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Our culture grows more complicated and challenging every day, and we want to address those tough issues on the ReFOCUS with Jim Daly podcast. Jim Daly is the president of Focus on the Family, and he enjoys having deep and heartfelt conversations with people who will strengthen your faith. That’s why Jim has invited some of our day’s most acclaimed and respected thinkers to join the conversation. He will dig deeper and ask the hard questions to help you share Christ’s grace, truth, and love. This bi-weekly podcast will leave you feeling challenged, encouraged, and more engaged with the world. So dive in and listen.
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Scott Klusendorf, President of the Life Training Institute, challenges pro-life advocates to gently yet persuasively stand for preborn babies and vulnerable women in a culture divided on abortion. Scott explains the four main worldviews informing the abortion debate and the philosophical flaws in moral relativism. He offers a clear defense for every human life, regardless of size, level of development, environment, or degree of dependency. He'll help you engage common cultural arguments on abortion to advocate for life. Scott will also encourage you with practical strategies to show love and compassion to women and help further steer the culture toward life.   Get a copy of The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture for your donation of any amount!   Learn more about the Church’s long history of protecting life in the Didache, here.   Watch this video series with Scott Klusendorf about having engaging pro-life conversations.   Donate   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
Dr. John Lennox, professor of mathematics at Oxford University (emeritus), helps equip Christians to share their faith in a respectful and logical way without alienating others. Lennox, who has twice debated atheist Richard Dawkins, shares about the importance of being salt and light in the culture, encouraging us to show gentleness to people we encounter.   Get a copy of John Lennox's book, Have No Fear, to read more about sharing your faith with gentleness and respect.   Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.   Watch this video series with Ray Vander Laan to learn more about bringing peace to the broken culture.   Donate   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
Before God fully captured his heart, Joe Dallas identified as a homosexual and tried to integrate his sexuality with his Christian beliefs, actively promoting a pro-gay theology. But God brought Joe through a process of repentance and restoration. Dallas addresses major controversies in today’s cancel culture, helping believers have respectful discussions and share Christ’s love and truth with others who don’t share our faith.   Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.   Make a donation of any amount to get Christians in a Cancel Culture, the book by Joe Dallas. He shares more about speaking the truth to others with grace in a cancel culture.   Ryan Bomberger takes the reader on a journey through some of his most powerful published articles and visually creative memes about the fundamental Right to Life, abortion, adoption, fatherlessness, fake feminism, #BlackLivesMatter, civil rights, and religious liberty.   Watch this video series about understanding gender through the lens of Genesis, and how to navigate the cultural lies about gender and sexuality.   Donate   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
The topic of abortion is very polarizing in the culture. But hearts and minds are still being influenced every day to choose life. Kristan Hawkins, the president of Students for Life of America, will share inspiring stories about the pro-life movement and will help you to speak up for the preborn and vulnerable women. She talks about what motivated her as a teenager to get involved in the pro-life movement, her work with Students for Life of America, and how to graciously deal with criticism, attacks, and misinformation from abortion advocates.   Learn more about See Life 2024, an event that will inspire and equip you to support the pro-life movement!   Donate to help us save babies through Option Ultrasound!   Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.   Watch this video series for more on persuasively defending life from Scott Klusendorf.   Get involved with Students for Life to support and defend the rights of pre-born children.   Donate   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
Dr. Mark Regnerus, researcher and professor, shares about how the Dobbs case and other cultural developments are impacting marriage, sexuality and family formation among young adults. He also talks about his experience coming under attack for his controversial research, and speaking God's truth in a hostile environment.   Watch this video series to learn about engaging the culture on issues like marriage, LGBT issues, and abortion from John Stonestreet.   Find resources from Boundless to marry well, in separate guides for men and women.   .Listen to Jim's conversation with Katy Faust about the irreplaceable impact of a mother and a father.   Donate   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
As a young man, John Marriott struggled with insecurities in his Christian beliefs. It led him on a journey of reconstructing his faith and helping others in a faith crisis. Now a high school and college instructor, Marriott shares about common barriers to faith that young people experience, as he encourages loving interaction with those doubting their Christian faith.   Get a copy of either Before You Go or Set Adrift by John Marriott when you make a gift of any amount. If you’re having doubts about Christianity, or know someone who is, get Set Adrift, it'll help you reevaluate your Christian beliefs and experiences while keeping your faith intact. And if you want to be better equipped to encourage others who are doubting Christianity, then get Before You Go.   Check out our Hope Restored marriage intensive to find healing with your spouse.   Get Ray Vander Laan's new study to deepen your faith and assurance in the truth of God's Word.   Donate   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
