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Norman Rockwell was originally paid $3,500 for the painting, a detailed illustration of an older woman and a young boy bowing their heads in prayer over a meal in the middle of a crowded restaurant. It first appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post in 1951.
And just last week the 62-year-old masterpiece, “Saying Grace,” sold at auction for $46 million.
I don’t pretend to be an art connoisseur or an expert when it comes to the valuation of the art market.
Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, news, pop culture by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
I recently had the opportunity to write a piece for The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, a group dedicated to engaging the culture and speaking to issues in the public square.
The ERLC is led by Dr. Russell Moore, who recently guest blogged for me.
If you want to read my post, “Five Things Christians Can Learn from Adoption” – a piece that captures the lessons all of us at Focus have learned from our Wait No More program – you can do so by clicking here.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: adoption, faith, kids, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Just a few miles to the west of the Focus campus stands one of the premier ministries in all of Christendom. There, in the shadow of the red rocks of the Garden of the Gods park is headquartered the Navigators, an international, interdenominational organization committed “to know Christ and Make Him Known.”
Jim Downing, a long-time member of the Navs and a personal friend of their founder, Dawson Trotman, continues to serve the ministry as a volunteer on the collegiate team.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, kids, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
I hope you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. Today I want to share with you my November newsletter.
Thank you for your support—it’s one of the things I’m grateful for today!
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It’s November, and that means Thanksgiving and—FOOTBALL! That word might not resonate with all of you, but for many families, the act of sitting back in a recliner to watch a game on Thanksgiving afternoon is as much a tradition as the turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, kids, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Amanda was almost 18 and about to “age out” of the foster care system.
But while our nation’s laws consider someone who’s 18 to be an adult, you and I know there’s still a lot of growing up left to do at that age. Even young adults need a mom and a dad.
For example, Amanda still yearned for a mother’s love to soothe her on the bad days and share the joy with her on the good ones.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: adoption, faith by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
The fourth post in my National Adoption Month guest series highlights The Batura Family. Paul Batura is a longtime Focus team member who currently serves as Focus’ vice president of communications. He and his wife Julie adopted their three boys at birth.
My hope is by highlighting these real-life adoption stories, families who are considering and praying about adoption may learn a little more about the process. I hope that readers will see how God uses adoption – both the gritty and the glorious – for His glory.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: adoption, faith, family by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
His death wasn’t front-page news in America; in fact it wasn’t reported until three days later on page 18 in The New York Times.
That’s because the passing of the beloved Christian author Clive Staples (C.S.) Lewis fifty years ago today (Nov. 22, 1963) happened to coincide with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
President Kennedy, of course, was murdered in Dallas while riding in an open car. C.S. Lewis died in Oxford, England, hours later, after struggling with heart trouble.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, pastors, religious liberty by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
What would you do if you were asked to compromise your religious convictions?
For an increasing number of believers in this country, that’s not a hypothetical question anymore. It’s a real-life decision they’re having to make – and the cost for standing for their faith can be high.
Christian business owners who are trying to run their companies according to their biblical beliefs are finding themselves increasingly at odds with our country’s laws and “erotic freedom.” That’s why in today’s broadcast, we’re exploring the challenges to our religious liberties.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: church, faith, religious liberty by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
This month, I’ve written about Focus on the Family’s involvement with Operation Christmas Child in two posts: How Shoeboxes Help Spread the Gospel and This Operation Christmas Child Grew Up and Paid It Forward.
Today I want to share with you how my family is personally involved with sharing our faith through this great program.
Our personal involvement is simple: We pack shoeboxes!
For some years now, we’ve been preparing boxes. We always choose gifts for boys since our sons, Trent and Troy, know exactly what to pick out for them.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
In my post last week “How Shoeboxes Help Spread the Gospel,” I talked about how Operation Christmas Child provides children around the world with what might be their only opportunity to receive the Gospel message. I also shared pictures taken by a Focus staffer of the boys and girls in Senegal, Africa, as they received boxes.
One of the people who attended that trip was Damaris, a young woman who, herself, received a shoebox when she was 9.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, friendship, pastors 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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