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For three decades Dr. James Dobson has been America’s leading authority and advocate for the family. Taken from the best-seller Love Must Be Tough, this Special Report is full of helpful information for moms and wives at all stages. Let’s read along now as Dr. Dobson discusses the ins and outs of tough love.
September 2023 Newsletter: Jim and Shirley celebrating their 63rd anniversary
According to Kay Coles James, “We cannot be lone ranger Christians!” We cannot, and should not, try to do life alone, especially within a marriage. On today’s classic edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson concludes his heartfelt discussion with Kay. Be ready to take notes as she explains the serious need for mentors and solid biblical counsel to help couples walk through the inevitable conflicts that they will face.
Are you about to “tie the knot?” Or maybe you have walked down the aisle recently and need some advice while in this new season of life. On today’s classic edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson speaks with best-selling author and speaker, Kay Coles James, about this very subject and her book, What I Wished I’d Known Before I Got Married. Learn more about Kay and her straight forward philosophy of “keeping it real and telling it like it is,” and why marriage should be forever.
The church has failed young people by defining purity too narrowly as the avoidance of sex. Truth be known, God is not pleased with any premarital intimate acts, nor the consumption of porn.
The church has failed young people by defining purity too narrowly as the avoidance of sex. Truth be known, God is not pleased with any premarital intimate acts, nor the consumption of porn. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. Sean McDowell, author of Chasing Love, says that pastors and parents alike need to courageously call the next generation to the Romans 12 standard: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
According to the secular culture, premarital sex is the definition of freedom. Not only is that a lie, but promiscuity leads to enslavement to one’s lust. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. Sean McDowell, author of Chasing Love, shares with Dr. Tim Clinton that true freedom is restraining your sexual impulses until marriage. Life-long commitment is God’s design for intimacy. Genesis 2:24 says, “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
When most Christian singles date, they often follow the road of secular culture. They put emotions ahead of biblical principles. On today’s edition of Family Talk, JP Pokluda, senior pastor of Harris Creek Baptist Church, points to 1 Timothy 4:12, which says, “Set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.” The author of Outdated: Find Love That Lasts When Dating Has Changed says you should date someone long enough to examine those same five attributes. Does the person you are interested in act and speak in a God-honoring way? Is he or she committed to purity before marriage?
The welfare of every marriage hinges on the mutual admiration and adoration husbands and wives have for one another. On todays Family Talkbroadcast, popular author and speaker Dr. Emerson Eggerichs delivers a message based on his best-selling book, Love and Respect. He highlights the importance of spouses valuing each other, and clarifies some of the different dynamics between the sexes.
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.
