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Things that offer momentary escape often cost us more than they’re worth in the end. Jim Daly explains why life’s greatest rewards belong to those who know when to let go and when to stay steady.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Do you ever feel like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day? Jim Daly shares how to escape the endless repetition of Groundhog Day by remembering that each day is a blank canvas that you get an opportunity to fill.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Would you stop mentioning homework to your children if that commitment improved your kids’ grades and prepared them to be responsible adults? Jim Daly shares the principle beneath this strategy and why it works.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly shares the legend of Margorie McCall, one of the wildest second-chance stories you’ll ever hear, and explains why it’s so important to take advantage of second chances when we get them.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Anything can lead a marriage into conflict if we allow it. Jim Daly shares how to strengthen marriage by minimizing selfishness and maximizing sacrifice.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

The Holocaust is not only an important event in Jewish history; it’s an important event in human history. Jim Daly explains why the human race must remember the past, so tragedies like the Holocaust never happen again.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Healing from emotional pain can be tough, but it’s the ticket to personal freedom. Jim Daly shares how to set yourself free by finding the courage and strength to forgive a person who has wounded you.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

A t-shirt designer stirred up controversy when he printed one that asked whether dads were babysitters or parents? It got a lot of people talking. Jim Daly shares his own thoughts on the role of fathers in the lives of their children.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Things often have more value than they first appear. Jim Daly explains why, if you look closely, you’ll discover the divine spark of people’s humanity and value that’s impossible to calculate.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

There are twists and turns in every marriage. Jim Daly shares why good marriages aren’t good because a couple never faces obstacles but because they keep their marriage a priority … even when things don’t go as planned.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Many parents underestimate their influence. Jim Daly shares why, when circumstances are difficult, it’s mom and dad that keep their child’s world steady and enables them to thrive.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Very few people have lived up to their name like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Jim Daly shares how Dr. King’s life teaches us to transform our lives – and others’ – by standing for transcendent principles.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Self-centeredness ruins marriage. Jim Daly explains how to build a relationship that’s bigger than either one of you by sacrificing for each other and striving for unity.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

How far would you go to overcome a bad habit? Jim Daly explains why, when we’re facing an out of the ordinary problem, we often need an out of the ordinary solution.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Moms and dads are often shortsighted in one crucial area of parenting – their kids’ ability to think for themselves. Jim Daly shares how to teach children to make good choices by helping them learn self-discipline.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.