Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.
Will you make a gift before August 31 to help provide Christ-centered support in this critical season?
October 18, 2023
Popular speaker Sheri Rose Shepherd, offers practical advice on preparing your son to be a great husband and father. She shares about her dysfunctional home-life as a teen and using those lessons to instill godly character in her son, to ready him for his future bride. (Part 1 of 2)
The late Sheri Rose Shepherd was a Bible teacher and author of the award-winning His Princess book series. She spoke at major conferences, including Women of Joy and Extraordinary Women, and hosted a popular video devotional series on biblegateway.com. Sheri Rose was named Mrs. United States 1994, but considered being God’s daughter a higher honor! She was the proud mother of Jake and Emily.
Dr. Ken Wilgus encourages parents to deliberately work their way out of the parenting role by the time their child is 18, and instructs them to see their teenagers as young adults, not large children. He offers tips on how to progressively give your teen more responsibility, along with examples of how to have difficult conversations on a range of topics, from music choices to dating.
Pastors Justin & Trisha Davis share their incredible marriage journey — recovering from Justin’s infidelity and the generational sins of their parents. The Davises describe “cycles of sin” like shame, blame, hiddenness, and unforgiveness, and how we need to get to the root of these issues before God can heal our lives. (Aug 26 – Aug 27)
Dr. Charles Stone shares insights from neuroscience and the Bible on managing stress. He offers helpful tools to get through difficult seasons of pressure.
Dr. Ken Wilgus encourages parents to deliberately work their way out of the parenting role by the time their child is 18, and instructs them to see their teenagers as young adults, not large children. He offers tips on how to progressively give your teen more responsibility, along with examples of how to have difficult conversations on a range of topics, from music choices to dating.
Pastors Justin & Trisha Davis share their incredible marriage journey — recovering from Justin’s infidelity and the generational sins of their parents. The Davises describe “cycles of sin” like shame, blame, hiddenness, and unforgiveness, and how we need to get to the root of these issues before God can heal our lives. (Aug 26 – Aug 27)
Author Kathi Lipp offers suggestions to moms for planning summer activities the whole family will enjoy.
Happy Thanksgiving from Focus on the Family! Thanksgiving is a time to spend with family, eat great food, and reflect on our blessings. We are so blessed, and we have a lot to be grateful for! On this one-day Focus on the Family broadcast, Becky Kopitzke will highlight ways you can bless your family and others during Thanksgiving, stemming from a heart of gratitude. From sending cards to cover blessing operations to pulling a Thank Prank, you’ll discover many things you can do to bless those around you and cultivate a spirit of gratitude in your home.
In today’s culture, pornography is generally viewed as a male problem, yet a growing number of women are getting addicted to porn as well. Jessica Harris shares her remarkable story of struggling with a secret porn addiction while simultaneously trying to project being a “perfect Christian girl.” She explains how porn is a distorted intimacy and how God wants confessions of our sin not to punish us, but to provide healing. She shares how God healed her addiction in Bible college, and later God provided her with a husband and family. She also advises parents to pursue their child instead of shaming them when porn use is discovered.
Psychologist and author Dr. Henry Cloud describes how parents can strengthen their children’s character by teaching them to take responsibility for themselves. (Part 2 of 2)
Dating in today’s culture has changed significantly in a generation. Single adults are often less intentional about thinking and planning ahead for a future marriage. And many Christians aren’t committed to moral boundaries anymore in their dating relationships. Tovares and Safa Grey want to change that dynamic by pointing single adults to God’s design for dating.
