Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk

On today’s Christmas Eve edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson and co-host Dr. Tim Clinton share cherished Christmas memories. Dr. Tim Clinton recalls how touched neighbors were when their family rang the doorbell, sang Christmas carols, and delivered fruit baskets on Christmas Eve, while Dr. Dobson remembers how inviting a widow from church, Mamie, was the highlight of the Dobson’s Christmas Eve celebration one special year. She spent hours sharing photo albums and treasured memories of her time with her late husband, with whom she served as missionary in the Virgin Islands. In the midst of all the festivities, don’t lose sight of reaching out to others in the name of Christ to bless them.

Seven days before Christmas, on a cold, snowy late afternoon, a widow named Stella received a surprise delivery. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson reads a story from his book entitled A Family Christmas. Snuggle up with a blanket and listen to this heartwarming tale about love, loss, and hope, read by the familiar, comforting voice of Family Talk’s host and founder. Christmas should to be full of joy and wonder, no matter how old you are.

Jason Romano always had a passion for sports, an interest he shared with his father and grandfather. He turned that passion into a dream career at ESPN, producing SportsCenter and Monday Night Football. But sadly, Jason couldn’t always share his "love of the game" with his father, whose alcoholism was a constant source of anguish and shame for the entire family. On today’s edition of Family Talk, the author of Live to Forgive says the four steps toward forgiveness are to feel the pain, evaluate the trauma, transform the wound, and forgive the abuser. In Matthew chapter 18, Jesus commands us to forgive. If we don’t, we hurt ourselves more than our offender.

Is your family honoring God with their media choices? Bob Waliszewski, former director of PluggedIn.com for over twenty-seven years, joins Dr. James Dobson to discuss what to look out for with today’s movies, TV programs, video games and more. His experience reveals that parents can’t realistically hope their kids will make wise choices on their own when they’re faced with peer pressure and tempted to consume media that celebrates worldly, sinful behavior.

Twelve years ago, when doctors told Pastor Jack Graham that they might not have removed all of his prostate cancer, he sank into a dark night of depression. Graham, the author of Reignite: Fresh Focus for an Enduring Faith, shares that he felt then as if he’d been hit by a Mack truck and left in a ditch. Citing Moses and Elijah, as well as Lincoln and Churchill, all of whom battled depression, Graham explains that the key to finding your way through darkness is to saturate your mind with the truth of Scripture.

In their 1990 best-seller Children at Risk, Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer, President of American Values, warned readers that there was a "civil war of values" being waged, and a generation of children was the prize to be awarded to the victor. Thirty-one years later, the battle for the hearts and minds of our children has only intensified. On today’s edition of Family Talk, hear these two family advocates discuss how we can still win this fight.

Abraham Lincoln once said, "The philosophy of the classroom in one generation is the philosophy of the government in the next." Sadly, in light of the godless curriculum that is being taught in public schools and universities, only 6% of millennials have a biblical worldview. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer, President of American Values, revisit their 1990 best-seller Children at Risk, and discuss how its content was a prophetic message to our society, even today. The question is raised, "How can America be preserved if a rising generation is rejecting the very idea that there is a God who was the author of our liberty?"

Today’s young women have been deceived. They’ve been told, especially by social media influencers, that the key to happiness is self-love. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Allie B. Stuckey, author of You’re Not Enough (And That’s Okay), reveals that her time feeding from the lie of self-empowerment left her battling anorexia, bulimia, and shame. Once you exchange the god of self with the God of Scripture, you’ll experience a Heaven-sent sacrificial love that will remove your narcissism.

On today’s edition of Family Talk, Mark Levin, author of American Marxism, describes the stark differences between Marxism and our founding fathers’ vision for America: repression vs. engagement; compliance vs. speech; conformity vs. independence; and subjugation vs. liberty. These are not mere policy disputes, and consequently, the individual, the nuclear family, and our Judeo-Christian heritage are in the crosshairs. We’re long overdue for patriots to speak out.

The reach of Marxist ideology has spread into our country’s education system and its corporations, media and government. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Mark Levin, author of American Marxism, tells Dr. James Dobson that this God-hating, individual-despising worldview is often cloaked in deceptive labels such as "progressivism." In addition to advocating for homeschooling and school choice, Levin warns parents against sending children to colleges that indoctrinate them to hate America and its precious Judeo-Christian heritage.

Through the unconditional love of a horse and the mercy of God, Kim Meeder’s hope was restored after tragically losing her parents at the tender age of nine. On today’s edition of Family Talk, learn how Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch in Oregon pairs rescued horses with thousands of hurting kids for the glory of Christ. Listen to the emotional story of how God used Kim to save a drowning man, as she reminds us of the importance of sharing Christ with unbelievers before they perish spiritually.

At 9 years of age, Kim Meeder tragically became an orphan in the blink of an eye. On today’s edition of Family Talk, discover how she found indescribable solace in the presence of her new horse and learned that God loves her unconditionally. As an adult, God led Kim to replicate the Christian healing she experienced by founding Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch in Bend, Oregon, where she pairs rescued horses with broken children.

The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said, "We're seeing our country being disassembled." From the culture calling good evil and evil good, to the continuous denial of God by many in leadership, it can be hard to bear for Christians who love this country. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann explains that America, like Israel in Isaiah chapter 22, is being punished for rejecting God. We need to follow King Josiah’s example found in Second Kings 22, when he rediscovered God’s Word and urged the nation to repent. This could be the greatest moment for America as we herald the second coming of the Messiah.

When Jesus walked this earth, He was full of surprises. Remember when He surprised Cleopas and his friend who were grieving His death on the road to Emmaus? On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dee Brestin, the author of The Jesus Who Surprises: Opening Our Eyes to His Presence in All of Life and Scripture, says that sometimes our troubles can blind us to the fact that Jesus is just three feet away.

When Dee Brestin was grieving the death of her husband of 39 years and feeling abandoned, she was reminded of the moment when she was attempting to nurse her colicky baby son. After kicking and crying for 10 minutes, he finally calmed down and latched on. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dee says that, like the colicky baby, there’s no reason for us to throw a fit. God is with us.