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Dr. Charles Stone shares insights from neuroscience and the Bible on managing stress. He offers helpful tools to get through difficult seasons of pressure.
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Chonda Pierce is a Christian comedian, TV hostess, author and actress who has brought laughter to audiences around the country for more than two decades. As the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) best-selling female comedian of all time, Chonda has earned five Daytime Emmy Award nominations and is ranked among Pollstar’s top-selling live performers with six Platinum DVDs and three Gold DVDs to her credit. Learn more about Chonda at her website, chonda.org.
Chonda Pierce openly discusses some of her most painful life experiences, including an abusive upbringing, her husband's struggle with alcoholism and his death in 2014. She offers hope and encouragement as she describes how God's grace has sustained her.
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Christian comedian Chonda Pierce struggled with depression. But through that process, she learned that feelings are temporary. And she started to lean more on what she knows and less on what she feels.
Chonda Pierce discusses how, despite growing up in a broken family, she stayed true to her Christian roots.
Chonda Pierce offers the encouraging reminder that God is always with us, even when terrible things happen.
Dr. Charles Stone shares insights from neuroscience and the Bible on managing stress. He offers helpful tools to get through difficult seasons of pressure.
In Memory of Dr. James Dobson – Psychologist. Author. Speaker. Family Man. When Dr. James Dobson founded Focus on the Family in 1977, nobody knew he would impact the lives of millions and become synonymous with trusted advice to help families thrive in Christ. With Dr. Dobson’s passing on August 21, 2025, Focus on the Family President Jim Daly presents a pre-produced tribute to honor the founder, with treasured memories from Dr. Dobson’s cousin, the late Rev. H.B. London, Ray Vander Laan, Kay Coles James, Kim Meeder and others. Tune in to learn about the hope, healing, and loving advice Dr. Dobson provided for decades, couched in Biblical principles. It’s a loving tribute to our founder as we all mourn the loss of Dr. James Dobson on this special edition of Focus on the Family with Jim Daly.
Popular guest Dr. Randy Schroeder discusses habits you can integrate into your marriage. Jim talks to Randy about pursuing the daily essentials of affection in your marriage, promoting emotional closeness, and leaving and cleaving properly. On the second day, they discussed positive communication habits, conflict resolution, and guarding your relationship well.
In a discussion based on her book No More Faking Fine, Esther Fleece talks about the healing and freedom that can be experienced by engaging in an open, honest and passionate dialogue with God during the difficult seasons of life.
Popular author and blogger Angie Smith describes how she had to rely on God through the death of her daughter as well as the times when she’s questioned her purpose, God’s plans, and whether she was “good enough” as a Christian. (Part 2 of 2)
Using a biblical context, popular pastor Dr. Tony Evans emphasizes the privilege and responsibility we have as citizens of a free country to participate in the voting process.
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