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I came home from work about a year after my wife Jean and I got married and found her in the bathroom crying. I was worried she was having second thoughts about our relationship, b
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When Trey and Lea Morgan started dating, they’d grab fast food, a blanket and talk for hours. Then, after they each went home, they’d call each other and talk some more. Now, y
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April Fool’s Day is about catching people off guard with surprises they never see coming. Like the prank pulled on residents of Sitka, Alaska on April 1, 1974. People woke up tha
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According to Dr. Meg Meeker, boys today grow up in a world that is often at odds with their natural instincts to be curious and to explore. They’re taught to be cooperative and p
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God’s light often shines the brightest when circumstances are at their darkest and most bleak. Which makes today’s world an opportunity for Christians to be salt and light by r
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Author Gary Thomas thought he had a good marriage. Then God reminded him of the pledge he made to his wife at their wedding: “I promise to love and cherish you until death do us
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Rich Griffith is a single Dad of three teenage sons, all of whom he adopted. He soon realized that despite ministering to teenagers for many years, he didn’t know how to disciple
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There are a lot of great dads out there, but many men are disengaged from their boys. They don’t see masculinity as a quality they offer to their sons. They see it as something b
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Author Jeff Manion once decided to de clutter his life. His goal was to throw out or give away five items every day. Over a period of six weeks, he got rid of outdated video tapes
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Maybe you can relate to this exchange between author and speaker, Dan Seaborn, and his wife Jane. Jane: I like hot tea.Dan: I like sweetened iced tea. Jane:I don’t like to be swe
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Pastoring can be a tough, stressful job. Most of us don’t realize how true that is because we’re only with our pastors for an hour or two on Sunday mornings and have little und
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Infidelity is one of the top reasons why marriages end in divorce. That should come as no surprise. It’s hard to repair the gaping wounds that an affair rips into a relationship.
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The secret to winning in a team sport is no secret at all. Teammates share a common goal, and they work together to achieve it. That commitment to unity is what makes marriage work
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Most toddlers share one thing in common they want their own way. We’ve all seen the “throw yourself on the floor” tantrums that often shows up as a result. But what’s a p
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Tyrone Flowers knows firsthand the challenges that at risk children face in our culture today. His father was murdered when Tyrone was ten years old. After his mother made it clear
For 20 years, Jessie Minassian has been a spiritual “big sis” to teen girls and young women. She offers encouragement about love, dating, loneliness, purity, and living out fai
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God calls many women to positions of leadership and influence. That’s a gift to any community because women are often more collaborative, participative and inclusive than their m
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Here’s an eye opening stat for you: research shows that children spend an average of seven hours and 22 minutes on their phones every day! That’s even more troubling when you c
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When things go wrong, we say, “Life spiraled downward.” What we mean is that bad choices quickly multiply. But good choices multiply as well. In the same way that life can spir
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Some people believe the definition of marriage should be anything we want it to be. No exclusions. No boundaries. The problem with that idea is the fabric of reality itself. Marria
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My dad left our family when I was five years old and died an alcoholic a few years later. My mom died when I was nine. Hank, my stepdad, walked out on my siblings and me the day of
According to the National Association of Anorexia and Associated Disorders, someone will die from an eating disorder every 52 minutes. One in five women experience an eating disord
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Jack Canfield, the co author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, says comparing yourself to other people is a “fast track to unhappiness.” Comparison distorts our vision.
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Respect, humility and courage foundational to a happy, healthy society have been diminished in our culture. My wife and I aimed to instill those values in our boys, Trent and Troy,
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Let me ask you three questions. First, if God said to you, “I will answer every single prayer that you pray this week,” how many people in your life would you pray to receive J
My childhood was tough. My mom died when I was nine years old. My stepdad walked out on my siblings and me the day of her funeral. After that, I spent almost two years in foster ca
When Jean and I were dating,& 60;I made a big mistake. I served her tea. That may not sound like such a big deal to you, but I was wooing this girl. I wanted to marry her. On this
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Each year, about six million women in the United States become pregnant. Of those pregnancies, nearly half 45 percent are unplanned. Most of the time, teenagers are the focus of su
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When my boys learned how to drive, I don’t mind saying I was nervous about it. I knew they’d do fine, but my wife, Jean and I talked through our expectations before we ever han
What do you want out of life? A good career? A good marriage? Kids with good character? Whatever you’re after, success won’t come easy. You gotta stick with it until you get wh
Modern Christians are, let’s say, comfortable. We like our comfort zones, our religious routines and our focus on “doing right.” But what if God is calling us to something mo
Here at Focus on the Family, we hear from parents who wonder how to guide their children through cultural messages about race and ethnicity that are often divisive and dehumanizing
Kristen Hatton counselor, author, and mom of three children says there are two types of parenting: Reactive Parenting. Mom and Dad respond to situations as they come up, without fo
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Have you had “The Talk” with your children? Yes, that talk the one about sex. When the time came for me to talk with my oldest son, Trent, I was pretty nervous. Sex can be unco
Everyday we’re encouraged to go out and change the world and make it a better place. But how can one person truly have a genuine impact? I like the advice one woman gave to her s
“President Trump’s latest executive order preserving the integrity of women’s sports is a victory for common sense. “Generations labored for years to provide our daughters
David Jones is living proof that you should never underestimate a father’s love. For months, David looked forward to walking his daughter down the aisle. But then Hurricane Helen
Author Dave Willis witnessed the life changing power of love on a visit to an orphanage in Guatemala called Casa Shalom, which means “house of peace.” The privately run Christi
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Who doesn’t love a good old fashioned roller coaster? Richard Rodriguez probably. He holds the world record for riding a roller coaster for an astonishing 112 days. Everybody who
A lot of couples will be interested in my conversation with Dr. Juli Slattery on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. Dr. Slattery is a clinical psychologist and the president of Aut
When I was 14 years old, a small airplane crashed across the street from where I lived. I called 911 then ran to the plane and helped two 20 somethings out of the burning wreckage.
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My wife Jean and I did devotions with our boys throughout their childhoods. “What kind of devotions?” was the issue we always had to resolve. Jean preferred formal times of Scr
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Has parenting been a bumpy ride for you? Some days may be so stressful you’re left wondering, “Is all of this worth it?” I believe the answer is a resounding yes, but you may
Sooner or later, we all face circumstances that are beyond our control. The question in those moments is what do we do when there’s nothing we can do? Future astronaut Jim Lovell
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The recent Los Angeles wildfires have been an unspeakable tragedy. More than 20 people have died. Thousands have lost their homes. Damage is well into the billions of dollars. Seve
With over 600 facilities located around the country, Planned Parenthood remains the outwardly visible symbol of abortion in America.& 60; Over the years, they’ve tried desperate
It’s called “Natural Decrease” the term used to describe what happens when more people die than are born. Since European settlers arrived in Jamestown in 1610, the population
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I think about kindness a lot because I believe it lies at the heart of the Gospel. I’ve never heard of anyone becoming a Christian as a result of judgment, condemnation, or ridic
Could you use a simple tip to improve your marriage? How about 100 simple tips? Matt and Lisa Jacobson, my guests on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, actually have them for you.
