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Tim and Kathy Bush say they didn’t understand what love was really all about when they first got married. Both sought happiness, not in each other, but in drinking, drugs, affairs, career accomplishments, and monetary success. Their focus was on other things and people instead of their marriage. Both cheated on each other multiple times.
But then Kathy and Tim got saved and committed to change their relationship to reflect God’s plan for them. They became intentional about how they lived.
Focus on the Family receives thousands of calls every year from hurting people who live in despair because of circumstances beyond their control, like abuse.
I recently spoke with Dr. Erwin Lutzer on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, and he says to free ourselves from the damage of abuse we must do three things:
Confront our past with Christ.
Commit our wounds to Him.
Receive healing over time.
Dr. Lutzer and I discussed numerous ideas for experiencing restoration and healing, including:
Identifying pains of the past and escape routes that God provides.
Dino Petrone is a senior software engineer. He’s logical and analytical. His wife Ashley is creative. She’s a stay-at-home mom who runs a social media business called Arrows and Bow, which incorporates home design tips and her family’s spiritual journey.
Their differences drew them together, then pushed them apart, then drew them back together again.
When Dino and Ashley began dating, they spent every minute that they were together talking and laughing. They messaged each other constantly when they were apart.
One of the most important character traits we can model for our children is resilience — the ability to overcome adversity.
As the apostle Paul says in 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.”
Paul is telling us that we can endure difficult circumstances and come out the other side with greater faith. Resilience is what transforms a challenge into an opportunity and a weakness into a strength.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I want to share with you a powerful message on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. It’s by my dear friend and brother in Christ, Carey Casey, about building racial harmony in our communities.
Carey was part of the real-life story captured in Remember the Titans starring Denzel Washington, a movie about an African-American high school football coach who overcame significant challenges after being hired to coach the school’s first racially integrated team.
Are you skeptical about Christianity?
I recently spoke with author Justin Brierley on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly about compelling explanations for the existence of God which, in turn, offer the best explanation for other facets of our existence, including:
• The Universe. Concepts like the Big Bang, the universe’s fine-tuning, and the law of entropy all point toward a Creator.
• Human Value. The inherent worth of human life is best grounded in a Christian worldview, not materialism.
• Consciousness and Purpose. The human quest for ultimate meaning is fully satisfied in the Christian story.
It takes two healthy spouses to make a satisfying relationship — but just one unhealthy spouse to weaken it.
That can cause trouble for people who don’t self-evaluate, who assume everything’s going well unless their spouse tells them otherwise. A better approach is to take accountability for the good of our marriage by attending to how we act and speak to our spouse. Each of us has both flaws and virtues, and it is our personal responsibility to improve ourselves for the overall health of our marriage.
Author, speaker, and licensed marriage and family therapist Dr.
Perfect families don’t exist. But fortunately, the goal isn’t perfection. It’s a family that is healthy and strong. But how do we achieve that?
Dr. Gary Chapman teaches families to think like a banker. Bankers don’t learn to spot counterfeit bills. They become so familiar with the real thing that they can easily spot a counterfeit. Becoming a healthy family begins by understanding what a healthy family looks like.
To that end, I’m airing a recorded message by Dr.
In what may qualify as a quintessential example of religious bias and discrimination, University of Oklahoma junior Samantha Fulnecky was given a zero on an assignment – all because she cited the Bible and put forward a Christian worldview in her essay.
As part of her “Lifespan Development” class, Fulnecky was asked to offer her opinion and thoughts on an academic article titled, “Relations Among Gender Typicality, Peer Relations, and Mental Health During Early Adolescence.”
In shirt-sleeve English, the Sooner student was asked to offer her opinion “of some aspect of the article.” Fulnecky chose to respond to the claim that “gender-atypical” children are more prone to bullying and mental health problems due to the teasing.
Fulnecky disagreed with the author’s assertion that gender roles were somehow dangerous or detrimental stereotypes.
Plenty of things cause anxiety. Political, social and financial unrest. Wars. Rumors of wars. Every new day offers something else to fear.
It’s a big reason anxiety has become the number one diagnosis in our country for mental health issues. One in five adults and one in four teenagers suffer from anxiety.
But how does anxiety manifest itself?
Headaches.
Sleep disturbances.
Our appetite seems off.
Panic attacks.
A bad feeling we can’t shake.
On Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, I’m airing a conversation that I had with the late Dr.
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.
