I was a Brio girl. My little sister and I (now in our 30s) still know the zip code for Colorado Springs. It’s 80995. The influence of James Dobson, who died Thursday at the age of 89, was everywhere in my childhood. 

From the tween/teen girl magazine the ministry created to hearing his voice or children’s programs on any Christian station across the nation when I grew up, the reach of the ministry was seemingly ubiquitous in this millennial Bible Belt homeschooler’s life. The only other opinion on AM airwaves I heard almost as much was that of Rush Limbaugh via WBAP. 

My father and other men from our church went to a Promise Keepers conference. My mother bought his books and curriculum. And every Saturday morning, my two sisters and I would listen to Adventures in Odyssey on the radio.

The first argument I ever heard about being pro-life I heard was from Dobson’s show, and for decades, Focus on the Family has provided........

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