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Two Questions to Help You Get Control of 2018

According to billionaire Richard Branson, the secret to making and keeping your New Year’s resolutions is a pen and piece of paper.

“It’s time to get your New Year’s resolutions down on paper,” he recently wrote. “The simple act of writing it down will help you stick to it. Share your goals with your family and friends but ultimately it’s down to you to make your resolution happen in 2018.”

Goal-setting can be very effective, but as we head off into an uncharted new year, I want to ask you a related question, but with a twist:

What if you made a commitment this year to STOP doing so many things?

Topics: Current Events/ Family and Home Tags: events, family January 3, 2018 by Jim Daly

So You Want to Do Devotions with Your Little One

Chuck Colson once said to me, “By age 10, your children’s moral compass is pretty well set.”

His wisdom confirmed what Jean and I already believed from our earliest days of parenting: we only had a few short years to impart biblical wisdom and a love for Jesus to our two boys. It’s a task that we’ve taken seriously ever since. But we also discovered early that “serious” doesn’t have to mean “dull” or “boring.”

Thankfully, there’s no magical “one way” for moms and dads to pass their faith on to their children.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, family, parenting January 2, 2018 by Jim Daly

Serving God with What You Have

Helen Keller once said, “The only thing worse than blindness is having sight but no vision.”

Scripture says that we lose our way without vision (Proverbs 29:18).

Vision is the ability to focus your attention on God’s plan and his ability to accomplish it. God calls each of us to a vision that is bigger than us. He invites us into things that require the best of us and that will outlive us.

What is that “thing” for you?

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, family January 1, 2018 by Jim Daly

Focus on the Family Celebrates 40 Years of Inspiring Families Worldwide

In 2017, Focus on the Family celebrated 40 years of strengthening marriages, equipping parents, speaking on behalf of those who can’t speak for themselves and addressing public policy issues affecting the family.

“It’s an honor to be part of 40 years of strengthening millions of families,” Focus on the Family President Jim Daly expressed. “Our work in helping couples in crisis has contributed to over 170,000 marriages saved in 2017 alone. There are similar stories about people’s lives changed for the better through our efforts in evangelism, parenting, advocacy for children and engaging the culture, as well.

Topics: Current Events/ Family and Home/ Focus Events/ Uncategorized Tags: church, entertainment, events, faith, family December 29, 2017 by Jim Daly

Focus on the Family Best Seller List

Week Ending December 22, 2017

7 Women (Eric Metaxas)
7 Men (Eric Metaxas)
Openness Unhindered (Rosaria Champagne Butterfield)
Honey, We Need to Talk (David E. Clarke)
The Kindness Challenge (Shaunti Feldhahn)
Exploring the Joy of Christmas (Phil Robertson)
Forgive, Let Go, and Live (Deborah Smith Pegues)
Your Teenager Is Not Crazy (Dr. Jeramy Clark & Jerusha Clark)
Cherish (Gary Thomas)
Friends of Focus on the Family Best of Broadcast Collection
The Women of Christmas (Liz Curtis Higgs)
Men Who Love Fierce Women (LeRoy & Kimberly Wagner)
Hope Rising (Kim Meeder)
Ready to Wed: 12 Ways to Start a Marriage You’ll Love (Dr.

Topics: Current Events/ Uncategorized Tags: faith, family December 27, 2017 by Jim Daly

Finding True Joy at Christmas

Merry Christmas!

On today’s Focus on the Family broadcast, we’re celebrating the holiday with you in a unique way. Here’s a hint: Think long beards, duck hunting, camouflage outfits, the backwoods of Louisiana, and delicious Cajun recipes.

That’s right. On today’s broadcast, we’re exploring the joys of family and faith as we reflect on what Christmas day is all about with Phil and “Miss Kay” Robertson of the Duck Dynasty clan.

They’ll share some fun stories – like how to cook a squirrel, a scary “John the Baptist” that walked through their front door, and a Christmas fire that almost burned down their house.

Topics: Current Events/ Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, family December 25, 2017 by Jim Daly

The Women who Welcomed the Birth of Jesus

Christmas is only a few days away, and you can feel the excitement in the air! The season is in full swing, and Christian families are looking forward to time with their loved ones as they remember the birth of Jesus Christ on Monday.

Today, we’re bringing you a special message by popular author and speaker Liz Curtis Higgs. She spoke at our staff chapel about the very first Christmas and how those momentous events in Bethlehem changed the world forever.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, family December 22, 2017 by Jim Daly

This Quote Can Change Your Life and the Lives of Those You Love

The quote has been attributed to several people:

Plato.

Socrates.

Reverend John Watson.

Ian MacLaren.

As it turns out, Ian MacLaren is actually the pen name for the aforementioned Reverend John Watson, a Scottish author and theologian who lived the majority of his life during the second-half of the nineteenth century. He passed away in 1907 at the age of 57.

Ten years earlier, in 1897, the Reverend Watson was invited by the popular religious newspaper, the British Weekly, to submit a Christmas message.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: church, faith, family, friendship December 13, 2017 by Jim Daly

Focus on the Family Best Seller List

Week Ending December 10th

1. Forgive, Let Go, and Live by Deborah Smith Pegues

2. Men Who Love Fierce Women by Leroy and Kimberly Wagner

3. Your Teenager Is Not Crazy by Dr. Jeramy Clark and Jerusha Clark

4. Pure Pleasure by Gary Thomas

5. Adventures in Odyssey: The Blackgaard Chronicles #1 – Opening Moves

6. Cherish by Gary Thomas

7. Live Original by Sadie Robertson

8. Adventures in Odyssey: The Blackgaard Chronicles #2 – Pawn’s Play

Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, family, intimacy, marriage, relationships December 12, 2017 by Jim Daly

The Inside Scoop on What’s Going on Inside Your Teen’s Brain

“What were you thinking?”

If you’re a parent of teenagers, you’ve probably asked that question a few times. I know I have. On more than one occasion, Jean and I have looked at each other and asked the same question about one of our boys: “What is going on in that brain of his?”

Well, according to Dr. Jeramy and Jerusha Clark, our guests on today’s and tomorrow’s broadcasts, there’s an avalanche of change going on.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, family, kids, parenting December 11, 2017 by Jim Daly

Two Questions to Help You Get Control of 2018

So You Want to Do Devotions with Your Little One

Serving God with What You Have

Focus on the Family Celebrates 40 Years of Inspiring Families Worldwide

Focus on the Family Best Seller List

Finding True Joy at Christmas

The Women who Welcomed the Birth of Jesus

This Quote Can Change Your Life and the Lives of Those You Love

Focus on the Family Best Seller List

The Inside Scoop on What’s Going on Inside Your Teen’s Brain

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