James Dobson
James Dobson
James Clayton "Jim" Dobson, Jr.is an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder in 1977 of Focus on the Family, which he led until 2003. In the 1980s he was ranked as one of the most influential spokesmen for conservative social positions in American public life. Although never an ordained minister, he was called "the nation's most influential evangelical leader" by Time while Slate portrayed him as a successor to evangelical leaders Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, and Pat Robertson...
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth21 April 1936
CityShreveport, LA
Barring a miracle, the family that has existed since antiquity will likely crumble, presaging the fall of Western civilization itself. This is a time for concerted prayer, divine wisdom and greater courage than we have ever been called upon to exercise,
Touching Hearts, Changing Lives.
We Americans are living a lifestyle of exhaustion. We don't have time for ourselves, much less for each other and our children.
If you're going through difficult times today, hold steady. It will change soon. If you are experiencing smooth sailing and easy times now, brace yourself. It will change soon. The only thing you can be certain of is change.
Clearly, unless the Lord chooses to explain Himself to us, which often He does not, His motivation and purposes are beyond the reach of mortal man. What this means in practical terms is that many of our questions - especially those that begin with the word 'why' - will have to remain unanswered for the time being.
My dad and I hunted and fished together. How could I get angry at this man who took the time to be with me?
Those who are the happiest are not neccessarily those for whom life has been easiest.
God's Heart is especially tender toward the downtrodden and the defeated. He knows your name and He has seen every tear you have shed.
When these parenting years have passed, something precious will have flickered and gone out of my life. Thus, I am resolved to enjoy every day that remains in this fathering era.
Authority is God ordained, but authoritarianism and raw power, in almost all forms, is dangerous.
God has called us to be His representatives in our nation and in our world. Select candidates who represent your views and work for their election.
You have to work to keep love alive; you have to protect it and maintain it, just like you would a delicate flower.
To those who say Ted Bundy should burn forever in eternity I would only say, so should I, so should all of us...
It is impossible to overstate the need for prayer in the fabric of family life.