Focus on the Family Commentary

So, you're a brand-new dad. Are you ready for the challenges you'll face in the coming years? Well, be encouraged – you don't have to be. Jim Daly explains why you have everything you need right now to be a good father. (Original air date: March 6, 2014)Support family ministry: https://store.focusonthefamily.com/singleitem/checkout/donation/item/panele?refcd=1070002If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

The so-called "traditional family" is considered "traditional" for a reason. It works. Jim Daly explains why the family is the foundation of any healthy society and the ideal for which our culture should strive.Support family ministry: https://store.focusonthefamily.com/singleitem/checkout/donation/item/panele?refcd=1070002If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

It's hard to forgive someone who's hurt you. Jim Daly explains why forgiveness becomes easier when you discover that it sets you free, not the person who's wronged you.Support family ministry: https://store.focusonthefamily.com/singleitem/checkout/donation/item/panele?refcd=1070002If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Ryan is a police officer whose life changed the night he responded to a 911 call. By the time the night was over, he had rescued a young woman on heroin and adopted her baby. Hear the story. (Original air date: May 25, 2018)Support family ministry: https://store.focusonthefamily.com/singleitem/checkout/donation/item/panele?refcd=1070002If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

If you're single and hope to be married, the question to ask yourself is, "What should my life look like while I'm waiting for that special someone?" Jim Daly shares how to maximize your "now" while you anticipate your "later."Support family ministry: https://store.focusonthefamily.com/singleitem/checkout/donation/item/panele?refcd=1070002If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Short-tempered people can be difficult to be around. Jim Daly shares three tips for dealing with a family member who is always upset. (Original air date: Feb. 23, 2017)Support family ministry: https://store.focusonthefamily.com/singleitem/checkout/donation/item/panele?refcd=1070002If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Do you know how to help your children when they struggle? Jim Daly shares a parenting tip that will transform how you interact with your children.Support family ministry: https://store.focusonthefamily.com/singleitem/checkout/donation/item/panele?refcd=1070002If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

If you're considering marriage, you may feel the timing is right because you're "listening to your heart." But it's important to make an informed decision, too. Jim Daly shares why it's important to ask key questions of yourself and the person you want to marry. (Original air date: Feb. 19, 2016)If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Home construction technology has made everything fake – from floors to furniture. Jim Daly explains why your relationships are the one thing in your home you can't afford to be fake.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Do you know how to spot racial bias? Captain Ron Johnson, the African-American officer who led security efforts in Ferguson, Missouri, can tell you. He says the first step is to look within. Hear his story. (Original air date: Jan. 31, 2020)If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Someone has likely encouraged you to go out make the world a better place. But how can one person make a genuine impact? Jim Daly shares how to bless others by doing what's right in the three feet around you.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Do you believe in miracles? Jim Daly shares the story of the "miracle on ice" in the 1980 Olympics and explains why if you're clinging to hope a miracle is just what you need.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Are human beings nothing more than biological machines? Or is there something more to us, something that transcends mere flesh and blood? Jim Daly explains why human life transcends mere biology.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Every marriage is unique, but every healthy marriage embodies the same three qualities. Jim Daly explains how those three qualities can help you build a marriage that's deep enough and wide enough to help your family thrive.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

If our nation is ever going to overcome racism, it'll be because we force ourselves to see the truth, no matter how difficult it is to look at. There may be no more powerful illustration of that than the story of Emmett Till. (Original air date: Feb. 16, 2017)If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

We all encounter lies about marriage, about parenting, about God or ourselves. Jim Daly explains the one and only antidote to a lie that will create healthy relationships, better careers, and overcome past regrets.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

It's one of the most common phrases parents say to foster responsibility in their kids. It's also one of the most ineffective. Learn what the phrase is, and a better way to draw out the behavior for which you're looking. (Original air date: Feb. 20, 2014)If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

One of the worst things a man can be on Valentine's Day is "that guy." That’s a man who forgets Valentine's Day altogether or who doesn't give it much thought. Jim Daly explains simple ways that men can show their wives how much they love them. (Original air date: Feb. 12, 2016)If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Millions of people are stuck in depression, grief, and anxiety because they bury their pain – or hope it goes away on its own. There's a better way. Jim Daly shares why there is always hope ... when you break your silence.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Is there an answer to racism in America? Probably not an easy one. But if racial reconciliation is ever to take place, it'll have to play out the way it did between two people in front of a national television audience. Jim Daly shares the story. (Original air date: Feb. 9, 2017)If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Strong-willed children rarely hang their head in defeat and back down from a fight. Jim Daly explains how to help your child channel their strong will in the right direction.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Struggle is an unavoidable fact of life. Jim Daly explains how to redeem life's struggles in a way that creates something healthy and positive.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Progress in the area of race relations has been slow historically. Is there a better way? Jim Daly offers a thoughtful and thought-provoking answer. (Original air date: July 7, 2020)If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Are you and your spouse in debt? Do you argue about money? Jim Daly explains three indications that you have a marriage problem, not a money problem.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Black History Month likely wouldn't exist without the efforts of African American men like Carter G. Woodson. Born to former slaves, he made a tremendous impact on black history and culture. Jim Daly shares his story. (Original air date: Feb. 5, 2019)If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

