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When Lives Collide: Navigating Remarriage and Stepfamily

Many couples who enter a second marriage naïvely believe their new stepfamily will bond quickly and fix everyone’s loneliness and loss. When some problems get worse instead, questions and doubts arise until the couple reaches a crossroads: do we hang on? Or do we give up and quit?

How does a new family find its identity?

We’re answering that question on our Focus on the Family Broadcast “When Lives Collide: Navigating Remarriage and Stepfamily.” Our guest is author and speaker Sabrina Beasley McDonald.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family February 27, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Where is God?

One of the most frequently asked questions in a crisis is, “Where is God when we suffer?” I don’t pretend to have all the answers, but I’d offer this thought: God doesn’t abandon us in our suffering. He’s present with us in it.

Nothing feels more lonely or more isolating than pain. Which is why when we’re hurting, God reaches out to us through people. We don’t have to search for Him in the clouds or hope a divine apparition appears.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith February 26, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

The Wisdom of Wisdom

We talk a lot about biblical wisdom here at Focus on the Family. The reason is because more than any other factor God’s wisdom is critical to the success of a marriage, a household or a culture. Without His wisdom to guide us, poor, even destructive choices, are sure to follow.

Consider this: at the height of the #MeToo movement, The New York Times reported that 201 powerful men had been exposed for their mistreatment of women.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family February 22, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Taking and Giving

Fourteen-year-old Connor Halsa from Minnesota caught more than fish on his summer vacation last year. He and his family were enjoying a sunny day on the lake when he reeled in a wallet that contained $2,000 in cash. And yet, even as Connor spread out the money on a rock to dry, not once did visions of a new bike or gaming system dance through his mind. That wallet belonged to someone, and Connor intended to find out who and return it to him.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family February 21, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

The Impact of a Life Well Lived

I’m excited for the opportunity to highlight the life and work of my friend Dr. Gary Chapman on our Focus on the Family Broadcast “The Impact of a Life Well Lived.”

Matthew 5:16 says, “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

I can think of few people who exemplify this more than Dr. Gary Chapman

Many of you know him as the author of The Five Love Languages, which has sold 20 million copies and has been translated into over 45 languages.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family February 16, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Loved from the Inside Out

At an orphanage in Guatemala, author Dave Willis saw how deeply love can change a person’s life. Most of the children at the facility had been rescued from sex-traffickers or abusive families. Like Margarita, who had been abused by her father and uncle.  Everyone who should have protected her wounded her instead.

When she arrived at the orphanage, she hardly spoke and didn’t trust anyone – especially men. John and Jessica, the couple who ran the orphanage, did their best to love Margarita and to help her feel safe in every way that they could.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family February 15, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Invisible Things

When Albert Einstein was a little boy, his father gave him a compass. The moment changed his life. No matter what direction he faced, the needle always pointed north. It was the first time he realized that something invisible influenced the universe.

You and I are so used to invisible things that we rarely give them a second thought. We can’t see air, but we experience its influence every time it fills our lungs or blows through our hair.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family February 14, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Using Your Unique Personality to Share Your Faith

What stirs in your heart when you read Matthew 9:37-38? “Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’”

What about Mark 16:15? “And he said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.’”

Do verses about evangelism like these excite you? Or do they fill you with anxiety?

For extroverts like me, connecting with people about the Christian faith is somewhat natural.

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

Earn, Save and Give All You Can

If your boss offered you a big raise, can you think of a good reason to turn it down? Coach Tony Bennett, the University of Virginia men’s basketball coach, had the best reason of all: to bless other people.

In 2019, Coach Bennett’s team won their first NCAA Championship title in program history. As a reward, the university offered Bennett a substantial raise. Although he was grateful for the offer, Coach Bennett rejected it. “I have more than I need,” he said.

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

Finding Hope for Lasting Relief from Depression

Author Dr. Gregory Jantz can personally relate to those who suffer from depression. Not only is he founder of the Center: A Place of Hope, a clinic for treating depression and other mental health challenges, but he has also experienced depression himself.

At one time, he struggled to get out of bed in the morning, and life seemed dull and hopeless. He worked too much, ate poorly, adopted a sedentary lifestyle, and struggled with caffeine addiction, insomnia, and low spiritual interest.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith January 30, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

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Jim-Daly 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.

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