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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

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

Focus on the Family Best Seller List

Week ending May 22, 2018

Swipe Right ( by Levi Lusko)
Through the Eyes of a Lion (by Levi Lusko)
Our Newlywed Kitchen (by Laura Schupp)
The Perfect Dad (by Rob Stennett)
Grace Based Discipline (by Karis Kimmel Murray)
Raising Kingdom Kids (by Tony Evans)
The Antelope in the Living Room (by Melanie Shankle)
A Lifelong Love (by Gary Thomas)
Kingdom Marriage (by Tony Evans)
The Marriage Builder (by Larry Crabb)
Love and Respect in the Family (by Emerson Eggerichs)
The Focus on the Family Guide to Talking with Your Kids about Sex (by J.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, family, marriage, parenting May 25, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

What to Do When You and Your Spouse Are Different

When Jean and I entered premarital counseling, we were goo-goo-eyed and knew that we were meant for each other. We enjoyed most of the same things and were alike in almost every way.

When we finished our last session a week later, that had all changed. We were both thinking, “Wow, we are nothing alike,” and we were wondering, “Are we going to be okay?”

At some point, every couple begins to recognize their differences. And something strange happens when they do: The whole idea of “two becoming one” gets turned into, “My spouse should become more like me.”

How do couples manage their differences effectively?

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, family, husband, marriage, wife May 22, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Thriving in Your Role as a Dad

Do dads have to be perfect?

The answer to that question seems obvious: No.

But what if the answer is yes?

Nobody’s perfect, of course. We all fall short in word, thought, and deed every day. That’s why we need God’s grace.

But hold on. Even if the goal isn’t literal perfection, can’t every dad improve somewhere? This isn’t condemnation, this is a call for men to rise up and thrive as fathers. After all, being a dad is one of the most important jobs a man will ever have.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, family, kids, parenting May 21, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

The Recipe for Cooking Up a Happy Marriage

Some of the best influence on my boys’ future marriages takes place in our kitchen. That’s where Jean, I, and our sons gather to prepare the evening meal and catch up on our day.

Okay, Jean does most of the cooking, but the rest of us help out where we can. Most importantly, we’re all together. We talk about life. We talk about goals. We talk about success and failure. We laugh a lot. We’re doing more than fixing and eating dinner – we’re immersing our boys in relationship.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, family, marriage May 18, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Disciplining Your Kids with Grace

It wasn’t the first time that Karis Kimmel Murray was confronted with how to discipline her young daughter, Riley, properly, but it was one of the more memorable.

At the end of a shopping trip at Walmart, Karis stopped by the shoe aisle for a new pair of flip-flops. Her daughter decided she’d sat patiently in the cart long enough. Karis allowed Riley down, but Riley didn’t just want out of the cart, she wanted out of the store … and Karis stood between her and that goal.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, discipline, family, kids, parenting May 15, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Focus on the Family Best Seller List

Week ending May 8, 2018

The Marriage Builder (by Larry Crabb)
The Language of Love (by Gary Smalley & John Trent)
A Lifelong Love (by Gary Thomas)
All the Places to Go . . . How Will You Know? (by John Ortberg)
Fully Alive (by Larry Crabb)
Fire Road (by Kim Phuc Thi)
The Focus on the Family Guide to Talking with Your Kids about Sex (by J. Thomas Fitch)
Kingdom Marriage (by Tony Evans)
The Power of Prayer and Fasting (by Ronnie Floyd)
Courage for Life (by Ann White)
Sacred Marriage (by Gary L.

Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, family, marriage, parenting, relationships May 14, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Find the COURAGE to Save Your Marriage

Ann and Mike’s counselor told them: “I’ve never seen a marriage in as big a mess as yours that’s ever made it.”

How had things gotten so bad? They had ignored the impact that stress, unforeseen hardships, and frustration with each other had made on their relationship. Over time, the cracks between them had grown wider and wider, to the point that even their counselor held out little hope for reconciliation.

Truth be told, no one knew their marriage was so far gone.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, family, marriage, relationships April 26, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Thriving as a Single Parent

Solo parenting is one of the toughest jobs in the world.

I’ve seen firsthand just how tough. I was from a single-parent home. After my parents divorced, my mom took care of five kids. Jean and I have also worked with a young man who lost his wife and has been struggling to raise his kids. It’s been eye-opening to see the world through his eyes as closely as we have over the last few months.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, family, kids, parenting April 23, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Focus on the Family Best Seller List

Focus on the Family Best Seller List

Focus on the Family Best Seller List

What to Do When You and Your Spouse Are Different

Thriving in Your Role as a Dad

The Recipe for Cooking Up a Happy Marriage

Disciplining Your Kids with Grace

Focus on the Family Best Seller List

Find the COURAGE to Save Your Marriage

Thriving as a Single Parent

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