Focus on the Family Commentary

Would you stop mentioning homework to your children if that commitment improved your kids’ grades and prepared them to be responsible adults? Jim Daly shares the principle beneath this strategy and why it works. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly shares the legend of Margorie McCall, one of the wildest second-chance stories you’ll ever hear, and explains why it’s so important to take advantage of second chances when we get them. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Anything can lead a marriage into conflict if we allow it. Jim Daly shares how to strengthen marriage by minimizing selfishness and maximizing sacrifice. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

The Holocaust is not only an important event in Jewish history; it’s an important event in human history. Jim Daly explains why the human race must remember the past, so tragedies like the Holocaust never happen again. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Healing from emotional pain can be tough, but it’s the ticket to personal freedom. Jim Daly shares how to set yourself free by finding the courage and strength to forgive a person who has wounded you. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

A t-shirt designer stirred up controversy when he printed one that asked whether dads were babysitters or parents? It got a lot of people talking. Jim Daly shares his own thoughts on the role of fathers in the lives of their children. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Things often have more value than they first appear. Jim Daly explains why, if you look closely, you’ll discover the divine spark of people’s humanity and value that’s impossible to calculate. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

There are twists and turns in every marriage. Jim Daly shares why good marriages aren’t good because a couple never faces obstacles but because they keep their marriage a priority … even when things don’t go as planned. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Many parents underestimate their influence. Jim Daly shares why, when circumstances are difficult, it’s mom and dad that keep their child’s world steady and enables them to thrive. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Very few people have lived up to their name like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Jim Daly shares how Dr. King’s life teaches us to transform our lives – and others’ – by standing for transcendent principles. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Self-centeredness ruins marriage. Jim Daly explains how to build a relationship that’s bigger than either one of you by sacrificing for each other and striving for unity. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

How far would you go to overcome a bad habit? Jim Daly explains why, when we’re facing an out of the ordinary problem, we often need an out of the ordinary solution. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Moms and dads are often shortsighted in one crucial area of parenting – their kids’ ability to think for themselves. Jim Daly shares how to teach children to make good choices by helping them learn self-discipline. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Many people think of faith in strictly spiritual terms, but faith can improve your relationships as well. Jim Daly explains why one of the greatest factors to a strong marriage is a strong shared faith. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

As you may have discovered, helping your family live a healthy lifestyle is often easier said than done. Jim Daly shares how to encourage your children toward good health and good relationships. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Do you find it hard to lose weight? Jim Daly explains why the secret to shedding extra pounds is more than diet. It’s a little bit of grit and a whole lot of support from a strong community of friends and family. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Which is more important: equality of outcome for all or individual freedom? Jim Daly explains why it’s impossible for everyone to be equally happy, or equally wealthy, or equally successful. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

What is your top priority for your children – good grades or good character? Jim Daly shares how to help your children make maturity and kindness a priority in their lives. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Without pain, life would be perfect, wouldn’t it? Believe it or not, no. Jim Daly shares why even though pain doesn’t feel good it does good. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

The key to a successful marriage engagement isn’t whether it’s long or short, it’s what you do with it. Jim Daly shares why an engagement period isn’t dead space but an opportunity to lay the groundwork for a successful marriage. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Do your children know how to handle money well? There is a simple test you can give your kids to find out. Jim Daly shares what it is and how it will help your children develop a healthy relationship with money. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Do your children know how to handle money well? There is a simple test you can give your kids to find out. Jim Daly shares what it is and how it will help your children develop a healthy relationship with money. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

As the new year gets underway, it’s wise to stop, take a moment, and look back over the past twelve months. Why? Because, as Jim Daly shares, looking back is key to moving forward. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

As the new year gets underway, it’s wise to stop, take a moment, and look back over the past twelve months. Why? Because, as Jim Daly shares, looking back is key to moving forward. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

When the clock strikes midnight, you may usher in the New Year by singing the traditional, “Auld Lang Syne.” But what do the lyrics mean? Jim Daly shares how the words can bring new hope and richness to your relationships. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

In comic books, heroes wear capes. Jim Daly explains why real heroes are everyday people who make the world a better place by stepping forward instead of looking the other way. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Everybody wants a better life, but many people aren’t willing to change. Jim Daly offers encouragement for ending your complacency and reaching out for something better in life. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

In marriage, broken does not equal worthless. Jim Daly points to the Japanese art form of Kintsugi to describe how to transform the broken pieces of your relationship into something beautiful. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

If life has gotten so dark this Christmas that you can’t see good things right in front of you, take heart. There is reason for hope. Jim Daly shares why the light of Christmas is bright enough to pierce through any darkness. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

There’s beauty to be found in holiday traffic. Jim Daly shares why: All of those planes, trains, and automobiles are headed to the same place: home, and few things are as beautiful as being home for the holidays. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

What creates men of great character? Most people answer, “Fathers.” However, according to research, moms have a much bigger influence than is often assumed. Jim Daly explains why. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

What’s your favorite Christmas memory? More than likely, even more than the gifts you received is the time you spent with family. Jim Daly explains how this Christmas you can make new memories while you cherish old ones. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Most of us prefer predictability. Jim Daly explains why the joy of Christmas is all about uncertainty, expectation, and surprise. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

If you fear Christmas will feel icy and cold because of a strained relationship, Jim Daly has a few suggestions for warming things up. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Most couples plan their wedding, but not their marriage. Jim Daly shares why a good marriage isn’t about the “big day,” it’s about the “every day.” Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Children become healthy, successful adults by discovering their potential. Jim Daly explains how to help your children soar by guiding them toward a vision for who they can become. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

The Christmas season may not slow down, but you can. Jim Daly shares how to take a break from the holiday’s usual hustle and bustle and devote yourself to what Christmas is really all about. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly shares how the classic cartoon A Charlie Brown Christmas teaches us that, while presents and decorations are wonderful traditions, the spirit of Christmas isn’t commercialism and “getting.” It’s about giving. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Sometimes love is soft and tender. Sometimes it’s rugged. Jim Daly explains why healthy marriages aren’t the product of wishful thinking, easy circumstances, or good feelings but of commitment. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly shares the story of how finding a lost stuffed animal made one couple better parents by teaching their daughter how deeply mom and dad loved her, no matter what. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Life goes by fast, so fast that we often miss the beauty in small, ordinary, everyday moments. Jim Daly shares how to be present and appreciate them all. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

The death of a loved one is hard for adults. It’s even harder for children. Jim Daly offers practical answers for parents trying to help their child cope with the death of a family member. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.