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Depressed by Headlines? Here are 3 Reasons to Be Joyful

Do the headlines and circumstances of the world sometimes get you down? Do they irritate and frustrate you? From the border debate to the ongoing political wrangling on various other issues, we exasperate easily, don’t we?

My friend Dr. Tim Keller, the former senior pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, once preached a sermon on “The Christian’s Happiness.”  He used Romans 8:28-30 as the basis for his message.

I think his three main takeaway points will encourage anyone regardless of where they find themselves emotionally.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: events, faith, family June 20, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Letting Go of Offenses

Why are we so easily offended?

That’s even a problem for Christians who believe in the fruit of the Spirit. Why do we get so upset about the guy that cuts us off on the highway? Why are we so easily irritated when something doesn’t go our way, or when we feel like we’re not getting what we deserve? And why do we deserve something in the first place?

There are different levels of anger. Sometimes it’s the result of feeling threatened.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, relationships June 19, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Miracles on the Baseball Diamond

My dad had a bad habit of breaking his promises. So when I was 11, and our trip to a Dodgers baseball game almost fell through, I thought for sure it would be just one more disappointment in a long line of them.

We were running late that day, and we just barely missed the bus to the stadium. Honestly, I figured my dad would do what he had always done in circumstances like that: offer a weak apology and take us home.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, relationships June 15, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Guest Blog: The Power of a Father

By: Joe Battaglia

Whether we like it or not, all fathers are teachers.

Some are absent.

Some are reluctant.

But children will learn SOMETHING from their dad.

Even if it’s nothing.

The question is what do we want them to learn, and from whom?

I became acutely aware of this scenario in a rather strange way—by shopping with my daughter when she was about 13-14 years old.

While we were at a mall, my daughter asked to go into a very hip, fashionable store for teens to buy a shirt.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, parenting June 14, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Video: Our Trip to the Masterpiece Cake Shop

Topics: Current Events Tags: events, faith, homosexuality, policy, religious liberty June 13, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

How to Open Your Home and Heart to Your Neighborhood

Kristen Schell discovered the value of community on a summer immersion program in France. She was a stranger in a foreign land, but she had rarely felt so welcomed, loved, and connected – and she didn’t even understand the language.

In a many European countries like France, community takes place around the table. Family and friends join together to celebrate food, life, and each other.

That perspective on life came back to her years later while she and a neighbor were preparing for a backyard barbecue.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, church, faith, relationships June 11, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Focus on the Family Best Seller List

Week Ending 6-5-18

Breaking Up with Perfect (by Amy Carroll)
I’ll Push You (by Patrick Gray & Justin Skeesuck)
Through the Eyes of a Lion (by Levi Lusko)
The Read-Aloud Family (by Sarah MacKenzie)
Don’t Go to Bed Angry (by Deb DeArmond & Ronald DeArmond)
The Birth Order Book (by Dr. Kevin Leman)
Our Newlywed Kitchen (by Laura Schupp)
A Family Shaped by Grace (by Gary Morland)
The Graduate Survival Guide (by Anthony ONeal & Rachel Cruze)
Faith, Hope, Love, and Deployment (by Heather Gray)
Raising Kingdom Kids (by Tony Evans)
Love & Respect (by Emerson Eggerichs)
A Lifelong Love (by Gary Thomas)
The Focus on the Family Guide to Talking with Your Kids about Sex (by J.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, parenting June 8, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Josh McDowell: From Suicidal to Salvation

Have you ever felt lonely?

Have you ever felt abandoned?

Have you ever felt like it wouldn’t matter to anyone if you lived or died?

That’s how well-known author and speaker Josh McDowell felt when he was just 11 years old. His father, the “town drunk,” was abusive to his wife and created such havoc for the family that Josh became suicidal. He felt God had abandoned him – if God existed at all, that is.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, relationships June 7, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Conquering Peaks and Valleys Through Friendship

Imagine hiking 500 miles across mountains, valleys, and seemingly endless prairie all while pushing your best friend in a wheelchair and rediscovering God – and yourself – along the way.

That may sound like a compelling movie plot, but it’s a true story for Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray.

Justin has a progressive neuromuscular disease called multifocal acquired motor axonapathy. It’s a genetic predisposition similar to ALS that was triggered by a car accident Justin survived when he was 16 years old.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, friendship June 1, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Focus on the Family Best Seller List

Week ending May 29th:

The Graduate Survival Guide (by Anthony ONeal & Rachel Cruze)
Through the Eyes of a Lion (by Levi Lusko)
The Birth Order Book (by Dr. Kevin Leman)
A Family Shaped by Grace (by Gary Morland)
Our Newlywed Kitchen (by Laura Schupp)
ESV Economy Bible
Raising Kingdom Kids (by Tony Evans)
Swipe Right (by Levi Lusko)
Kingdom Marriage (by Tony Evans)
Grace Based Discipline (by Karis Kimmel Murray)
Faith, Hope, Love, and Deployment (by Heather Gray)
The Antelope in the Living Room (by Melanie Shankle)
A Lifelong Love (by Gary Thomas)
Ready to Wed: 12 Ways to Start a Marriage You’ll Love (by Dr.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: church, faith, family, marriage, parenting May 31, 2018 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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