
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Dr. John Townsend shares practical tips for parents struggling to set boundaries with their children. He’ll provide insights into relatable situations spanning every stage of the parenting journey, from teaching unruly toddlers to dealing with adult children who still live at home. Hear his advice for teaching kids to take responsibility and grow into healthy adults.
Receive a copy of Boundaries with Kids and an audio download of "Proven Strategies to Help Your Children Establish Healthy Boundaries" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive.
Get More Episode Resources
If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, please give us your feedback.
A lot of us make unnecessary messes, but we can change that. May I make a suggestion? Before you face the world, face your Father.
Take this pocket prayer: Father…You are good. Your heart is good. Your words come slowly at first, but stay at it. You are always right. The weather’s bad, the economy is bad, but God, you are awesome. Don’t underestimate the power of this moment. You just opened the door to God and welcomed truth to enter your heart. Who knows, you might even start to worship.
Is your world different because you prayed? In one sense, no. But you are different. You have peace; you’ve talked to your Father. Here’s my challenge for you: every day for four weeks pray four minutes. Then get ready to connect with God like never before.
Read more Before Amen: The Power of a Simple Prayer
For more inspirational messages please visit Max Lucado.
Dr. John Townsend shares practical tips for parents struggling to set boundaries with their children. He’ll provide insights into relatable situations spanning every stage of the parenting journey, from teaching unruly toddlers to dealing with adult children who still live at home. Hear his advice for teaching kids to take responsibility and grow into healthy adults.
Receive a copy of Boundaries with Kids and an audio download of "Proven Strategies to Help Your Children Establish Healthy Boundaries" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive.
Get More Episode Resources
If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, please give us your feedback.
Dr. John Townsend shares practical tips for parents struggling to set boundaries with their children. He’ll provide insights into relatable situations spanning every stage of the parenting journey, from teaching unruly toddlers to dealing with adult children who still live at home. Hear his advice for teaching kids to take responsibility and grow into healthy adults.
Receive a copy of Boundaries with Kids and an audio download of "Proven Strategies to Help Your Children Establish Healthy Boundaries" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive.
Get More Episode Resources
If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, please give us your feedback.
Most people have small thoughts about God. In an effort to see God as our friend, we have lost his immensity. In our desire to understand him, we have sought to contain him.
The God of the Bible cannot be contained. With a word he called Adam out of dust and Eve out of a bone. He consulted no committee; he sought no counsel. He has authority over the world, and he has authority over your world. He’s never surprised. He has never, ever uttered the phrase, “How did that happen?”
God’s goodness is a major headline in the Bible. If he were only mighty, we’d salute him. But since he is merciful and mighty, we can approach him. If God is at once Father and Creator, holy—unlike us—and high above us, then we at any point are only a prayer away from help.
Read more Before Amen: The Power of a Simple Prayer
For more inspirational messages please visit Max Lucado.
Dr. Gary Chapman explains that just like people have different “love languages,” they also have different “apology languages.” If you don’t apologize in the way the offended person needs, they may doubt that you’re truly regretful, which can lead to resentment. Listen in to refine your apology skills.
Receive a copy of The 5 Apology Languages plus a free audio download of “Transform Your Marriage with the Power of a Sincere Apology.” Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive.
Get More Episode Resources
If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, please give us your feedback.
When my eldest daughter was 13, she flubbed her piano piece at a recital. The silence in the auditorium was broken only by the pounding of her parents’ hearts. She hurried off the stage, threw her arms around me and buried her face in my shirt. “Oh, Daddy.” That was enough for me. At that moment I’d have given her the moon, and all she said was, “Oh, Daddy.”
Prayer starts here. Prayer begins with an honest, heartfelt, “Oh Daddy!” Jesus invites us to approach God the way a child approaches his or her daddy.
Here’s my challenge for you: every day for four weeks, pray four minutes. Then get ready to connect with God like never before.
Read more Before Amen: The Power of a Simple Prayer
For more inspirational messages please visit Max Lucado.
A lot of guys need direction, meaning, and purpose for their lives but are struggling to find it. They hear what a man is NOT supposed to be but aren’t sure what they ARE supposed to be. Author and radio host Brant Hansen makes some brilliant observations about what women need men to be - and six key decisions men can make to set themselves apart from the rest. Alluding to the creation story, Brant encourages men to be “Keepers of the Garden” – secure, confident protectors, who are chasing after Christ.
Receive a copy of The Men We Need and an audio download of "Being the Man Your Family Needs" for your donation of any amount!
Get More Episode Resources
If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, please give us your feedback.
From the publisher's feed