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After nearly a year of toiling away on the project, my latest book, ReFocus: Living a Life that Reflects God’s Heart, will be released next month.
What’s it all about?
I don’t want to give it all away, but if there is one theme woven throughout all the pages of the book, it would be this:
Are we more concerned with shaping (and winning) the debate than we are with shaping and refining our own attitudes toward the world?
Topics: Current Events Tags: church, faith, policy, relationships by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
To some, September 11, 2001 seems like a lifetime ago, especially to the parents of young children. Our oldest son, Trent, was just one year-old and Troy hadn’t even been born when the serenity of that late summer morning was shattered by terrorists.
As I drove the boys to school this morning we discussed the anniversary. Over the years we’ve talked a lot about what happened on that tragic day, about the loss of innocent life and how so many dreams of so many families never came true – all because their father or mother never came home.
Topics: Current Events Tags: events, faith, family, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
1. My hands are small; please don’t expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture, or throw a ball. My legs are short; please slow down so that I can keep up with you.
2. My eyes have not seen the world as yours have; please let me explore safely: don’t restrict me unnecessarily.
3. Housework will always be there. I’m only little such a short time—please take time to explain things to me about this wonderful world, and do so willingly.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, kids, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
“We have forgotten God.
We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us.”
– Abraham Lincoln, 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, policy, religious liberty by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
A recent study commissioned by the Chronicle of Philanthropy revealed something that won’t surprise many people of faith: the more “religious” a state or region of the country, the more likely its people are to give generously to charity.
Here are the top ten most charitable states:
1. Utah
2. Mississippi
3. Alabama
4. Tennessee
5. South Carolina
6. Idaho
7. Arkansas
8. Georgia
9. North Carolina
10. Maryland
All of the bottom five states are located in the New England area: Rhode Island (46), Massachusetts (47), Vermont (48), Maine (49) and New Hampshire (50).
Topics: Current Events Tags: church, faith, news, pop culture by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
It surprises me when many Christians engage in work to redeem the culture with a somber, morose, and even anxious spirit. I don’t pretend to be smarter or more spiritually mature than anyone else, but this particular attitude is curious and even a bit contradictory.
Have you ever encountered this from time to time?
A dear friend of mine who is a pastor once preached on an uplifting text of Scripture. He spoke of God’s sovereignty and perfect will, of His love and goodness and graciousness.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: church, faith, pastors by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Urban Meyer will take the field on Saturday for his first game as head football coach of Ohio State.
In many ways, the 48-year-old will be coming full circle, both personally and professionally.
Born in Toledo, Meyer met his wife, Shelley, while attending the University of Cincinnati. He was hired as an assistant coach at Ohio State in 1986 and earned a master’s degree at the school prior to his departure for another coaching position with Illinois State.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, kids, marriage, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
With the opening of the Republican National Convention this week and the Democratic Convention next, the American flag will be front and center as members of both parties proudly fly and wave the red, white and blue.
It’s difficult to put into words the emotions and sentiments that stir when the Stars and Stripes ripple in the breeze. When you know that men and women have died in its defense, you can’t help but stand a little straighter when you see it.
Topics: Current Events Tags: church, faith, pastors, policy by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
The passing of Neil Armstrong this past Saturday stirs up a wave of nostalgia for me. At the time he became the first man to walk on the moon, I was seven and had just two great loves of my life: football and astronomy. My affinity for space was cultivated by my mother, who used to get gas for the car at the Gulf station by our home in Southern California. Gulf Oil used to sponsor NBC’s coverage of the U.S.
Topics: Current Events Tags: church, events, faith, news by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
A high school football coach in Georgia is under investigation today. But he’s not being scrutinized for sexual misconduct, alcohol abuse or recruiting violations.
He’s being investigated for allowing his football team to receive meals from local church groups. He’s also being accused of violating the Constitution by praying with his team, quoting the Bible in his inspirational messages and interacting with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Parents haven’t complained. Neither have school officials. The complaint was filed by the Wisconsin-based group The Freedom from Religion Foundation.
Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, kids, news, pop culture, religious liberty by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.Home
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