Welcome everyone to Family Talk.

It's a ministry of the James Dobson Family Institute, supported by listeners just like you.

I'm Dr. James Dobson, and I'm thrilled that you've joined us.

Welcome to Family Talk, the broadcast division of the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute.

I'm Gary Bauer, senior vice president of public policy at the Dobson Policy and Culture Center.

I'm also the host of Defending Faith, Family, and Freedom podcast.

During the summer of 2025, we lost some incredible Christian leaders. In July, well-known pastor and author,

Dr. John McArthur, went home to be with the Lord, widely recognized, of course, as one of the

preeminent biblical scholars of our time. And then, as all of us know, in mid-August, our friend and leader, Dr. James Dobson,

went to his eternal reward at the age of 89. After many incredible decades, I started working

with Dr. Dobson all the way back in the Reagan years when he reached out to me when I was in the

middle of a political battle.

And of course, I'm still working with him now.

Not only did Dr. Dobson personally speaking to the lives of literally millions of people worldwide

with the message of the gospel, he also helped to launch and encourage the growth of hundreds

of other ministries committed to

Kingdom Service as well. And one of those ministries was Turning Point USA, an organization

dedicated to inspiring and mobilizing young people of America to engage in the great task

of restoring the United States to its Judeo-Christian roots.

Turning Point was the brainchild of Charlie Kirk, who launched this outreach shortly after leaving

high school.

He was raised in a Christian home, and initially Charlie envisioned Turning Point as a political

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