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As promised, here is the first chapter of my new book, Stronger: Trading Brokenness for Unbreakable Strength.
Thanks for reading along!
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Chapter 1: When I Am Weak
This isn’t how it works in the movies.
On a chilly Sunday morning in December, David Works and his family—his wife, Marie, and daughters Stephanie, Laurie, Rachel, and Grace—finish worshipping at New Life Church in Colorado Springs.
As usual, they stay after the service to enjoy conversation with friends.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, promos by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
“Writing a book is an adventure,” wrote Winston Churchill.
“To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement; then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster, and fling him out to the public.”
Leave it to Winston Churchill to paint a colorful picture with words.
But on a related note, the mistress crack notwithstanding, today is September 1st, the official release date of my new book from Cook Communications, Stronger: Trading Brokenness for Unbreakable Strength.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Have you ever overslept? Who hasn’t?
But when was the last time doing so potentially caused you to miss out on a $10 million paycheck?
Professional golfer Jim Furyk overslept yesterday and missed his tee time at a pro-am event in New Jersey. He said he had set his alarm on his cell phone but didn’t realize its battery was low. The phone died overnight. Mr. Furyk woke up 7 minutes before he was scheduled to begin play.
Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, news by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Just an FYI: I have a new book coming out September 1st.
It’s called Stronger: Trading Brokenness for Unbreakable Strength.
The content comes straight from my heart, dealing with the challenges associated with embracing the hardships of life in order to learn what God would teach us through tough times.
The book is filled with incredible stories of people who have faced some very difficult hurdles. I’ll be sharing some of it in this space, but it’ll be available through Focus on the Family or wherever books are sold.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: events, faith, staff by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Some of you may have heard or read about Focus on the Family reducing its budget by $27 million for the upcoming year. Of course, we’re hardly alone. Nearly every ministry, organization and corporation in America has been forced to deal squarely with today’s challenging economic times.
In order to balance the books, we’ve trimmed 13% of our staff, which means we’ll be saying good-bye to 110 of our friends and colleagues in these coming days and weeks.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, finances, staff by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
It’s a product of the fallen nature of man:
Anything and everything that was created for good, from medicine to technology, will eventually be corrupted for ill purposes.
A recent case in point: A new “video conferencing” feature made exclusively for Apple’s iPhone. It’s called FaceTime. Here is how the company is promoting it:
People have been dreaming about video calling for decades. iPhone 4 makes it a reality. With the tap of a button, you can wave hello to your kids, share a smile from across the globe, or watch your best friend laugh at your stories — iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 over Wi-Fi.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, sex, technology by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
George Linn might very well be alive today because he ordered a pizza.
This past Friday the Lakewood, Colorado man was awaiting delivery of a pie when he suffered a heart attack. His wife, Kami, was about to call 911 when Chris Wuebben, the pizza delivery man, showed up with their order.
Bad timing?
Hardly.
Mr. Wuebben had been a paramedic in Ilinois before moving to Colorado.
While Mrs. Linn called 911, Chris Wuebben administered CPR, stopping the heart attack.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: entertainment, faith, humor by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Has BP finally plugged the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico? Did a federal judge really just overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act? Is the stock market still on its wild roller coaster ride?
I’m only asking because the news media has appeared obsessed these last few days with only two main subjects:
LeBron James and Lindsay Lohan.
To be clear, I have nothing against either of these individuals.
I’m happy for Mr. James and saddened for Ms.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: entertainment, faith, pop culture by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
There is an old saying that suggests a person’s worst difficulties begin when he is able to do what he likes.
I think there is wisdom within those words.
America will celebrate her 234th birthday on Sunday with its usual grand and glorious traditions. Don’t you just love all the pomp and pageantry, along with the flags and fireworks that accompany family and community gatherings?
What a day! Thank God for the United States of America.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, religious liberty by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
As a subject of conversation, death is an uncomfortable topic. Should it be?
Some of us are more intimately familiar with it than others, but it’s ultimately a reality that touches everyone. Having just survived a harrowing motorcycle accident and been spared serious injury, I’m sure you can appreciate the fact that this topic is on my mind.
In that context, let me take you back to something written by John Donne (1572-1631). Donne was both an English preacher and a prolific writer who lived at a time when church bells would regularly peal out across cities as part of funeral proceedings.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: 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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