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As society continues to embrace ungodliness, followers of Jesus must remain firm in our

faith. This challenge is especially difficult with the growing hostility towards Christianity

in our culture, though. As an encouragement for us, the Bible repeatedly highlights individuals

who have experienced extreme persecution but remain committed to God nonetheless. Well,

today on Family Talk, you're going to hear a presentation that will help you understand

why we are still called to that faithful dedication in our walk with the Lord. I'm Roger

Martian. Welcome to the special edition of Family Talk. Today, we are bringing you part

one of a timeless presentation from our own Dr. James Dobson. Back in 1983, Dr. Dobson

had the privilege of addressing his home church in Pasadena, California. On that occasion,

he talked about what it means to be spiritually tough and resilient. We know you're going

to connect with his words of wisdom, particularly because of the volatile times that we're living

in. We're going to share Dr. Dobson's presentation in its entirety, even though throughout the

course of the next couple of days, you may notice a few time dated references. We'll

rest assured Dr. Dobson illustrates timeless principles about our shared humanity. So

now without further delay, let's hear part one of Dr. James Dobson. In his classic presentation

titled Faith Must Be Tough on Today's Edition of Family Talk. We have such memories in

this church. Surely I have been members of this church for 22 years. Having come here

is 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

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