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Fight it Out

As the president of an organization called Focus on the Family, you might expect me to say something like, “Never argue with your spouse.” The truth is I believe that even the most healthy, well-rounded couples need to hash things out from time to time. The key is to disagree in ways that move your relationship forward.

To do that, first recognize that avoiding conflict doesn’t strengthen your marriage – it weakens it. That sounds counterintuitive, but it’s true. Unresolved conflict doesn’t magically disappear. It festers beneath the surface, deepening resentment and eroding emotional intimacy.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, marriage April 3, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Evidence for the Existence of God

Do you ever wonder:

Is there a Creator?

If God is real, why do people suffer?

What does Easter have to do with the existence of God?

If God exists, why does He seem hidden or distant?

Can we deduce anything about God from scientific evidence?

Does our DNA reveal anything about God as a designer?

Can God be personally experienced?

On our Focus on the Family Broadcast “Evidence for the Existence of God,” we’re talking with former atheist, Lee Strobel.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family April 2, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Loving Your Teen Daughter Well

Author Kari Kampakis says teen girls have it tough. Every day is a renewed battle against anxiety, toxic friendships, cyberbullying and pressures associated with social media.

Which is why teen girls need strong women in their lives to protect, encourage, and guide them – to support them in confronting adversity, so they learn to handle life with confidence on their own.

That’s why Kara encourages mothers to be strong parents instead of “buddy parents.” Though your daughter won’t often show it, she cares deeply about your opinions.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, parenting April 1, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

God Loves You

If no one has told you lately, let me be the one to remind you: God loves you. How do I know that? It says so in the Bible.

Let me show you. Even if you’ve never opened a Bible in your life, you can find Genesis chapter one. Take a look sometime. Pay attention to how it portrays God’s love for you. You’ll notice a pattern. Each day, God speaks something into existence – light, land, or the sky. Then he looks at His work and declares it “good.” By the end of day five, God has deemed everything from the stars above to the animals surrounding us “good.”

But then comes day six.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith March 29, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Meaning of Life

Neil deGrasse Tyson is a well-known astrophysicist and media personality who speaks around the country about astrophysics and recent discoveries. While on a radio program, he was asked about the meaning of life. His response was that meaning and purpose are dependent on the choices we make. We live. We die. And in between we hopefully contribute something positive to the world. In short, life has no meaning unless we give it one.

With all due respect to Dr.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith March 20, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Life Balance

Culture moves faster and faster. With jobs and kids and all that goes on in life, balance can be difficult to find. Today, I have a suggestion to make that endeavor a little easier.

Consider Carl. Like you and me, he’s busy. His work hours are hectic. He travels frequently. And even when he’s home, a never-ending to-do list vies for his time. He feels pulled in so many different directions that he struggles to give his wife and children his full attention.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family March 18, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Late in Life

Are you where you’d thought you’d be at this point in your life? If not, take heart. The best may be yet to come.

Many reach their thirties, forties, or fifties, disheartened that they haven’t accomplished more. Some even fear that they’ve wasted too much time and will never achieve anything worthwhile. I say, no matter your age, don’t give up. Now may be the perfect time to move forward. Many notable figures achieved their greatest work late in life.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family March 7, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Human to Human Connection

A friend of mine once dialed a wrong phone number and reached an elderly woman, who said, “I live alone and don’t have anyone to talk to. Can we chat for a few minutes?” My friend agreed, and they had a lovely conversation.

That woman was not unique. In the wake of COVID, nearly half of Americans say they struggle with feelings of isolation. Loneliness takes an enormous psychological, physical, and financial toll on millions of people.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family March 6, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

God’s Amazing Grace in a Transgendered Person’s Life

More and more young people, especially girls, are experiencing gender confusion. Ten years ago, the prevalence of transgenderism in children was 0.1% in the US. Now it’s 2-3%. That’s an increase of 4000%. Why?

Here’s another important question to answer: Is medical gender transition necessary to prevent youth suicide?

To answer those questions and others, I’m talking to Dr. Meg Meeker and Laura Perry Smalts on our Focus on the Family Broadcast “God’s Amazing Grace in a Transgendered Person’s Life.”

Dr.

Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, parenting March 5, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Hurt? Don’t Hate.

In 2006, Charles Roberts entered the one-room schoolhouse of a Pennsylvania Amish community, took a dozen girls hostage, then shot ten of them, killing five before taking his own life.

Days after the shooting, something profound happened. The grandfather of one of the murdered girls stood up at her funeral and urged the congregation to have mercy. “Instead of choosing hate,” he said, “forgive.”

And they did.

Although heartbroken, the people responded to their tragic circumstances with grace.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family February 28, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura