Focus on the Family Commentary

Jim Daly explains how to discover the deeper message your children are communicating to you by understanding what lies beneath their behavior.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Many people face life on their own. Jim Daly shares the value of life in community.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The happiest couples know each other well. Jim Daly shares how couples can develop deeper intimacy by opening their hearts to one another.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

The best opportunities aren’t always the ones that we plan for. Jim Daly explains the difference between an opportunity that’s disguised and an opportunity that’s discovered.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Making changes isn’t easy. Jim Daly explains how to build something greater in life by making small changes called “Micro-decisions.”   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Life gets busy. Before you know it, today will turn into yesterday, and opportunities will be gone. Jim Daly shares why spending our time wisely is important because right now is all we have.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Married couples need one-on-one time together to be healthy. But they also need a community of couples who positively influence their relationship. Jim Daly shares how to strengthen your marriage through double dating.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Things change so fast, and we discard information so quickly, that we distrust everything old. Jim Daly shares why only one thing endures: wisdom.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

How do you spot when a teenager is susceptible to suicide? Jim Daly shares how to spot and help a child at risk for suicide.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

A lot of guys think nurturing kids is mom’s job, not dad’s. Jim Daly explains why strength is exactly what being a nurturing dad is all about.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Even in struggle, beauty can emerge. Jim Daly shares why when life feels uncertain, your perspective can make all the difference.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Life is complex, and solutions are hard to come by. Jim Daly explains why boundaries hold society together and allow it to function well.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Sometimes what couples think is a parenting problem is really a marriage issue. Jim Daly shares how parents can come together in unity when they don’t see eye to eye.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

America has functioned remarkably well for over 200 years. Jim Daly explains why much of that success can be attributed to what historians call the “Golden Triangle of Freedom.”   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

If we want our world to be loving and kind, we must be loving and kind. Jim Daly explains how to become a bright light of hope in a world that gets dark.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

If you have a teenager who has just finished high school, they’re standing at one of life’s biggest forks in the road: should they go on to college or take another route? Jim Daly offers tips for parents and their children to make that decision.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly shares how the sexual revolution in the 1960s led our culture down a negative path from which it has never fully recovered.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Building intimacy can be a problem for many couples. That’s because men and women generally define intimacy in very different ways. Jim Daly shares helpful tips for couples to get on the same page and meet each other’s needs.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Every parent runs their own business – the family business. Jim Daly shares how moms and dads can successfully lead their families into the future by assembling their own personal board of directors.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly encourages husbands and fathers how to build a great life by not living a life that’s marked with an asterisk.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Need a simple tip to help your family build strong connections with one another? Jim Daly shares a helpful idea that you’re probably overlooking.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Every success story – including yours – requires a large cast of influential characters. Jim Daly shares why even when it’s about you, it’s not all about you.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Do you feel like your daughter is growing up too fast? Believe it or not, it may be true. Jim Daly explains why that conversation about puberty you assumed was still a few years off may be needed sooner than you think.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

If you’re currently dating, how will you know the time is right to get married? Jim Daly shares three questions to ask of yourself and of the person you hope to marry to make an informed decision.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Disillusionment is at the heart of much of the problems plaguing our country. Jim Daly explains how we find peace in troubling times by anchoring ourselves in something that’s greater than our suffering.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.