He was then placed in a foster home, initially in Morongo Valley, California, until he moved in with his older brothers and then with his father, who eventually turned back to alcohol and died.

[4] Daly worked in the paper industry until he was recruited to join Focus on the Family, at one-third of his six-figure private-sector pay.

[7][8][9] According to reports about a decade ago, Daly and his colleagues, similarly to Dobson, opposed abortion and same-sex marriage, but also wished to address issues other than these typical evangelical hot-button issues;[5] they "want[ed] to frame political work as an inspirational call to do good—not just to oppose what they view[ed] as sinful behavior.

"[12] In 2012, it was reported that Daly reached out to the younger generation through writing for Catalyst, a ministry that develops Christian leaders, and through various speaking engagements at venues such as Kings College in NYC, as well as "The Civil Conversations Project" from On Being with Krista Tippett, featuring conversation between Daly and Q Ideas leader Gabe Lyons.

... 'Jesus does not go after Caesar much -- he dealt with people at their point of need,' Daly said, touting the ministry's radio show, counseling and efforts promoting foster care and adoption.

"[17] A similar assessment is made by religious-studies scholar Susan B. Ridgely, writing in 2017 that Daly has "reached out to second-generation evangelicals ... by softening Dobson's stance on homosexuality, matching anti-abortion rhetoric with pro-adoption and foster care discussion, and keeping open dialogue with all regardless of political party.

[2] He has interviewed numerous Christian leaders and notable guests, including Drew Brees, Pam and Bob Tebow, Dave Ramsey, Rosaria Butterfield, author Gary Chapman, Chuck Colson, Larry Crabb, Tim Keller, Kevin Leman, Max Lucado, Eric Metaxas, Jerry Jenkins, John Ortberg, Lee Strobel, Gary Thomas, Philip Yancey, Mark Burnett, Roma Downey, and former U.S. president George W. Bush.