Susan
Thank you Dr. Dobson for being a Christian dad that I didn’t have. I had a good, caring dad, but you as my Christian dad was a lot different, and I married a good Christian man. Thank you for being in the place and time God wanted you to be for support. My 33-year-old daughter grew up while we listened to your ministry and is working on being the Christian mom God called her to be. She is reading many of your books and plays the Odyssey series with her girls. I went to college and received my degree in early childhood with a BS. I’m now a teacher. Thank you for your inspiration to many.
Tina
We began listening to Dr. Dobson around 1982 as young parents of three children. Dr. Dobson provided encouragement, counsel, and discipline for our hearts as we endeavored to raise our children in the admonition of the Lord. Once Dr. Raymond Moore was introduced on one of the radio broadcasts, we made the decision to homeschool our children. For the next eight years, we attended homeschool events, read recommended reading lists for homeschooling families, and learned a great deal from those early broadcasts as to how to homeschool and train and teach our children. Homeschooling was a brand new thought in the early 1980s but was a direction that worked well for our children for a number of years. Having the courage to step out into unknown territory was provided by Dr. Dobson and Dr. Moore. Thank you for fighting for the unborn and your unwavering commitment to the helpless and downtrodden of our society. You have provided leadership, you spoke for millions who had no voice, and you never stopped fighting for life. Dr. Dobson’s humility, kindness, leadership, and vision for hurting families have helped countless millions. Our family is just one of those countless numbers of people. We will always feel Dr. Dobson was a part of our family. His books, radio broadcasts, guests, and vision for helping hurting families have made an unmistakable impact on our lives. We are forever grateful for his life and dedication to Jesus. Thank you, Dr. Dobson, for living life so well for us to watch, learn, and listen. You will be sorely and deeply missed.
Keith & Karin
I don’t remember the first time I heard of Dr. Dobson, but my children are now 43 and 40! It was very early in their lives when we used children’s hymns and praise cassette tapes to help them go to sleep. We also played “Adventures in Odyssey” tapes on a regular basis, and they loved those stories. Dr. Dobson was referred to many times in conversations at home and among friends. He was a great encourager to me, and because of his strong stand I was able to take a stronger stand in regard to my conservative Christian beliefs.
Lois
My heart is heavy, and I feel the loss of Dr. Dobson for myself, his family, and all of those who were affected by his wisdom. I always gave him credit for helping us raise our 3 daughters. Now as a grandma of 7, I continue to seek his advice and use many of his resources to help our grandparent group to pass on his wisdom to our grandchildren and encourage them to embrace and love the faith. May our Lord welcome you home with open arms, Dr. Dobson, His good and faithful servant. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Karen
I stood in Dr. Dobson’s office in Colorado Springs, and I wanted to remove my sandals from off my feet! The Lord has used the ministries of Dr. Dobson so profoundly in my life. My prayers are for Shirley and the entire Dobson family. Thank you, Jesus, for Dr. James Dobson. Blessings, Perry
Perry
As a young mother many years ago, the Focus on the Family monthly magazine was a lifeline to me. It was the only voice of encouragement for mothers to take care of their own children and not abandon them to daycare. Dr. Dobson’s advice and wisdom meant the world to me, and I will be eternally grateful. Well done, good and faithful servant!
Karen
I cannot tell you what impact Dr. Dobson’s teachings had on my life. Thank you to the family for giving him to the world for God’s service, and to all those who gave to Family Talk so the rest of us could hear the truth.
Julie
Dr. James Dobson brought the world to me through our kitchen radio. His books, guests, and video series he would provide for home, church, and community gatherings taught and instructed me (us). He introduced me to biblical, gospel-centered, moral, and cultural people and issues that helped ground me and direct me as I was a young wife and mom starting my life’s calling in the ’70s. As his warm welcoming voice would come over our under-counter kitchen radio every morning, I would be encouraged in my faith, my choice to be a stay-at-home mom, and my conviction to homeschool our children. He and his guests encouraged, supported, and provided resources for me to deepen and strengthen my parenting and educating of our children. He was the LONE voice at that time in support of homeschooling. Without his encouragement and support (from my husband and parents as well), I don’t know if I would have had the courage to do it. I never met him personally, but I will one day. Thank you, Dr. Dobson. You were a voice of reason, humor, compassion, and wisdom . . . and a most faithful servant of the Lord Jesus.
Marilyn
The — is complete. Well done! I regularly listened to James Dobson on my lunch, sitting in my car with the radio tuned to the Christian station. He offered much wisdom on how to raise kids, but, in a larger sense, he shared how to be a man in a crazy, confusing world. He spoke of how life is lived in the dash, the time between your birth and death chiseled into a gravestone. He lived as a true marathon sprinter, undeterred by life’s storms. Like the Apostle Paul, Jim fought the good fight, stayed the course, and finished the race, all the while urging fellow dashers to follow him as he followed Jesus Christ. As Jim crossed the finish line, I expect a smiling Jesus and a roaring crowd of angels greeted him.
Daniel