- 1 minute 30 secondsStrength in Community
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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28 October 2026, 6:00 am - 1 minute 30 secondsInstinct Over Design
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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27 October 2026, 6:00 am - 1 minute 30 secondsMean Parents
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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26 October 2026, 6:00 am - 1 minute 30 secondsNever Too Early for Christmas Music
Is October too early for Christmas music? Jim Daly shares why the Christmas message is great to hear any time of year.
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23 October 2026, 6:00 am - 1 minute 30 secondsToys? Or Time?
What’s more important to your child? Toys? Or time with you? Jim Daly says, “Sure, children love exciting toys and trips, but more than anything they just want to spend time with you.”
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22 October 2026, 6:00 am - 1 minute 30 secondsThe Tingles
Good feelings aren’t enough to sustain a marriage. Jim Daly shares why the tingles of a new relationship may be fun and exciting, but they’re temporary. True marital intimacy takes a lifetime to fully discover.
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21 October 2026, 6:00 am - 1 minute 30 secondsSwoop and Save Us
We all take wrong turns that put us in situations from which there’s no escape on our own. Jim Daly shares why, sooner or later, we all need someone to swoop in and save us.
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20 October 2026, 6:00 am - 1 minute 30 secondsThe Four Horsemen of Divorce
Jim Daly shares how couples can significantly improve their odds for a successful marriage by avoiding what Dr. John Gottman calls the Four Horsemen of Divorce.
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19 October 2026, 6:00 am - 1 minute 30 secondsCookie-Cutter Parenting
Do you think of your children as sugar cookies who all come out the same because you treat parenting like a recipe to follow? Jim Daly shares how to raise each of your children as individuals according to their unique personalities
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16 October 2026, 6:00 am - 1 minute 30 secondsSecret Riches
We think one look is all it takes to understand another person. Jim Daly shares a story that illustrates why to fully know someone, we must get beneath the surface.
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15 October 2026, 6:00 am - 1 minute 30 secondsGrace to Become One
No matter how much you and your spouse share in common, you won’t mesh in every part of your relationship. Jim Daly explains how to navigate differences, so they bring you and your spouse together instead of driving you apart.
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