As a young wife and mom, I tuned my Christian radio station to Dr. Dobson’s broadcast each morning. My children knew Dr. Dobson’s voice as if he were a part of the family! I listened to his practical advice and biblical wisdom, and I read–no, I studied–his writings. If I could just implement these good teachings, my kids would turn out okay, I naively thought. But then, one day in 1996, something happened that prompted a shift in my thinking. A gunman entered the Focus on the Family headquarters and took staff members hostage. This didn’t happen on just any day; it happened on the National Day of Prayer. If anything could have distracted the Dobsons from praying, I suspected that such a crisis would have been it. This event confirmed in my mind a message that Dr. and Mrs. Dobson had been faithfully proclaiming: God’s people need to be people of prayer. We need to pray for our families and pray for our nation. How the enemy must fear the prayers of believers! I made a commitment that day to fast and pray regularly for my family. Raising a family turned out to be a lot messier than I had thought all those years ago, but God has been so faithful, answering my prayers in ways I never could have imagined. Through it all, Dr. Dobson’s wise teaching and loving encouragement have guided me from young married life to grandparenting. What a blessing his ministry has been!

Posted on August 29, 2025
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Tammy

There are not enough words to express my appreciation for Dr. James Dobson and his ministry. His books, Focus on the Family magazines, and radio messages provided much-needed guidance when I was raising my children. We loved the age-appropriate movies and magazines too. Since the inception of the radio programs and podcasts of Family Talk, I continue to learn and value the information from Dr. Dobson‘s messages and interviews, and those of his associates, even during these grandparenting years. My deepest appreciation, prayers, and condolences to Shirley and family. Dr. Dobson will be sorely missed. May God continue to bless the ministry of Family Talk.

There is so much I could say about James Dobson, and how his broadcast helped me get through life. I feel such a loss at his departure to heaven, yet oh what a celebration there must have been when that precious man was welcomed into the arms of Jesus! After getting married at 24, my husband and I accepted the Lord on the same day. This, of course, was God‘s plan, because a couple months later I found out I was pregnant with our first child. I had a wonderful neighbor down the road who was also a young Christian. She introduced me to Focus on the Family with James Dobson. At 10 o’clock every morning, I sat in front of the radio and listened to Focus as Dr. Dobson helped me learn to be a mom, a wife and, most of all, a Christian. Our new baby was born with a severe birth defect. We spent more days than I can count in the hospital, me taking the day shift, my husband taking the nights. I don’t believe I would’ve made it through those years without the steady voice of Dr. Dobson, every day, reassuring me that, indeed, I would get through this with the help of God! The years to follow were filled with advice passed along to me and my husband through the wise words of James Dobson. I can honestly say he taught us to be more like Christ every day. Dr. Dobson was a blessing to so many people; he will be greatly missed! I’m looking forward to meeting him in heaven one day! Peg

We will miss wonderful conservative points of life lessons!