Ray Comfort, a Christian apologist, author, and TV host urges believers to come out of complacency and into sharing the gospel with a world that desperately needs Jesus. While sharing his faith journey, he'll encourage you to have courage like Daniel in the Bible to stand for Christ in the culture and commit yourself to prayer and obedience to share God's love with others.   Get Ray Comfort's book for a gift of any amount to learn more about sharing your faith with courage in modern culture.   Watch this video series for more from Ray Vander Laan on reaching the culture with the light of Jesus.    Read more about who Jesus is and how to have a relationship with him.   Learn more about putting God's love on display, redeeming broken relationships, and bringing healing to creation through this Ray Vander Laan discipleship study.   Get John Burke's book, Imagine the God of Heaven, to read about his research into near-death experiences and encounters of heaven.   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
This discussion will help Christians understand the proof that the Bible is real and will better equip them to share God's grace with others. Jim Daly and Frank Turek unpack the root of unbelief, the difference between cultural "tolerance" and real love, the problems associated with Christian hypocrisy, and the importance of demonstrating Christ's love with people who have different worldviews.   Get a copy of Stealing from God for a gift of any amount to learn more about the evidence for the validity of Christian beliefs.   Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.    Watch this video series to learn about bringing healing to our broken culture.   Learn more about putting God's love on display, redeeming broken relationships, and bringing healing to creation through this Ray Vander Laan discipleship study.   Get John Burke's book, Imagine the God of Heaven, to read about his research into near-death experiences and encounters of heaven.   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
19-year-old Chloe Cole shares about the devastating effects of gender transitioning on children, her personal regrets of transitioning as a young teen, and the peace found by trusting in God's perfect design.   Watch this video series for more compassionate guidance on sexuality and gender identity from Jackie Hill Perry.   Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.   Click here for more resources from the Focus on the Family counseling department on Transgenderism.   Parents, to help you strengthen your relationship with your children, take our 7 Traits of Effective Parenting Assessment.   Watch this interview with Chloe Cole for more about parenting adolescents in our gender-confused culture.   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
Ryan Bomberger addresses the misinformation spreading through the media – including woke culture and cancel culture, which he's experienced firsthand. He shares about the sanctity of human life, especially the impact of abortion on the black community. Ryan urges the church community to lead the way in modeling Christ’s love and truth to overcome division.   Get Not Equal: Civil Rights Gone Wrong, by Ryan Bomberger, for a gift of any amount, to learn more about how the civil rights movement has been hijacked.    Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.    Watch this video series to learn more about the Biblical perspective on race from a former advocate of Critical Race Theory.   This video series will help you learn how to talk to your children about CRT and help them stand firm in the Christian faith.   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
It's easy to be offended by someone in conversation, while driving, while at work, or in your own home. But citing Scripture, Brant Hansen says you really don't have a right to be angry at others because of what Jesus did for you. He shares the secret to personal freedom - humbling yourself and forgiving others, just as God has forgiven you.    Get Unoffendable by Brant Hansen, for a gift of any amount, to learn more about living with grace and forgiveness.   Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.    Watch this video series for more tips on responding like Christ to attacks on your faith.   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
Rico Tice helps believers with simple and practical ways to share the Christian faith with others.   Get Honest Evangelism by Rico Tice, for a gift of any amount, to find out more practical steps for sharing your faith.   Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.    Read Rico Tice’s 4 Simple Steps to Sharing the Gospel.   Hear more about engaging cultural issues with truth and compassion in this video series from John Stonestreet.   Watch this video series for more tips on bringing God's love and peace to the world with Ray Vanderlaan.   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
Parents today are in panic mode. Gen Z children are struggling with depression, identity, a lack of stability, and increased cases of abandoned faith. Jason Jimenez will equip you to reach the younger generation and help them know their true identity in Christ. Your children are hearing the lies of the culture, and Jason talks about how to have hard conversations with your children to refute those lies.   Get Parenting Gen Z by Dr. Jason Jimenez for a gift of any amount. The book has even more examples of crucial conversations to have with Gen Z kids.   Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.   Watch this video series for more practical tools to help your kids strengthen their faith.   Click here for more resources from the Focus on the Family counseling department on Transgenderism.   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
In a world full of distractions, it’s easy to build your goals around temporary things, like money, possessions, and cultural acceptance. Dr. Tony Evans will inspire you to seek God’s kingdom in every aspect of life, running toward the ultimate prize – intimacy with Christ. Dr. Evans will challenge you to be disciplined in your daily walk and reach a lost culture with the ultimate hope.   For more about living in the kingdom of God everyday, get Kingdom Focus by Dr. Tony Evans for a gift of any amount.   Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.    Watch this video series with Ray Vander Laan about reaching our broken culture for Christ.   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
America has been shifting away from its Judeo-Christian values for decades, moving toward a kind of cultural socialism that makes promises it cannot keep. Dr. Erwin Lutzer describes how this socialist movement is deceiving many Americans today with propaganda and how the church needs to respond with courage, truth, and love.   Get Dr. Erwin Lutzer's book for a gift of any amount to read more about how Christians can respond to a hostile culture.   Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.   Stay informed on the cultural issues that affect you and your family with the Daily Citizen.   Watch this video series for more insights from Dr. Lutzer about engaging the culture with gentleness and love.
