Focus on the Family Commentary

Couples spend a lot of time thinking about their future. But it’s a good idea to reflect on your past, too. Jim Daly shares why fun memories can be crucial building blocks for carrying your relationship into the future.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

A lot of us feel sorry for people from a distance, but we don’t get involved. Jim Daly shares why genuine compassion enters into suffering.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

When a relationship is in conflict, peace is what you desire most. Jim Daly explains the difference between peacekeeping and peacemaking.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Your marriage can come under attack from anywhere. Jim Daly explains why your marriage is alive and growing, and how with the right nutrients, it will thrive and bear fruit.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Home is the heart of the family. Jim Daly encourages you to remember that a home is as much about the people inside the walls as it is the walls themselves.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Our country’s divisions have always run deep. The trouble isn’t that we disagree. It’s that we oppose each other. Jim Daly shares why there’s always room for two people to get beneath negative labels and connect on a human level.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Every parent should give their children two gifts: roots and wings. If you’re struggling with being an empty nester, Jim Daly shares how to help your children find their wings ... and you find yours.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. Jim Daly shares why a good life is all about balance.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Ten minutes. That’s all it takes to turn your marriage around. Sound too easy? Jim Daly shares how couples can dramatically improve their relationship by devoting ten minutes to one another.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Whoever owns the family owns the future. Jim Daly shares why our culture can only be as strong as its families.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

When life shakes you, what comes out? Anger and hurtful words? Or grace and patience? Jim Daly shares why what you cultivate on the inside appears on the outside.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly explains why making a promises to your son or daughter will either strengthen their trust in you or destroy it.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

When life gets tough, how do we stay true to what’s right? Jim Daly shares how to overcome obstacles by having the will to push ahead.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Every couple has room to improve their relationship. Jim Daly offers helpful suggestions for filling in the gaps in your relationship.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Culture is replacing Truth with ideas that promise a lot but deliver confusion and disappointment. Jim Daly explains why sorting fact from fiction requires wisdom.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Is forgiveness weak? Jim Daly explains how the strength of forgiveness is revealed through humility.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Do you take life for granted? Jim Daly explains why every moment is a priceless resource to be spent wisely.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly shares the story of a young blind skier whose daredevil ambitions illustrate why thriving parent/child relationships are rooted in mutual trust.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Is your marriage “drenched”? Jim Daly explains a valuable lesson about surviving life’s storms taught by trees in the northern Cascade Mountain Range.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Religious freedom is so foundational to every other freedom we enjoy that even atheists should strive to see it protected. Jim Daly explains.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly shares how you can give your children a special gift that won’t cost you a penny but will change their lives.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Healthy couples not only strip down in front of each other physically, they bare it all emotionally and spiritually as well. Jim Daly explains why, if you want a happy marriage, you should get naked.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Is the world overpopulated? Jim Daly explains why the earth has all the resources it needs to sustain humanity’s growing population.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

For some moms, grade school is exciting because their child is venturing out from under their daily care. For other moms, it’s scary … for exactly the same reason. Jim Daly shares ideas for making grade school successful for child and mom.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

When you come to a fork in the road, and you don’t know which way to go, how do you decide the best course of action? Jim Daly explains why the way forward often isn’t the one you planned for.   Support Family Ministry   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.