You may have different limitations than someone else, but everybody has them. Jim Daly shares why we all should look past each other's limitations, see what's possible, and encourage one another.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Do you believe it's possible to chart a new course through life? Jim Daly explains why you can achieve amazing things when you see the impossible as possible.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Are your New Year's resolutions already a bust? Jim Daly will share why you don't have to wait until next January to start over if this year hasn't gotten off to a very good start. (Original air date: Jan. 31, 2017)If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

When teenagers rebel, parents often believe that they've failed. Jim Daly explains why you haven't failed. You're just not done yet.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

It's been said that the country is dividing into those who love their fathers and those who hate their fathers. Jim Daly explains why our culture can only be as strong as its families, and a family can only be as strong as its father.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

If you're a wife and mother who's stressed out, start finding peace by asking yourself this question, "What do I need right now?" Jim Daly explains how determining what you need in that moment can positively impact every area of life. (Original air date: June 10, 2015)If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

The courage to stand for what's right is what separates a conviction from a wish. Jim Daly explains the importance of having the courage to do what's right instead of going along with popular opinion.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

They say confession is good for the soul. But is that true? Jim Daly shares about a man who has helped hundreds of thousands of people free themselves of their deepest secrets. (Original air date: Dec. 8, 2015)If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Many of the problems our culture face have been around as long as people. So have the solutions. Jim Daly explains how a document written nearly 3,000 years ago offers solutions for today's problems.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

It's Inauguration Day. Are you excited? You should be ... even if your candidate didn't win. Jim Daly explains why. (Original air date: Jan. 20, 2017)If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Sadly, the wedding ceremony is often the high point of marriage for many couples! Jim Daly shares how to make your wedding ceremony a memorable first step on a long, exciting journey together.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

Not every idea catches on like we hope ... and sometimes that's a good thing. Jim Daly explains the value of letting go of what you hoped could be, in order to pursue something better.If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/

We're all fighting some kind of battle, we all could use a friend. All of us! Jim Daly shares stories that prove friendships can change the world.

Lawyers see such a spike in business in January they refer to it as the "divorce month." Jim Daly shares how couples can make January a new beginning for their marriage instead of a sad ending. (Original air date: Jan. 9, 2018)

What does intelligence look like in your child? Jim Daly shares why your child's greatest abilities won't always show up on a report card.

There are probably a lot of things your spouse does around the house every day that you never notice. Jim Daly explains why even an occasional compliment to your husband or wife can have a big impact. (Original air date: March 22, 2013)

Details matter. That's a valuable principle in any area of life. Jim Daly explains why your character in small, insignificant moments in life is the same character you'll exhibit when it really counts.

It's sad but true – we accept hypocrisy within ourselves much more easily than we accept it in others. Jim Daly shares why it's up to each one of us to create a world that's broken ... or to create a world that's filled with love, courage, and justice.

A disability can either be an excuse or a springboard to success. Jim Daly shares the story of Dr. Tyler Sexton, who had every reason to quit. But he just needed one reason to push forward. (Original air date: Feb. 9, 2018)

Actors Kirk and Chelsea Cameron got married in one of the toughest places to have a relationship: Hollywood. Jim Daly shares how their marriage shows couples can only be happy when they learn to harness their differences.

Has your depression been getting worse? How about your anger or feelings of resentment? There's an important factor that may be behind your deepening struggle. Find out what it is – and hear solutions. (Original air date: Dec. 27, 2013)

Did you know that college football was almost outlawed a century ago? Jim Daly explains how saving the sport illustrates why we need the strength of character to fight through difficulty and overcome when things get tough.

Did you achieve everything you wanted to last year? If not, don't feel discouraged. The new year is underway, and Jim Daly will share how to make the best of this year and change the course of your life. (Original air date: Jan. 12, 2016)

Photographs and videos can be priceless. No one knows that more than Kyle, who lost a Go Pro camera, and Chris, who found it. Jim Daly shares their story. (Original air date: Jan. 12, 2018)

Becoming a stepparent can be rewarding. But it can also be challenging. If stepparenting has gotten off to a rocky start for you, Jim Daly has three suggestions that will help.