Focus on the Family Commentary

Every day we build sand castles – our jobs, our marriages, our families, and our communities. Jim Daly explains why, even though the things we build won’t last, we can infuse them with transcendent values that will.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

What’s the biggest crisis facing our culture? Among the many, there’s one that’s routinely overlooked: the family. Jim Daly explains why the family deserves our society’s greatest attention and care.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

This Christmas as you’re hanging decorations or cleaning up after dinner, will you be aware of just how precious those moments are? Jim Daly encourages you to open your heart to the blessings hidden in simple moments.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

What are you giving your children for Christmas? Jim Daly shares a great gift idea that your children are guaranteed to love no matter their age.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

In the holiday classic A Christmas Story, “Old Man Parker” loved his family and held them together through tough times. Jim Daly shares why good dads are heroes for every child to emulate and follow.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

If you could use a fresh start in life, Jim Daly encourages you to step into the unknown and make a change. Hear how to stretch beyond your comfort zone and strive for goals that seem too big to achieve.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly explains why, of all the life lessons you hope to teach your children, money management may be one of the most important for them to learn.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Married couples often argue about who’s right and who’s wrong instead of seeing each other’s point of view. Jim Daly shares how couples can avoid conflict fueled by their differences.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Are you ready to take on the ultimate holiday movie challenge? It’s easy and, best of all, it will bring you together as a family.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

To raise healthy, well-balanced kids, you need to erect some barbed wire and dig a well. Jim Daly explains how this metaphor from an old Colorado rancher shaped his idea of parenting.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Getting from where you are to where you hope to be won’t be easy. Jim Daly shares how to reach your goals by living every moment with purpose and seeking what truly matters.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

It’s no accident that Thanksgiving is always observed on the fourth Thursday of November. Jim Daly shares a brief history of the holiday.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

In honor of Thanksgiving, Jim Daly reads a portion of an editorial that has been published in The Wall Street Journal every Thanksgiving Eve since 1961.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Many couples enter a second marriage hoping to leave the troubles of their first marriages behind. But what do you do when wounds from the past bubble into the present? Jim Daly explains how to get your new marriage on solid footing.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

A lot of parents believe anger is the only way to get their children to do what they’re told. Jim Daly explains that it’s not anger your kids are responding to but your willingness to take action! Find out why.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

If you need a simple idea for improving your marriage, try this: Change your relationship by changing what you expect from it. Sound too easy? Jim Daly will explain why adjusting your expectations is such an effective way to see results.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Integrity is crucial to the game of golf – and the game of life. Jim Daly explains why the greatest choices are rooted not in convenience, but in character.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Thanksgiving can be hard if you’re going through a time of trial. Jim Daly shares a story about Abraham Lincoln that shows our thankfulness is most profound not in the absence of difficulty but in the midst of it.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Every parent wants their child to succeed. Jim Daly explains why the best way to do that is to teach them how to fail.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Every parent wants their child to succeed. Jim Daly explains why the best way to do that is to teach them how to fail.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Loving our enemies may be one of Jesus’ hardest commands to follow. Yet, it’s the only way to create a world that promotes true tolerance and peace. Jim Daly shares why.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

November is National Adoption Month. Although not everyone is called to adopt a child, Jim Daly shares why everyone can do something to help children in need.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

When couples get married, they soon discover that they speak different languages. Jim Daly explains why good communication isn’t just about what you say, it’s also about what you hear.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Are you a good listener? Jim Daly shares how we change our world, not through arguing, but through listening.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

If you’re a parent, your home is a functioning organization. And you are the leader. Jim Daly explains why running a successful business and creating a healthy family both require vision and wisdom.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.