Daly Focus Blog
We live in a culture of contradictions.
When it comes to issues of race and sexual orientation, society shouts the virtues of human dignity from the rooftops. But when it comes to preborn babies, the terminally ill, or the severely disabled, society’s tone changes. Suddenly, ideas like “choice” and “quality of life” trump human dignity.
The Bible says we were created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26). We all have tremendous worth and value to God from the moment of conception to natural death.
By: Zachary Mettler
If you pay attention to the daily headlines, you’ll probably agree with me that there’s always plenty of negative, depressing news going around. In fact, I think the constant drumbeat of negative headlines can be quite toxic for us and our faith.
That’s why for this post, I’m turning over the reigns to our team at The Daily Citizen who covered a newly breaking positive story:
After a teenager raised $10,000 to install a Safe Haven Baby Box for the Seymour Fire Department in Indiana, the box has saved the life of a baby just a year later.
Christina Bennett begins her testimony like this:
“I could have been a statistic, just a number. I had an appointment to die. My mother went to a clinic to have me aborted, but God stepped in at the eleventh hour and rescued me. And I’m going to tell you what He did.”
What follows is a remarkable story of God’s intervention in Christina’s life that has made her an overcomer. Far from being a victim of abortion, she has championed the pro-life cause, particularly in the African American community, which she believes has been targeted by pro-abortion advocates.
At just two years of age, Ellie Schneider was likely the youngest person sitting inside the United States Capitol on Tuesday evening for President Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
Little Ellie was there with her mother, Robin, and they were both special guests of the president.
Born at just 21 weeks, she holds the distinction of being one of the youngest premature babies to ever survive. At the time of her birth, she weighed just 14 ounces and measured 10.4 inches long.
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last night to a joint session of Congress was a soaring defense of many of the core issues evangelical Christians care so deeply about.
From Mr. Trump’s defense of pre-born life, his conviction to uphold religious freedom and his ongoing commitment to appoint judges who promise to strictly interpret the Constitution, the president’s speech was sweeping in its socially conservative scope and emotionally moving on so many levels.
Human beings are designed with five core needs – five desires of our hearts that must be met for us to live lives of wholeness.
Security – who can I trust?Identity – who am I?Belonging – who wants me?Purpose – why am I alive?Competence – what do I do well?
Each of those is in their correct order, by the way. If you feel safe and secure, you’ll feel empowered to discover your identity – your deepest passions and strengths.
Super Bowl halftime shows have run the gamut over the years, ranging from mainstream popular music to the borderline profane.
Yet, last night’s “performance” by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira may very well have taken the annual program to a new low.
The episode featured 15 minutes of gyrating, grinding, and close-up angles of the most intimate parts of a woman’s body. J-Lo and other women pole danced in clothing that left nothing to the imagination.
It was uncomfortable, to put it mildly.
Dating can be tough. You probably already know that if you’re single. It’s no small matter pursuing a relationship with someone who has the potential to be your spouse one day.
What is God saying to you about marriage?
I made a commitment in my early 20s to serve the Lord through singleness if that were His plan for me. On a Wednesday night about a year and a half later, I encountered God in a way unlike anything I’d experienced before or since.
Do you know how to care for your inner world as well as you do your outer world?
That’s hard if you’re a mom. Motherhood can be a crazy time of life. You feel overwhelmed and stressed. Your work isn’t over after you get home from your day job. It’s just beginning. Even you stay-at-home moms have a full plate from the time your feet hit the floor in the morning until you collapse into bed exhausted late at night.
Every year it is inspiring to see tens of thousands gather at the March for Life.
As I shared on Tuesday, this year’s gathering featured an historic moment. President Trump, the first chief executive to address the crowd at the march, delivered perhaps the most compelling pro-life speech of any president.
President Trump affirmed Scripture, proclaiming, “Every person is worth protecting. And above all, we know that every human soul is divine. And every human life, born and unborn, is made in the holy image of Almighty God.”
Watch below to catch a glimpse of the march and hear more of the president’s powerful speech.
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.
