Hello, everyone. You're listening to Family Talk, a radio broadcasting ministry of the James Dobson Family Institute.

I'm Dr. James Dobson, and thank you for joining us for this program.

Well, welcome to Family Talk, the broadcast ministry of the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute.

I'm Roger Marsh.

You know, in today's world, it seems like everywhere we turn, our faith is being challenged.

The culture grows more hostile toward Christian values with each passing day.

But here's the question we need to ask ourselves. How do we remain strong

when everything else around us seems to be pushing against what we believe? Well, today on Dr. James

Dobson's family talk, we're bringing you a timeless message from our own Dr. James Dobson

that addresses this very issue. The good news about biblical principles is that they are, in fact,

timeless, and the presentation you're about to hear was recorded many, many years ago. In fact,

back in 1983, Dr. Dobson spoke to his home church in Pasadena, California, about what it means to

develop spiritual toughness and resilience. His words were prophetic then,

and they're even more relevant today as we navigate these challenging times here in 2025.

Over the next couple of programs, we're going to share his complete presentation titled

Faith Must Be Tough. And now let's listen into part one of this powerful presentation from Dr. James

Dobson on today's edition of Family Talk.

We have such memories in this church. Shirley and I have been members of this church for 22 years,

having come here as just babies, of course. We have enjoyed the long-term relationships that

have been here. Those memories are precious to me. Our children have been born since we've been here.

They were dedicated at this altar, and of course, we love so many of you. So it's a great privilege and a great honor to be here. I want to tell you something else. It's a great honor and a satisfaction for me to be able to speak just five minutes from my home. Now, I'm not doing an awful lot of speaking these days because I prefer to stay home. And one of the reasons I don't

speak too much is because I don't like to travel. I don't like to catch planes. I don't like to

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