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Next to the actual moment of victory, one of the most inspiring scenes at any Olympics has to be the sight of a gold-medal athlete on the winner’s podium, watching and often singing their nation’s anthem as the flag of their respective country is hoisted high in celebration.
Only the instrumental score of each song is played, so unless you’re familiar with the lyrics or can read lips, you wouldn’t know what was actually being sung.
Topics: Current Events Tags: events, faith, pop culture by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
You’ll never convince me that anybody works harder than a mother. Parenting is a joy-filled experience, of course, but it also requires a tremendous amount of effort. The legendary writer, John Steinbeck, once put it quite succinctly. “It takes courage,” he wrote, “to raise children.”
On the lighter side, the comedian Bill Cosby has always been deft at reminding us to not take ourselves too seriously. “No matter how calmly you try to referee,” he once said, “parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I’m not talking about the kids.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, kids, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Charles J. Chaput is the Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia. He is also a friend of mine. We first became acquainted during his tenure at the Denver archdiocese. The Archbishop is among the most eloquent advocates for the biblical principles and values we share. I greatly appreciate the courage and boldness with which he speaks.
This past Sunday he gave an extended address on how to build a culture of religious freedom in America. He sees what we see – that little by little our liberties are being eroded by legislators and judges.
Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, policy, pop culture by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Missy Franklin has good timing – no pun intended.
At a moment when the country is hungry for some good news, for a hero to root for and an uplifting story about a star who will make you smile, the 17-year-old Coloradoan’s performance at the Summer Olympics seems to be just what the doctor ordered.
Have you been watching the games?
The family and I have been following the Olympics each night, especially the swimming, and we’re really getting into it.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, kids, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Lee Strobel is a former journalist who didn’t believe in God until he launched his own personal investigation to attempt to disprove God’s existence. Strobel’s research led him to the opposite conclusion. The experience was chronicled and eventually turned into a book titled, The Case for a Creator. It has since sold millions of copies. He later became a pastor and has been a frequent guest on our radio program.
This past Sunday Lee preached a powerful sermon at Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: church, faith, pro-life, relationships by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
If you felt God leading you to give away all of your income to help the poor, would you do it? That’s exactly what Traceway Baptist Church in Clinton, Mississippi, did between April 2010 and April 2011.
John Richardson is the pastor of the small congregation, which usually hosts about 50 people each Sunday.
“Everything that was given to our church in the offering plates,” said Pastor Richardson, “was given away to abused mothers that got out of bad situations basically with the clothes on their backs, or people that were trying to break free from addiction, or people that had lost jobs or facing foreclosures, or had extreme medical bills, or anything like that.”
In total, the church distributed approximately $60,000 throughout the 12-month period.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, relationships by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
I’m delighted that Focus on the Family has long maintained a robust outreach to the next generation of leaders,especially high school, college and millennials.
Our Leadership Institute, which began in 1995, has been mentoring students from both Christian and non-religious universities in significant ways. In addition, our internship program has attracted some of the nation’s best young people. If you have a son or daughter in that age bracket, or you’re on the hunt for an opportunity yourself, I’d invite you to click here to connect with us.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, kids by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
United States Olympian Ryan Hall will be one of three runners representing America during the upcoming men’s marathon in London. The 29-year-old is an evangelical Christian who relishes theopportunity to share his faith when out in public. He and his wife, Sara, attend Bethel Church in Redding, California.
Their faith, not their running, defines them. It was during college at Stanford that Ryan rededicated his life to the Lord.
“I was a runner who happened to be a Christian,” Hall told the New York Times.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: entertainment, faith, religious liberty by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
When the late Dale Carnegie released How to Win Friends and Influence People in October of 1936, the $2 book sold over 100,000 copies its first few months on store shelves. Seventy-three years and 15 million copies later, the title and its content remain timeless.
Why?
At the time of Mr. Carnegie’s death on November 1, 1955, the obituary writers of the The New York Times drew the following conclusion:
Mr. Carnegie’s advice for successful living might be summed up in two of his maxims: “Forget yourself; do things for others,” and “Cooperate with the inevitable.”
Isn’t that great?
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
The wise person, as he grows older, must turn to the perfecting of his creative and appreciative abilities, which mellow and improve with age. He must take inventory of his personality, realizing that whatever it is now, so it will tend to be in later years, multiplied many times.
[If you want to grow older happily] Ask yourself these nine determinative questions:
Am I self-centered, or do I take other people’s needs and desires into account as well as my own?
Topics: Family and Home Tags: discipline, faith 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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