Focus on the Family by Jim Daly

Focus on the Family in Advice August 02, 2020

Father Lacks Confidence

Q: I've racked up a fair bit of credit card debt the past few months while unemployed. Now that I'm working again, I have just enough in the bank to cover what I owe. Should I use my savings to pay... continue

Focus on the Family in Advice July 26, 2020

Breaking Pattern Is Not Impossible

Q: Can you help me deal with the starving, binging and purging problem I've had ever since I was a teen? Thoughts of food rarely leave my mind. I'm fixated on my body weight. I feel guilty, shamed ... continue

Focus on the Family in Advice July 19, 2020

Preparing For Your Future

Q: As a 50-something single woman with no immediate family (I never married), the past few months of forced isolation have really ramped up my concern about how I'll cope as I age. I worry that no ... continue

Focus on the Family in Advice July 12, 2020

Effective Parenting Is About Balance

Q: Like a lot of parents, I guess, the shutdown this year has really stretched my wife and me regarding how we each interact with our kids. She tends to emphasize the rules; I'm more easygoing. Wha... continue