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Millions of Americans have already voted this year, but tens of millions more will cast their votes tomorrow. Will you be among them? I hope so.
Are you getting anxious as the polls swing back and forth and the pundits prognosticate?
The curtain is falling on arguably the most contentious and expensive election in American history. We’ve all been living through history – and phone calls, advertisements – and more advertisements.
Is there anything else that we can do?
Topics: Family and Home Tags: events, news, policy by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
A colleague recently had the pleasure of speaking with Sidney Cooper of Monroe, Georgia. Mr. Cooper’s mother, Besse, is the oldest woman in the world.
She’s 116.
To put that number in context, at the time she was born, Grover Cleveland was President and Orville and Wilbur Wright were still seven years away from their first powered flight over Kitty Hawk. She’s now lived in three separate centuries and actually remembers the turn of the 19th to the 20th and the 20th to the 21st.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: events, news by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
I was in Hawaii last week. Hawaiian Island Ministries (HIM) graciously hosted us for several meetings and I enjoyed learning more about their outreach. HIM has been serving and showing the love of Jesus to people in the area for nearly 30 years. The Lord has clearly blessed their work and I’m proud to call them my friends.
Given where we are culturally and with the election looming just weeks away, I was struck by a few thoughts the other day.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: events, faith by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
At the height of a close election, it is worth a reminder that civility is the essential democratic virtue. Civility is not the same thing as niceness.
The high stakes of politics can produce intense disagreements. But manners — even cold, formal ones — communicate a modicum of mutual respect and preserve the possibility of cooperation. John Stuart Mill called democracy “government by discussion.”
Michael Gerson, as quoted in The Washington Post, October 15, 2012
Topics: Family and Home Tags: events, news, policy by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
As some of you know, I have a new book coming out tomorrow. It’s titled, ReFocus: Living a Life that Reflects God’s Heart. My colleagues at Citizenlink recently asked me five questions about the project. I’m delighted to share the exchange with you below.
CitizenLink: The title of your new book is ReFocus. Why do you believe it’s time we must begin to refocus our hearts and actions?
Jim Daly: I think that in the culture we’ve focused a lot on righteousness and living righteously.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: entertainment, events, staff by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Did the title grab you? OK, here’s the deal.
The Focus Leadership Institute, which has been operating on our campus since 1995, attracts college students from both Christian and non-religious universities all around the world. Each semester we’re thrilled to host some of the brightest young minds out there. Hundreds of these men and women are now serving the Lord in numerous professional and personal capacities – and making a difference!
I’m proud of each and every one of them.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: events, news by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
“It’s fun, isn’t it?”
Those were the words of Governor Romney shortly into last night’s presidential debate with President Obama. I was privileged to attend the event along with three of my colleagues, Joel Vaughan, Ken Windebank and Gary Schneeberger (pictured below, left to right).
I have to admit. The debate was fun.
In the midst of the political frenzy and the seriousness of the stakes on November 6th, it’s easy to lose sight of something significant.
Topics: Current Events Tags: events, family, policy by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
When you review history, it’s remarkable how many things have been decided by the slimmest of margins:
Who can forget the presidential election of 2000? You’ll recall that George W. Bush defeated Vice President Al Gore by just 537 votes in Florida.
A race for the Alaskan House of Representatives in 2008 came down to a single vote.
That same year, Al Franken defeated Minnesota’s U.S. Senator Norm Coleman in a hotly contested election. Only 225 votes separated the two men.
Topics: Current Events Tags: events, faith, news, policy by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
You’ve heard of the Ryder Cup and might even know a little bit about the storied golf tournament, but do you know anything about the man behind the trophy?
In this age of negotiating naming rights and corporate sponsorships, a youngster recently suggested the Ryder Cup was named after the Ryder Truck Company.
Not quite.
Because many of you are interested in golf and since Focus on the Family will be sponsoring a special event (more on this in a moment) in conjunction with this year’s tournament in Medinah, Illinois, I thought it would be fun to share five things you probably don’t know about the history of the Ryder Cup.
Topics: Focus Events Tags: events, faith, family by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
To some, September 11, 2001 seems like a lifetime ago, especially to the parents of young children. Our oldest son, Trent, was just one year-old and Troy hadn’t even been born when the serenity of that late summer morning was shattered by terrorists.
As I drove the boys to school this morning we discussed the anniversary. Over the years we’ve talked a lot about what happened on that tragic day, about the loss of innocent life and how so many dreams of so many families never came true – all because their father or mother never came home.
Topics: Current Events Tags: events, faith, family, parenting 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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