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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

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So Much To Do, So Little Time

Dr. Dobson bemoans a universal malady of man: a limit to one's time.

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Ryan Dobson’s Thoughts on new “Legacy” Book

Ryan Dobson discusses the contents and stories behind the latest book by his father, Dr. James Dobson.

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The Mistake of Putting Career Before Family

Dr. Dobson emphasizes the vital need to put one's family before career.

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Legacy and Inheritance

Dr. Dobson describes the important difference between leaving an inheritance versus leaving a legacy.

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Legacy is the ‘Capstone of my Career’

Dr. Dobson reveals some of the content of his new book, which he considers in many ways to be his most important work.

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Family before Ministry

Why it's so vital that we always place our family before our ministry.

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Bad Dads of The Bible Part 2

There are a lot of bad dads in the Bible. Ironically, most of them are the patriarchs of our faith. On today's edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson interviews Roland Warren on the worst dads in the Bibleyoull be surprised who made the list.

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Bad Dads of The Bible Part 1

There are a lot of bad dads in the Bible. Ironically, most of them are the patriarchs of our faith. On today's edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson interviews Roland Warren on the worst dads in the Bibleyoull be surprised who made the list.

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Evangelizing the Next Generation

Sharing the gospel can be uncomfortable. When talking about how to reach a generation walking away from God, it seems how to evangelize only gets more complicated. On the next edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson interviews Luis and Kevin Palau about how to engage the next un-churched generation with the gospel.

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I Want to Help You Leave a Legacy — Dr. Dobson’s September 2014 Newsletter

Dr. Dobson's September 2014
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