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I was saddened yesterday to learn of the death of Zig Ziglar, a bestselling author and motivational speaker. He was 86. Zig inspired us and lifted our spirits by lifting up the name of Jesus. He reminded us to believe in ourselves only because Christ first believed in us.
Here are a few favorite quotes from over the years from the tongue and pen of Zig Ziglar:
Make every effort to be perceived as the most capable, not the most visible.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: news, relationships by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
In honor of National Adoption Month, five wonderful and inspirational quotes:
Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance.
– Mother Teresa
Time and experience have taught me a priceless lesson: Any child you take for your own becomes your own if you give of yourself to that child. I have born two children and had seven others by adoption, and they are all my children, equally beloved and precious.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: adoption, kids, pro-life by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
No, that’s not a typo.
For the past 40 years we’ve been calling today “Black Friday” – a term coined to reflect the date when stores would financially move from red (loss) to black (profit). Back when accounting records were actually kept by hand, the books were tallied with black and red pens.
I am in no position, nor do I have any desire, to criticize retail establishments for hyping today and trying to turn a profit.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, finances by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
The Desolate Wilderness
A chronicle of the Pilgrims’ arrival at Plymouth, as recorded by Nathaniel Morton.
Here beginneth the chronicle of those memorable circumstances of the year 1620, as recorded by Nathaniel Morton, keeper of the records of Plymouth Colony, based on the account of William Bradford, sometime governor thereof:
So they left that goodly and pleasant city of Leyden, which had been their resting-place for above eleven years, but they knew that they were pilgrims and strangers here below, and looked not much on these things, but lifted up their eyes to Heaven, their dearest country, where God hath prepared for them a city (Heb.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: events, faith, family by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
This classic, soaring hymn was written in the mid-1600s by a German minister named Martin Rinkart. His ministry began at a church in Eilenburg, just as the Thirty Year War began. The town soon became overpopulated and disease ridden with many taking refuge in the pastor’s house. A deadly plaque swept through the village, killing 8,000 people including Rinkart’s wife. At one point, the beleaguered minister was conducting 50 funerals per day.
Yet, in the midst of it all, Martin Rinkart wrote this hymn, originally designed to be used for grace before dinner.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
It was the beloved English writer G.K. Chesterton who once observed that the critical thing is whether or not we take the turns of life for granted or with gratitude.
So, in that spirit, I’d like to share with you ten things I’m thankful for this year.
I would love to read your list, too.
1. I’m thankful for the GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST … that He died for me – and you (!) and that He represents a power so awesome that its force cannot and will not be stopped on earth.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: family, marriage, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Alex Eklund is a student at Baylor University and noticed a disturbing trend on Facebook both during and after the Victoria’s Secret fashion show which aired on CBS.
Female friends and acquaintances began to lament their body, with many suggesting it was time to go on a diet.
“There was an underlying sense of insecurity which I sensed throughout the entire thing,” he told World Magazine.
In response, Alex decided to offer some encouragement. He decided to update his own status and wrote:
“I’d rather have a Proverbs 31 woman than a Victoria’s Secret model.”
According to published reports, the post went viral, and hundreds of messages began to pour in.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: entertainment, pop culture, sex by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Hope for Marriage and the History of Homosexuality
Last week, we saw something unprecedented in American politics. Four states voted in support of the radical redefinition of marriage where men and women, husband and wife, mother and father become merely optional for families. This view of family is quite radical and contrary to how humanity works.
But do these victories mean it’s all over for natural marriage?
Not even close. Here’s why:
We must understand some important realities:
1.) These four states – Washington, Minnesota, Maine and Maryland – are deeply blue, largely liberal states.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: homosexuality, marriage, policy, religious liberty by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, is allowing a 45-year-old man to use the school’s women’s locker room. He’s been reportedly spotted by young girls sitting exposed in the sauna.
How could this be true?
The man is said to believe he’s a woman. He goes by “Colleen” and is a student at the school. The locker room is used by several swim teams and local clubs – clubs that have young girls on their respective squads.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: kids, news by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Dr. R.G. Lee was the longtime pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church of Memphis TN, once the home of our late friend and Focus Board member, Dr. Adrian Rogers.
Dr. Lee is perhaps best known for his sermon, Payday Someday, which he preached over 1,000 times. The following excerpt comes from a message titled, God’s Cure for the World’s Worst Disease.
Some messages are timeless:
The time is NOW.
‘Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your heart” (Heb.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: family by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.Home
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