Successful marriages don’t thrive because of chemistry, good luck, or wishful thinking. Jim Daly shares how healthy couples make their marriage better by excelling in three key areas of their relationship.

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Successful marriages don&rsquo;t thrive because of chemistry, good luck, or wishful thinking. Jim Daly shares how healthy couples make their marriage better by excelling in three key areas of their relationship.
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Three Roles of a Spouse

Every achievement and every failure is a source of wisdom that can transform us into something greater. Jim Daly explains why our yesterdays can teach us how to build better tomorrows.

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Every achievement and every failure is a source of wisdom that can transform us into something greater. Jim Daly explains why our yesterdays can teach us how to build better tomorrows.
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Learn from the Past

According to Dr. Kevin Leman, children misbehave for one of four reasons. Jim Daly shares those four reasons and explains why understanding them will better equip you to know how to respond to your child’s misbehavior.

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According to Dr. Kevin Leman, children misbehave for one of four reasons. Jim Daly shares those four reasons and explains why understanding them will better equip you to know how to respond to your child&rsquo;s misbehavior.
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Why Children Misbehave

The more polished and put together we look the more attractive we’ll seem to people. Or so we believe. Jim Daly explains why it’s actually the opposite. Perfection may attract attention, but authenticity attracts people.

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The more polished and put together we look the more attractive we&rsquo;ll seem to people. Or so we believe. Jim Daly explains why it&rsquo;s actually the opposite. Perfection may attract attention, but authenticity attracts people.
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To Err Is Human

Many wives have no support outside of the home when times are tough inside the home. Jim Daly explains how a woman’s WIFEstyle can create a happier, healthier marriage.

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Many wives have no support outside of the home when times are tough inside the home. Jim Daly explains how a woman&rsquo;s WIFEstyle can create a happier, healthier marriage.
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Wifestyles

What does a committed father look like? A young girl named Gracie can tell you. Jim Daly shares her tragic story and the remarkable sacrifice her dad made on her behalf.

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What does a committed father look like? A young girl named Gracie can tell you. Jim Daly shares her tragic story and the remarkable sacrifice her dad made on her behalf.
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Living Sacrifice

Technology advances every day. Nevertheless, one truth will never change: just because we can do something, that doesn’t mean we ought to. Jim Daly explains.

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Technology advances every day. Nevertheless, one truth will never change: just because we can do something, that doesn&rsquo;t mean we ought to. Jim Daly explains.
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The Ming Dilemma

Many couples face a precarious situation: they feel socially cut off from friends and other couples. Jim Daly explains why isolation eventually weakens a marriage, and community strengthens it.

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Many couples face a precarious situation: they feel socially cut off from friends and other couples. Jim Daly explains why isolation eventually weakens a marriage, and community strengthens it.
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Strength in Community

It’s wise to set goals and make plans, but sometimes unexpected moments alter our course. Jim Daly explains why the best decisions in life often aren’t the result of careful planning, but instinct.

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It&rsquo;s wise to set goals and make plans, but sometimes unexpected moments alter our course. Jim Daly explains why the best decisions in life often aren&rsquo;t the result of careful planning, but instinct.
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Instinct Over Design

Jim Daly says to raise well-behaved kids with strong character, parents should be mean. Seem counterintuitive? Hear why “mean” parents really aren’t mean at all.

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Jim Daly says to raise well-behaved kids with strong character, parents should be mean. Seem counterintuitive? Hear why &ldquo;mean&rdquo; parents really aren&rsquo;t mean at all.
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Mean Parents

In just 90 seconds, get practical marriage and parenting help from Focus on the Family president Jim Daly. The biblical wisdom from this podcast provides bite-sized encouragement that helps busy Christian families thrive together in Christ.

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