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Have you voted yet?
If not, why not?
If you have, what was the scene like at your polling place? Or did you vote early or by mail this year?
I was thinking the other day about the first time I ever voted. It was in 1980 and I was living in California. I was 19 years-old. I pulled the lever that year for Ronald Reagan. You might think that was an easy decision, but at the time, I was faced with something of a personal dilemma.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: events, faith, policy by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
This coming Sunday is October 31st, a date of historical significance on several levels, depending upon your faith tradition and cultural upbringing.
To many Christians, October 31st is remembered and revered as “Reformation Day”, a key date in Church history. It was on the last day of October in 1517 when Martin Luther wrote a letter to the Catholic Archbishop of Mainz and Magdeburg, protesting, among other things, the sale of indulgences. He had other complaints, too, and what would become known as the “95 Theses” were nailed to the door of the Schlosskirche (Castle Church) in Wittenburg, Germany.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: entertainment, events, faith, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
When Lee Strobel quit his job as a Chicago journalist back in the late ‘80s and joined Willow Creek’s pastoral staff, his colleagues wondered if he had gone off the deep end. From a professional standpoint, his decision struck them as strange: His job was a dream come true and, in fact, the culmination of a pursuit that began as a kid when he founded and published a neighborhood newspaper at age 12.
He was committing certain career suicide, they told him.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
I need to warn you.
Yesterday’s and today’s radio program is a beautiful, poignant and inspiring story, but you might find yourself holding back some tears as you listen.
So, there you have it. Consider yourself warned.
Our guests are Angie and Todd Smith. Angie is a devoted mom and a gifted writer. Todd is the lead singer of the Dove Award winning group Selah.
But they’re not here to talk about music.
They’re here to talk about life, and all its ups and downs and twists and turns.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, family by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Our friends at CNN.com invited me to contribute to its discussion on anti-gay bullying. Although we’re prohibited from republishing my piece in its entirety, we are permitted to share a small portion and link to the full piece.
I welcome your thoughts!
My Take: Christianity Not to Blame for Anti-Gay Bullying
Editor’s Note: Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Family and author of Stronger: Trading Brokenness for Unbreakable Strength (David C. Cook, 2010).
Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, homosexuality, news by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Dr. Mildred Fay Jefferson died this past Friday. She was 84.
Born in Pittsburgh, Texas in 1926, Dr. Jefferson was the first African-American woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School (’51). She served as a surgeon at Boston University Medical Center and was a professor of surgery at the university’s medical school. She excelled in everything she pursued and ran in pretty high circles while doing it, but her greatest passion was for the very least among us: the unborn child.
Topics: Current Events Tags: events, faith, pro-life by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
“Amy” looks like a typical 22 year-old college student. She is smart, focused, energetic and enthusiastic. She acts and talks with an eye towards a bright future, even thinking about law school after finishing her bachelor’s degree.
She is also not ashamed to be happy, though just over three years ago, she was told her life would be ruined unless she did the very thing she least wanted to do. Many of her friends may have disagreed with her choice, called her crazy and assured her that regret would follow all the days of her life.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, pro-life by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Are you feeling a bit frazzled? If so, I hope you’ll tune in today to the second part (Part one is available here) of a two-day broadcast. To listen, simply click here.
Our guest is my friend Dr. Richard Swenson. Dr. Swenson is a trained medical physician who served for 27 years in both private practice and as an instructor with the University of Wisconsin. He left the profession when he felt God was leading him to be what he calls a “watchman on the wall”–someone who interprets the signs of the times.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, technology by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
GUEST BLOG
Catalyst 2010: A Movement of Restorers
Esther Fleece
Where can you find 13,000 multi-generational leaders who wholeheartedly desire to serve God’s purpose within their generation?
The Catalyst conference in Atlanta is a great place to start.
Thousands of “grass top” leaders gathered there last week, displaying a beautiful spirit of unity among evangelical subgroups.
It’s not an overstatement to suggest those in attendance are changing the world.
How?
One person at a time.
Groups like TOMS Shoes celebrated an incredible milestone of giving the one millionth pair of new shoes to a child in need.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: entertainment, events, faith, pop culture by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
If you’re a guy and attend either a male-led small group or Bible study, or even pay the slightest attention to discussions about gender, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the catchphrase, “Man Up!”
What does it even mean?
My friend and Focus on the Family board member and president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Dr. Al Mohler, has an opinion. Responding to a recent Newsweek cover story on the subject of modern masculinity, Dr. Mohler wrote the following:
A true masculinity is grounded in a man’s determination to fulfill his manhood in being a good husband, father, citizen, worker, leader, and friend — one who makes a difference, fulfills a role for others, and devotes his life to these tasks.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, husband 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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