Focus on the Family Commentary

Parenting is a lot like running a business, and your customers are your children. Jim Daly shares how that perspective can transform your household. Support Family Ministry If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Boundaries between right and wrong blur when doing right comes at a price. Jim Daly shares why doing the right thing takes guts because it costs us the most Support Family Ministry If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

President Abraham Lincoln’s relationship with his wife, Mary Todd, is an inspiring example of how a little grace and compassion can strengthen a marriage. Jim Daly shares their story. Support Family Ministry If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly shares why a successful life requires more than skill and hard work. It takes knowing where ambition ends and where character begins Support Family Ministry If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly shares why marriage, family, and morality have an historic identity that’s worth preserving. Support Family Ministry If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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.

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.