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How to Get Unstuck from Complicated Relationships

Are you stuck?

A lot of us are. We’ve got a friend … a spouse … an in-law … a coworker who is tough to be around. And we want to get unstuck.

But we don’t know how.

On our radio program today and tomorrow is Dr. Daniel Nehrbass, who will share more in-depth about the nine choices you can make to change the course of the complicated relationships in your life:

Listen
Emotional appeal
Teaching
Boundaries
Compromise
Sacrifice
Leaving
Repent of your role in the relationship
Do nothing

Each of these nine have what Dr.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, relationships August 8, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Helping Your “Different” Child

What would you do if your child was diagnosed with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), ADHD, ADD, and ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder)?

I like how Sally Clarkson responded. When her son Nathan was little, she wasn’t sure what she was dealing with, but she knew there was something about him that was different than other so-called “good” kids.

He frequently got into trouble and needed to talk – to argue, to ask questions, to complain. He was constantly moving, wiggling, and fidgeting with anything and anyone around him.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, kids, parenting August 7, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Unlocking the Secret to Your Child’s Ability to Learn

So, here’s the scenario. It’s a weeknight, and your child has spent most of the evening on the same school assignment. It’s pretty clear he doesn’t understand the information. To top it off, he’s brought home a note from the teacher warning you about a failing grade. Now what do you do?

Parents often assume the worst, thinking their child has a behavior problem, difficulty learning, or is just plain lazy. In fact, most of the time, school challenges like this aren’t a crisis.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, kids, parenting August 4, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Moving Your Marriage from “Me” to “We” — 15 Minutes at a Time

The secret to winning in a team sport is no secret at all. Teammates have to share a common goal and know how to work together to achieve it. When you wear the same uniform, it’s not about “me,” it’s about “we.”

That commitment to unity is what makes a marriage work, too. But working together as a team isn’t always easy. Just ask Joshua and Christi. They sometimes miss the goal of teamwork in their marriage, too.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, marriage August 3, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Tim Keller Answers What Christians, Non-Believers, and Other Religions Have in Common

Christians, non-believers, and people of other faiths have always had something in common. We have questions about life and about God.

I recently had a conversation with Dr. Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, that reaffirmed to me that the Gospel of Jesus Christ has the answers to the questions we’re asking right now in 2017.

Like questions about identity. Who we are is often wrapped up in what we do, what others think of us, and what we own, all of which are the fruit of what we achieve.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith July 31, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

How Hobby Lobby Founder David Green went from $600 in Debt to $4.5 Billion in Profit

David Green learned how to give to others long before he founded Hobby Lobby, the well-known chain of retail arts and crafts stores across the United States. His parents never had much money, but they were two of the most generous people David has ever known.

David still remembers his dad writing someone a check for $100 even though the most he’d ever made in a week was $138. And his mom once gave a dress out of her own closet to a woman in need.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, finances July 28, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Wanting a Husband vs. Needing One

“I gave him everything I could physically and emotionally just to keep him around. He was a need, a necessity.”

Author Danna Gresh says that comment from a college-age young woman is reflective of the curse described in Genesis 3:16: “Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.”

According to Dannah, the curse is like a “violent craving” for many women. It’s not that they want a man, they feel like they need one.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, husband, relationships July 25, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

How to (Finally) Get Organized

My wife, Jean, does a good job of organizing our household – more than she gives herself credit for, for sure. I’m pretty organized at work, but at home the garage is my main thing.

Where Jean and I both struggle is the closets. We’re both busy with our everyday responsibilities, so extra items get tossed into the closet to be dealt with later. And when we have free time, who wants to use it cleaning out closets?

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, relationships July 24, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

What Your Son Needs More Than Love

Mom, God has wired you to love your son. Your soft, nurturing spirit is critical to his development. But as he grows into a young man, love will no longer be his primary emotional need from you.

Let my own high school football days open a window into your boy’s heart. I’ve had more than one coach grab me by the facemask and challenge my performance. Sometimes the whole locker room got it at once. “You guys are great athletes,” the coach would shout.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, parenting July 21, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Humor, Authenticity, and Grace with Chonda Pierce

You don’t have to know Chonda Pierce for long to believe that humor is wired into her DNA.

Like the night the film about her life, Laughing in the Dark, premiered in theaters. Chonda asked her son to accompany her. Halfway through the movie, she leaned over and chuckled into her son’s ear, “This is the saddest movie I have ever seen.”

Humor has carried Chonda through a lot of heartache:

Her suicidal father, who stood in the pulpit every Sunday but touched her inappropriately at home.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, entertainment, faith July 18, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura