Focus on the Family Commentary

Everybody wants a better life, but many people aren’t willing to change. Jim Daly offers encouragement for ending your complacency and reaching out for something better in life.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

In marriage, broken does not equal worthless. Jim Daly points to the Japanese art form of Kintsugi to describe how to transform the broken pieces of your relationship into something beautiful.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

If life has gotten so dark this Christmas that you can’t see good things right in front of you, take heart. There is reason for hope. Jim Daly shares why the light of Christmas is bright enough to pierce through any darkness.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

There’s beauty to be found in holiday traffic. Jim Daly shares why: All of those planes, trains, and automobiles are headed to the same place: home, and few things are as beautiful as being home for the holidays.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

What creates men of great character? Most people answer, “Fathers.” However, according to research, moms have a much bigger influence than is often assumed. Jim Daly explains why.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

What’s your favorite Christmas memory? More than likely, even more than the gifts you received is the time you spent with family. Jim Daly explains how this Christmas you can make new memories while you cherish old ones.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Most of us prefer predictability. Jim Daly explains why the joy of Christmas is all about uncertainty, expectation, and surprise.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

If you fear Christmas will feel icy and cold because of a strained relationship, Jim Daly has a few suggestions for warming things up.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Most couples plan their wedding, but not their marriage. Jim Daly shares why a good marriage isn’t about the “big day,” it’s about the “every day.”   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Children become healthy, successful adults by discovering their potential. Jim Daly explains how to help your children soar by guiding them toward a vision for who they can become.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

The Christmas season may not slow down, but you can. Jim Daly shares how to take a break from the holiday’s usual hustle and bustle and devote yourself to what Christmas is really all about.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly shares how the classic cartoon A Charlie Brown Christmas teaches us that, while presents and decorations are wonderful traditions, the spirit of Christmas isn’t commercialism and “getting.” It’s about giving.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Sometimes love is soft and tender. Sometimes it’s rugged. Jim Daly explains why healthy marriages aren’t the product of wishful thinking, easy circumstances, or good feelings but of commitment.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly shares the story of how finding a lost stuffed animal made one couple better parents by teaching their daughter how deeply mom and dad loved her, no matter what.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Life goes by fast, so fast that we often miss the beauty in small, ordinary, everyday moments. Jim Daly shares how to be present and appreciate them all.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

The death of a loved one is hard for adults. It’s even harder for children. Jim Daly offers practical answers for parents trying to help their child cope with the death of a family member.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Leftovers are a lousy business model for a company. They’re a lousy model for a marriage, too. Jim Daly shares why it’s a good idea to give your marriage your best, not your leftovers.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

When life is hard and things don’t work out the way we’d hoped, small steps forward are often the best we can do. Jim Daly explains why a good life isn’t about avoiding all pain; it’s about finding meaning in it.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Married couples have a hard time settling their disagreements when they both think they’re right. Jim Daly shares why the solution to overcoming marital conflict is learning to see through your spouse’s eyes.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Do memories from your childhood stir up difficult emotion? Jim Daly encourages you to believe that healing is possible because while you can’t erase bad memories, you can overcome them.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Is technology bad for relationships? Jim Daly explains why addressing problems through electronic means may be the worst thing we can do when we’re engaged in conflict with someone.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Studies show that those with a poor self-image are more likely to compare themselves to others. Jim Daly shares how to be happier and more content by escaping the comparison trap.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, 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 enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

The first settlers didn’t have it easy, but they gave thanks anyway. Jim Daly shares why we should do the same by humbly giving thanks to God for the many blessings He’s given us and trusting Him to guide us into the future.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Life can be tough when you feel weighed down by the “stuff” of your past. The solution starts by leaving the negativity of your past … in the past. Jim Daly shares helpful tips for doing just that.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

We don’t always recognize a thing’s value by what we see on the outside. Jim Daly explains how a broken Christmas figurine taught author Gary Thomas to handle marriage with the same care as an irreplaceable keepsake.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

The reason relationships can be hard is because of what John Lennox calls “beauty and barbed wire.” Although the people we love may wound us, they’re also the ones who infuse our lives with healing, beauty, and new life.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Thanksgiving is more than just turkey and stuffing. Jim Daly shares why, at its heart, Thanksgiving is all about being aware of the blessings God has given us.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

The silent treatment has been around as long as marriage. Which is ironic because cutting off communication is the worst thing you can do. Jim Daly explains why you should talk more, not less, when your marriage hits a rough patch.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Every parent has suffered the dreaded “toddler tantrum.” And yet, many moms and dads don’t know what to do. Jim Daly offers helpful suggestions for gaining control when a little one loses control in public.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Making children behave is a common strategy for helping them become more responsible. Jim Daly shares why the most effective way to develop a child’s maturity is to help them learn self-control.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

What is love? Is it a warm, fuzzy feeling? Jim Daly explains why love doesn’t just hold on when life is easy – it holds on when everything within us wants to let go.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

It’s never easy when a loved one dies. Still to come are all those “terrible firsts” you experience in their absence. Jim Daly shares tips for making the first holidays without your loved one just a little easier to bear.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Countless veterans suffer from wounds that no one sees. Jim Daly shares an unforgettable story that taught him humble respect for those who have sacrificed so nobly for the cause of freedom.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

When it comes to food, most of us understand the importance of controlling our appetites. Jim Daly explains why that’s wise advice for the sexual health of a marriage as well.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Even when our children make poor choices, we hope they’ll develop good character. Jim Daly explains why good character is an important goal for kids even when they’re doing the right things.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Which is more important? Possessing a special talent? Or possessing the character to use that talent for a good purpose? Jim Daly explains why talent reveals what we can do; character reveals what we ought to do.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Every marriage hits a lull sooner or later. Jim Daly shares a tip that will help you get out of the rut you’re stuck in and breathe new life into your marriage.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Life’s most meaningful rewards come not from having, but from sharing. Jim Daly explains why generosity isn’t determined by the size of your gifts but by the size of your heart.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Parenting can be difficult when your perceptions of a problem are incorrect. Jim Daly shares tips that will help you avoid jumping to conclusions too quickly about what’s influencing your child’s behavior.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

We all experience moments of worry, but some people suffer from relentless fear. Jim Daly shares practical advice for coming alongside a friend or loved one who struggles with anxiety and steering them in a healthy direction.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

When life puts us on an unexpected path, how should we respond? Jim Daly explains why the secret to success isn’t avoiding mistakes, it’s learning how to grow through them and keep moving forward.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

It’s easy to overreact when children make a mistake. Jim Daly offers tips that’ll help you take a deep breath and relax when your children make poor choices.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Good feelings are worth pursuing in marriage, but good feelings aren’t enough to sustain your relationship. Jim Daly explains why love is, ultimately, a decision.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

What really matters in life? Jim Daly shares three bedrock questions to ask yourself that will guide you through your day-to-day activities in a way that fills them with purpose and meaning.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Effective parenting requires intentionality and purpose. But it also means spontaneity and “going with the flow.” Jim Daly explains how to channel your objectives as a parent into a close, connected relationship with your children.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Married couples often believe they struggle because they’re different from each other. Jim Daly shares why your differences can draw you closer together instead of drive you apart if you handle them well.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Success rarely happens overnight. Jim Daly tells how the story of Jell-O illustrates why goals are usually reached by keeping the big picture in mind and staying the course until you achieve them.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Every marriage faces obstacles. Jim Daly shares about one couple who overcame their troubles by turning their greatest challenge into something that deepened their love even more.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.