Focus on the Family Commentary

What does a committed father look like? A young girl named Gracie can tell you. Jim Daly shares her tragic story and the remarkable sacrifice her dad made on her behalf. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Technology advances every day. Nevertheless, one truth will never change: just because we can do something, that doesn’t mean we ought to. Jim Daly explains. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Many couples face a precarious situation: they feel socially cut off from friends and other couples. Jim Daly explains why isolation eventually weakens a marriage, and community strengthens it. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

It’s wise to set goals and make plans, but sometimes unexpected moments alter our course. Jim Daly explains why the best decisions in life often aren’t the result of careful planning, but instinct. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly says to raise well-behaved kids with strong character, parents should be mean. Seem counterintuitive? Hear why “mean” parents really aren’t mean at all. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Is October too early for Christmas music? Jim Daly shares why the Christmas message is great to hear any time of year. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

What’s more important to your child? Toys? Or time with you? Jim Daly says, “Sure, children love exciting toys and trips, but more than anything they just want to spend time with you.” Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Good feelings aren’t enough to sustain a marriage. Jim Daly shares why the tingles of a new relationship may be fun and exciting, but they’re temporary. True marital intimacy takes a lifetime to fully discover. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

We all take wrong turns that put us in situations from which there’s no escape on our own. Jim Daly shares why, sooner or later, we all need someone to swoop in and save us. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly shares how couples can significantly improve their odds for a successful marriage by avoiding what Dr. John Gottman calls the Four Horsemen of Divorce. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Do you think of your children as sugar cookies who all come out the same because you treat parenting like a recipe to follow? Jim Daly shares how to raise each of your children as individuals according to their unique personalities Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

We think one look is all it takes to understand another person. Jim Daly shares a story that illustrates why to fully know someone, we must get beneath the surface. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

No matter how much you and your spouse share in common, you won’t mesh in every part of your relationship. Jim Daly explains how to navigate differences, so they bring you and your spouse together instead of driving you apart. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

To communicate truth effectively, we must keep two things in mind: what we speak and how we speak it. Jim Daly explains how to persuade people to consider different perspectives by offering them truth wrapped in kindness. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Are you worried that your child reads too much? Jim Daly encourages you to understand that bookworms often develop character more deeply than children who don’t read. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

You and your spouse may plan for the future, but how do you respond when life is beyond your control? Jim Daly explains why happy couples stay flexible in their circumstances but firm in their commitment to each other. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Our words have power. Jim Daly shares how to block out negativity and inspire yourself forward with words of grace, hope, and faith. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Small disagreements can divide a couple. Jim Daly explains why emptying yourself of yourself can turn what drives you apart into something that brings you together instead. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Whatever you’re after, success takes time. Jim Daly shares why a great marriage, a great career, or kids with great character require patience and the determination never to give up. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

How do you respond when your child makes a mistake? Jim Daly explains why the best parenting approach is discipline that’s firm without being harsh. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, released in 1937, broke every rule of filmmaking. So, why did it succeed? Jim Daly says the answer lies in this truth: while our bodies thrive on food and water, our souls thrive on beauty. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

If your relationship with one of your children is broken, and you think it’s too late to repair the damage, think again. It’s never too late. But there is a catch. Jim Daly shares the key to mending a broken relationship. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Sometimes the best presents are the least expensive. Jim Daly shares why couples say the most cherished items they’ve received from their spouse are those that are simple and heartfelt. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Proverbs 16:18 says, “Pride goes before destruction.” Jim Daly shares a story that demonstrates why pride is dangerous, blinds us to the truth, and makes us ignore signs that trouble lies ahead. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Time is fleeting. Your children will grow up in the blink of an eye. Jim Daly encourages parents to do lots of wild activities with their kids, but not to lose sight of the beauty to be found in simple, everyday moments. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.