Katy Faust, Founder and President of Them Before Us, advocates for children's rights to their mother and father. Raised by a mom who identified as lesbian, Katy makes the case for a child's right to life and their right to both a mom and dad, which supersede whatever adults may feel. She also encourages loving adoptions and offers practical advice for talking about difficult issues with a compassionate mindset.   Get Katy Faust's book for a gift of any amount to read more about the argument for a child-centric family structure and real-life stories about how a parent-centric structure hurts the child.    Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.   Watch this video series for encouragement and tips on sharing pro-life views with compassion.    Sign up to receive more from Jim about current events and living for God in the culture.   Help give foster children hope and help through a suitcase bundle.   Click here for more resources from the Focus on the Family counseling department on Transgenderism.    Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
Author Philip Yancey encourages believers to share the Christian faith with others from different walks of life, while showing great compassion for them. He reminds listeners that some people have turned away from God and from Christians because of hurtful experiences in their past. Philip and Jim will help you to refocus your thoughts and actions on sharing God's truth with love and grace in practical ways.   Get Philip Yancey's book for a gift of any amount to read more about how to love, listen, and offer a grace that is truly good news to the lost.   Booklet: Coming Home – Learn about having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.   Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.   Watch this video series for more tips on bringing God's love and peace to the world with Ray Vander Laan.   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
Phil and Al Robertson, from the Duck Dynasty clan, share about the impact of the gospel in their lives and the need for Jesus as the answer to all of today's cultural woes. Phil will share about his new movie, The Blind, which details the gritty story of his life and conversion, and the discussion will focus on reaching the lost with the message of hope in Christ.   Get Phil Robertson's book for a gift of any amount to read more about his journey with God and his family.   Get tickets for The Blind to see watch the real story of Phil Robertson on the big screen!   Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.    Read more about who Jesus is and how to have a relationship with him.   Watch this video series for more from Ray Vander Laan on reaching the culture with the light of Jesus.   Listen to our episode with Virginia Prodan to hear her story of facing a gun-wielding assassin with the love of Christ.   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
J. Warner Wallace is a former cold-case detective and former atheist. He used his investigative skills to explore the Christian worldview, and he concluded that the claims in the Bible are true. Now he encourages others in our post-Christian culture to better understand the Christian faith and defend it. Wallace shares about cultural challenges for younger generations today – Gen Z in particular – and equips parents to pass on their faith.   Get J. Warner Wallace's book for a gift of any amount to read more about bringing up Generation Z to build the kingdom of God.   Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.    Watch this video series for more tips on helping children form a faith of their own.   Sign up for this newsletter to receive more from Jim about current events and living for God in the culture.    Explore this web site mentioned by J Warner Wallace about God's truth, goodness and beauty.   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
Laura Perry Smalts shares her story of childhood pain and trauma that led her to identify as a man for seven years. And it was the spiritual transformation in her parents and the love of many other Christians that convinced her to place her faith in Christ, which she fully unpacks in her book, Transgender to Transformed. Not long after her faith conversion, Laura came to embrace God’s design for her as a woman. Laura and Dr. Meg Meeker, a pediatrician, offer compelling evidence for the harmful physical and psychological effects of gender transitions. They speak compassionately about the issues surrounding gender confusion, offering practical insights and hope for people who are struggling with gender dysphoria.   Get Laura Perry Smalts' book for a gift of any amount to read more about her journey with gender identity.    Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.   Watch this video series for more compassionate guidance on sexuality and gender identity from Jackie Hill Perry.   Click here for more resources from the Focus on the Family counseling department on Transgenderism.   Sign up to receive more from Jim about current events and living for God in the culture.   Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.
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Ivan Terrero

Amazing woman of God

Aug 30th
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