Episodes

May 27, 2025

Seek Fear

If we don’t challenge ourselves to face real danger and real fear from time to time, our minds will create it out of nothing. Jim Daly explains how facing up to what we fear makes us stronger. Support Family Ministry If you'v...
May 25, 2025

Steps to Teaching Manners

Children won’t develop good manners on their own. They must be taught. Jim Daly shares the most effective way to teach children how to be polite and respectful toward others. Support Family Ministry If you've listened to any ...
May 23, 2025

Marriage-Focused Home

A child-focused home seems like a good idea. After all, parenting is one of the most important jobs in life. Jim Daly explains why a marriage-focused home is one of the greatest gifts you can offer your children. Support Fami...
May 22, 2025

Cluttered by Garbage

Are your choices leading you toward greater peace and purpose? Or are they piling up spiritual, emotional, and relational garbage? Jim Daly shares how to reach new heights by pursuing a life rooted in wisdom. Support Family M...
May 21, 2025

Safety in an Online World

The online world is where your child will find the Internet, social media, smart phones, and too many apps to count. And all of it can put them at risk. Jim Daly shares how to keep your children safe in an online world. Suppo...
May 20, 2025

Immediate but Everlasting

Lots of people believe in love at first sight, but how many believe in love that transcends mere emotion? Jim Daly explains how to stay the course together in your marriage and confront adversity together. Support Family Mini...
May 19, 2025

Confidence with Purpose

Children won’t learn good character on their own. It must be taught. Jim Daly shares how to prepare your children for the future by instilling them with confidence. Support Family Ministry If you've listened to any of our pod...
May 16, 2025

Better Off Dead?

Malcolm and his spouse were in such bad conflict that he chose to run for the hills – literally. Jim Daly shares the story of Malcolm’s disappearing act and offers tips for handling conflict in your marriage. Support Family M...
May 14, 2025

Daddy Caddy

Most of us won’t have a front row seat to our child’s greatest success, but Jim Daly explains how we can enter our child’s everyday world, connect with them, and influence their lives forward. Support Family Ministry If you'v...
May 13, 2025

Stop Thinking Like an Adult

It’s no surprise that parents think like adults; they’re focused on structure and responsibility. But the most effective parents play just as hard as they work. Jim Daly shares a great way to create positive memories with you...
May 12, 2025

Bring It into the Light

Light is a common metaphor in the English language. It stands for wisdom, truth, and understanding. Jim Daly shares how to have a better marriage, relationship with your children, or career by bringing them into the light. Su...
May 11, 2025

Let the Love Fog Clear

Just because you’re madly in love, does that mean you should get married? Jim Daly explains why it’s best to let the love fog clear before you decide. Support Family Ministry If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please ...
May 8, 2025

Mom Used to Tell Me

It’s been over 50 years since Jim Daly’s mom died, but he still remembers helpful things she said that shaped the man he became. Jim shares a few of those comments and encourages you to consider how your mother influenced you...
May 7, 2025

All the Marbles

It’s sad but true – we accept hypocrisy within ourselves much more easily than we accept it in others. Jim Daly shares why each of us chooses to create a world that’s broken … or a world that’s filled with love, courage, and ...
May 6, 2025

“Do” Goals Versus “Be” Goals

Achieving goals in life doesn’t mean much if you aren’t becoming a better person along the way. Jim Daly explains why, in addition to “do” goals, we need “be” goals as well. Support Family Ministry If you've listened to any o...
May 5, 2025

Imperfect Couples

Every couple is a work in progress. Jim Daly shares how you and your spouse can be intentional about working together to create a “perfectly imperfect” marriage. Support Family Ministry If you've listened to any of our podcas...
May 4, 2025

Manners for the Long Haul

Teaching manners to kids isn’t always easy. Jim Daly shares a personal story of an incident that taught him and his wife why parents have to stick with teaching manners for the long haul. Support Family Ministry If you've lis...
May 1, 2025

The Gift of Not Giving

Buying gifts for children can be fun, but parents can overdo it. Jim Daly shares why letting children earn the things they want will help them develop the maturity they’ll need throughout adulthood. Support Family Ministry If...
April 30, 2025

Hope Like a Diamond

Goodness is often hidden beneath the surface of our bad circumstances, but we’re blind to it. Jim Daly explains why, though hardship is never easy, it can sometimes become the source of something better in our lives. Support ...
April 29, 2025

Harder and Faster

Life is busy, but when we get out of balance, we often miss out on the very things that make life worth living. Jim Daly shares a timely story that explains why it’s so important to make room for the important people in our l...
April 28, 2025

What Will Your Legacy Be?

What kind of legacy would you like to leave for your children? Jim Daly explains why, for bad or for good, your influence will ripple through the lives of your children long after you’re gone. Support Family Ministry If you'v...
April 27, 2025

Cracks of Busyness

Busyness keeps the ground beneath a marriage shaky, which leads to cracks in the relationship. Jim Daly shares how couples can overcome busyness together. Support Family Ministry If you've listened to any of our podcasts, ple...
April 24, 2025

Art of Husbandry

Things are rarely black and white in marriage. Even when a husband thinks he knows what to do, uncertainty can rise up. Jim Daly shares why being a good husband isn’t rocket science, but there is an art to it. Support Family ...
April 23, 2025

Present in Our Suffering

“Where is God when we suffer?” is one of the most common questions people ask. Jim Daly explains why it’s in the darkness that God’s light shines the brightest. Support Family Ministry If you've listened to any of our podcast...