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Dr. James Dobson

Dr. James Dobson was the Founder Chairman of the James Dobson Family Institute, a nonprofit organization that produced his radio program, Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and held 18 honorary doctoral degrees. He also was the author of more than 70 books dedicated to the preservation of the family.

Dr. Dobson served as an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine for 14 years, and on the attending staff of Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles for 17 years in the divisions of child development and medical genetics.

He advised five U.S. presidents and served on eight national commissions.

Dr. Dobson was married to Shirley for just shy of 65 years, and he was the beloved father of two grown children, Danae and Ryan, and two grandchildren.

Content By Dr. James Dobson

Broadcasts

The Character of God in the Prophecy of Christ

January 10, 2023

Did you know that seven hundred years before the birth of Christ, the prophet Isaiah predicted that Jesus would come to earth and be crucified for our sins? On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dan Seaborn, the president of Winning At Home, highlights the four descriptions of the God who loves us despite ourselves. In Isaiah 9:6, the prophet writes that our redeemer is the “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace.” Seaborn methodically unfolds the rich meaning of each title. When you fully grasp who the Lord is, in all His majesty and love, it’s a game changer!

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Healthy Kids, Thriving Families – Part 2

January 5, 2023

Dinnertime can be stressful for parents, especially if their children are picky eaters. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson continues discussing healthy eating habits with his guest, Ali Elliott. She shares how she educates parents to set proper guidelines for their kids' perspective of food. Ali also explains how to regulate a child's consumption of sugar, and why it's important for families to eat together.

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Healthy Kids, Thriving Families – Part 1

January 4, 2023

Did you know that 1 in 5 kids suffer from obesity in America? Or that on average, kids are eating about 1.8 daily servings of fruits and vegetables, less than half the recommendation of 4.5 servings? On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson is joined by pediatric dietitian, Ali Elliott. They discuss how the deterioration of the family has negatively impacted children's overall health, and they break down what kids should be eating daily through the 5-2-1-0 principle.

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Newsletters

America’s Children Deserve the Right to Life and Liberty Too!

January 3, 2023

January 2023 Newsletter: America's Children Deserve the Right to Life and Liberty Too!

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I’m Alive: Standing with the Poor and the Oppressed

January 2, 2023

In 2005, Sarah Vienna was asked to sing Christmas carols in a Romanian children’s hospital. To her dismay, many of the kids had been abandoned by their families because of desperate poverty. They’d been left alone with rags for diapers, and worst of all, because the nurses had ignored them, the kids didn’t cry. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Sarah shares her heart and the work of her ministry, Firm Foundations Romania. She cites Psalm 82:3 as her mission, “Defend the weak, the fatherless, uphold the cause of the poor, and the oppressed.”

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Policy & Culture

A Tribute to Tom Minnery

December 30, 2022

On Christmas Day, Shirley and I learned, with great sadness, of the passing of our dear brother-in-Christ, Tom Minnery, who was one of the finest men I've ever known. We join his loving family in grieving his tragic loss.

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50 Years of Marriage: Our Success Story – Part 2

December 29, 2022

According to Jon and Marylois Gibson, there are two important rules for a committed, dating Christian couple. #1: flee from sexual immorality. #2: receive premarital counseling. On today’s edition of Family Talk, we celebrate the Gibson’s 50th golden wedding anniversary, and together with their dear friend, Dr. James Dobson, they discuss that God designed sex exclusively to cement husband and wife in the marital bed, and they urge listeners to avoid temptation.

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50 Years of Marriage: Our Success Story – Part 1

December 28, 2022

On today’s edition of Family Talk, Jon and Marylois Gibson share practical advice on how to have a marriage that lasts, having just celebrated their 50th anniversary. Throughout their relationship, the Gibsons have learned that love is not a feeling, but a commitment. Despite the fact that neither of them had healthy marriage models growing up, they each recognized the Lord had put them together and divorce was never an option. As they prayed together, the Lord revealed that the key was to serve each other. By putting the needs of the other ahead of their own, Jon and Marylois were transformed by God’s grace.

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Going Home for Christmas

December 23, 2022

Isaiah 9:6 says, For to us a child is born, to us a son is given.” During the busy Christmas season, it is always a joy to be able to go home and spend time with loved ones while celebrating the birth of our Savior. But did you know that in 1958, Dr. James Dobson almost missed his chance to go home for Christmas and survived a harrowing experience while serving in the National Guard? On today’s edition of Family Talk, Roger Marsh shares Dr. Dobson’s December newsletter which includes a heartfelt and almost unbelievable story of how he was able to make it home for Christmas in the midst of a blizzard.

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Return of the gods – Part 2

December 20, 2022

On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson and Rabbi Jonathan Cahn continue to discuss Rabbi Cahn’s new book, The Return of the Gods. You’ll hear more details about the Dark Trinity, comprised of Baal, Ishtar, and Molech. Following Baal, the god of apostasy, Ishtar, the goddess of sexual perversion has led America down a road of pornography and sexual immorality. Finally, just as Molech enticed ancient Israelites to sacrifice their children in the fire, we have sacrificed our children through the atrocity of abortion.

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