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1. A Positive Affliction

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James Dobson

Stephen Hawking was an astrophysicist at Cambridge University. He has advanced the general theory of relativity farther than any person since Albert Einstein. Unfortunately, Hawking was afflicted with ALS Syndrome (Lou Gehrig's disease). It took his life in 2018. AS you probably know he was confined to a wheelchair for years, where he could do little more than sit and think. Hawking lost the abili...

2. Absolute Truth

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James Dobson

In a George Barna survey interviewees were asked, "Do you agree with the following statement: "There is no such thing as absolute truth; different people can define truth in conflicting ways and still be correct." Only 28% of the respondents expressed strong belief in "absolute truth," and more surprisingly, only 23 percent of born-again or evangelical Christians accepted this idea! What a telli...

3. Guiding Light

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James Dobson

As with the man flying his single‑engine airplane toward a small country airport. It was late in the day, his calculations for time had been a little off, and before he could get the plane in position to land, dusk fell, and he couldn’t see the runway below. He had no lights on his plane, and there was no one on duty at the dirt‑strip airport. He began circling, but the darkness deepened, and for ...

4. How Does a Father Do It?

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James Dobson

Finding the right balance between the work place and home front can be a guilt trip, but it doesn't have to be that way. Look over the list of possible improvements you can make in the way you balance career and family. But instead of viewing this as one more long list of things to do, imagine yourself already doing something on the list. The mind doesn't distinguish between imagined and real succ...

5. On the Father Front

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James Dobson

A few quotes on the importance of fathers: "Becoming husbands and fathers is the universal prescription of human societies for the socialization of the male. It is how societies link male aggression, energy, purpose maleness to a pro-social purpose. The most important predictor of criminal behavior is not race, not income, not religious affiliation. It's a father absence. It's boys who grow up wi...

6. When the Bells Ring

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James Dobson

In my first film series, "Focus on the Family," I shared a story about a 5-year-old African-American boy who will never be forgotten by those who knew him. A nurse with whom I worked, Gracie Schaeffler, took care of this lad during the latter days of his life. He was dying of lung cancer, which is a terrifying disease in its final stages. The lungs fill with fluid, and the patient is unable to bre...

Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built.

James Dobson

My observation is that women are merely waiting for their husbands to assume leadership.

James Dobson

I'm certain that most couples expect to find intimacy in marriage, but it somehow eludes them.

James Dobson

One of the most important responsibilities in the Christian life is to care about others, smile at them, and be a friend to the friendless.

James Dobson

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1. A Positive Affliction

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James Dobson

2. Absolute Truth

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James Dobson

3. Guiding Light

Illustration

James Dobson

4. How Does a Father Do It?

Illustration

James Dobson

5. On the Father Front

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James Dobson

6. When the Bells Ring

Illustration

James Dobson

Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built.

James Dobson

My observation is that women are merely waiting for their husbands to assume leadership.

James Dobson

I'm certain that most couples expect to find intimacy in marriage, but it somehow eludes them.

James Dobson

One of the most important responsibilities in the Christian life is to care about others, smile at them, and be a friend to the friendless.

James Dobson

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