An Imperfect Path to Faith and Family, with Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family

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Monica Swanson and Christian Parenting

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🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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One of my greatest privileges as an author has been to get to visit Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs (twice!) for a radio and podcast interview. Touring the facility, learning more about all of the amazing family-building ministries at work, and being interviewed by Jim Daly only deepened my respect for Focus on the Family! I was sent home from my last interview with a little goodie bag, including the book: “Finding Home” by Jim Daly. I knew Jim had a grown up with many difficulties, so I started reading the book on my flight home. And I couldn’t put the book down. As soon as I finished I reached out to Jim to ask if we could swap seats and I could interview HIM for my podcast! I hope you enjoy getting to know Jim in a more personal way, hearing some of his childhood story, and learning about what led to him becoming President of Focus on the Family. Jim has encouragement for everyone listening, and if you’ve ever felt nudged to get involved with Foster-care…this conversation might be just what you need to take the next step of faith in that direction! Find show notes and listen at: http://www.monicaswanson.com/jim-daly General podcast page: http://www.monicaswanson.com/podcast Looking for a Bible-based math or science homeschool curriculum? The DIVE/Shormann Math and science is an amazing choice for short-but-thorough lessons through the AP level! My sons used DIVE throughout their high school years and they believe it was the best preparation for their college studies in engineering and data analytics. Shormann Algebra 1&2 prepares kids for everything on the Pre-SAT, SAT, and ACT with over 200 practice questions! Go to diveintomath.com to learn more! The Monica Swanson Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual resources to help you grow into the parent you want to be, visit www.christianparenting.org Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Christian Parenting.
0:07.5	Hey friends, welcome back to the podcast.
0:10.1	I'm so happy that we are entering the month of March together.
0:13.1	Spring is almost here.
0:14.9	And I'm super excited to get to share a really special conversation today.
0:19.4	Many of you know I've been out to Focus on the
0:21.6	family for a couple interviews, Colorado Springs. It's beautiful. Love the people at Focus.
0:27.1	And when you're a guest at Focus on the Family, you get a little goody bag. They give you a couple
0:30.8	books, cute coffee mug, that sort of thing. And in My Goody Bag was a book called Finding Home by Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family.
0:40.6	This is an imperfect path to faith and family.
0:43.8	And it's really Jim Daly's story of being raised as a foster child, as his mom passed away early and his dad kind of checked out some of the really hard and wild things he went through,
0:56.9	but that ultimately led him to what he's doing now as president of Focus on the Family.
1:01.5	It is a story of redemption and hope and grace. It is really, really a touching story. So I was so
1:07.8	moved by that that I reached out and asked Jim if he would come on the podcast
1:11.7	to share some of his story with all of you.
1:14.3	And he said yes, and I just love this interview so much.
1:18.0	So whether you're going through a hard time in your own family right now, maybe you came
1:21.7	from a difficult past, whatever situation you're in, I think that Jim's story is going to
1:27.1	encourage you and inspire you to
1:28.6	always see God's hand at work knowing that he's writing your story for his glory and you're good.
1:34.8	So without further ado, here's Jim Daly and I, and I hope you're encouraged.
1:47.2	Jim, welcome to the podcast.
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