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Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s memoir, An American Son, was released this week. Born to Cuban refugees, his story is an inspiring and candid one. There is much to talk about concerning this rising star in the Republican party, but for now one specific reference in the book is worth noting.
Upon arriving in the Senate in 2010, Mr. Rubio forged a friendship with Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont. The elder Leahy counseled him on balancing his work with his family responsibilities.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: news, religious liberty by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Focus on the Family’s decision to endorse the National Association of Evangelical’s bipartisan proposal on immigration reform has ignited a spirited dialogue within Christendom. To be candid, this doesn’t surprise me.
Does it surprise you?
The issue is a complex one, especially when it comes to finding a practical solution to the stalemate over what to do with the 12 million plus individuals who are living without proper documentation within our country. It’s easy to reduce the issue to the numbers, but the numbers have names – and each name is a person created in the image and likeness of a loving God.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: news, policy by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
To see a vintage advertisement is to get a brief peek into the past:
Wrisley – Father’s Day, Wrisley Spruce for Dad (1945)
Recognized Hatter – Father’s Day, Straw Hat (1946)
Studebaker– Car Craftsmanship, Father/Son Photo (1946)
US Steel – Father/Son Gardening Theme (1946)
Inter Woven Socks – Father’s Day (1951)
Anaconda Copper – Father & Son Workshop Art (1951)
Thermos Products – Father’s Day (1959)
Shulton Old Spice – Fathers Day Sailboats (1960)
A very Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and grandpas!
Topics: Family and Home Tags: events, family by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
According to the Gallup polling organization more Americans are identifying themselves as “pro-life” and fewer as “pro-choice,” this year over last year.
As reported:
The 41% of Americans who now identify themselves as “pro-choice” is down from 47% last July and is one percentage point below the previous record low in Gallup trends, recorded in May 2009. Fifty percent now call themselves “pro-life,” one point shy of the record high, also from May 2009.
To be fair, these statistics have been bouncing around over the last decade, but when you consider that 56% of Americans qualified themselves as “pro-choice” in 1996, the trajectory toward a majority support of life is encouraging.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: news by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Here’s the scenario:
If you could turn back the clock and spend one last day with your father, what would you do? If your dad is still living, what would be the ideal way to enjoy his company?
Father’s Day, which is this coming Sunday, doesn’t receive nearly the same degree of attention as Mother’s Day. Nevertheless, millions of dads will still be hailed as heroes, and rightly so.
Not everyone has a happy story or good memories of their upbringing.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: family by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Immigration reform remains a hotly contested issue that stirs up a great deal of passion from a wide range of perspectives. In fact, when it comes to the subject of how to manage the millions of individuals who have illegally entered the borders of the United States and assimilated into our culture, almost everyone has an opinion.
But mere opinions don’t solve problems, especially a conundrum as complex and layered as what to do with upwards of 12 million individuals living in the shadows of our society.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: news, policy by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
According to research that was recently published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, scientists will soon be able to screen pre-born babies for as many as 3,500 different genetic disorders.
Currently, the only conditions that are (occasionally) tested for prior to birth include Downs syndrome, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and spina bifida.
News of this emerging technology raises a number of concerns, especially for anyone who respects and appreciates the sanctity and dignity of life. Case in point: 90% of pre-born babies who are diagnosed with Down Syndrome are aborted.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: parenting, pro-life by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
John Strege is a friend and a talented author and writer for Golf Digest. He recently penned a moving story about a son’s last round of golf with his dying father at Pebble Beach.
John writes:
It began as a dream, a boy, 16, and his father, descending the steps behind The Lodge at Pebble Beach and gazing wistfully at Eden. Some day, the boy vowed on behalf of both of them, before life intervened, as inevitably it will.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: family by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Whatever the pending Supreme Court case, you can be sure that people on both sides of the issue are praying for a decision in their favor.
But I wonder if instead of just praying for the outcome of the case, we should be spending more time praying for the justices who are making the decision.
Like many of you, I find it intriguing to follow the Supreme Court, especially during this timeof year. Over the course of the next four weeks, Chief Justice Roberts’ court will be wrapping up the year and issuing rulings on a variety of cases, including the all-important one on the Affordable Health Care Act.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: church, religious liberty by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
I recently came across an excellent article from Abraham Piper, the son of author and pastor John Piper. For parents who are currently struggling with a child (of any age) who has either strayed from their Christian faith or never professed Jesus as Lord of their life, this will serve as practical guidance to help you manage what is a very difficult reality.
Do you resonate with the following sentiments? If you do, I’d like to know what you’re currently struggling with and how you’re managing.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: church, faith, family, homosexuality 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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