuality and Gender

If you’re the parent of young children, maybe you’ll relate to this scenario.

Amy Davison’s children were watching a cartoon about a girl who had a crush on one of her classmates. Throughout the episode, she put love notes in the classmate’s locker. At the end, when the show revealed that the locker belonged to another girl, Amy’s ten-year-old daughter turned and asked, “Wait, what just happened? Does she like girls?”

And just like that, Amy was forced to have a conversation with her young child about the LGBT world.

Topics: Current Events Tags: family, parenting July 10, 2023 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

The Golden Triangle of Freedom

America has functioned remarkably well for over 200 years.

Much of that success can be attributed to what historians call the “Golden Triangle of Freedom.” The three points of the triangle are:

Liberty.

Virtue.

Faith.

The relationship between the three is important. Each one relies on the other for its existence and well-being. Liberty requires virtue. Virtue requires faith. Faith requires liberty.

Liberty is freedom. It’s the ability to govern oneself. That means you’re free to choose your own path so long as what you do positively benefits everyone else in the community.

Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, family July 4, 2023 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Supreme Court Reaffirms Founders’ Commitment to Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion

Advocates of religious freedom and conscience exhaled this week as a majority of justices affirmed the constitutional rights of every American to practice and preserve their faith beyond the doors of a traditional church.

Friday’s 6-3 decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis, authored by Justice Gorsuch, wasn’t just a win for Lorie Smith, it was also a victory for anyone who supports free speech protected by the First Amendment.

On Thursday, a unanimous court held that Gerald Groff, a former United States postal worker and an evangelical Christian, who had been told he needed to work on Sundays, was entitled to religious accommodations.

Topics: Current Events Tags: faith June 30, 2023 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura