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Wife Feels She’s Grown Apart From Her Husband

Should I stay with my husband even though I don’t love him anymore?

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Young Man Attracted to His Girlfriend’s Sister

What should I do if I find myself increasingly drawn to my girlfriend’s sister? I’ve been dating a very good, kind, and godly young lady for about three months now, and in the process I’ve spent a lot of time getting to know her entire family. I didn’t anticipate that I would end up feeling …

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Homosexuality in God’s Created Order

If God is opposed to homosexuality, why did He invent it in the first place? I’m deeply confused about this. If everything God makes is good, then homosexuality must be good too. What’s your response to that?

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Pastor Addicted to Pornography

Do you have any help for ministerial professionals who are addicted to porn?

Can Focus on the Family help fund my Christian project or missions trip?

Can Focus on the Family help fund my Christian project or missions trip?

Do you have a catalog of all the Focus resources?

Do you have a catalog of all the Focus resources?

Does your ministry offer marriage conferences or retreats?

Does your ministry offer marriage conferences or retreats?

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I got a message from your website saying that I needed to enable cookies. How do I enable cookies in my browser?

Is Focus open to receiving book proposals or queries?

I would like Focus to consider publishing a book I’ve written.¬†Is Focus open to receiving¬†book proposals or queries?

What is the Plugged In e-newsletter, and how do I subscribe or unsubscribe?

What is the Plugged In e-newsletter, and how do I subscribe or unsubscribe?

Where is Focus on the Family?

Where is Focus on the Family?

I’m having trouble navigating the Small Group Support Site of the Focus on the Family’s The Truth Project¬Æ. Can you help me?

I’m having trouble navigating the Small Group Support Site of the Focus on the Family’s The Truth Project. Can you help me?

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Bible Versions and Translations

Why are there so many different translations of the Bible? I find this confusing. Second Timothy 3:16 says, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God.” If that’s true, how did we end up with so many different versions of the Bible? Why do they all say different things? God doesn’t change, does He? I’ve …

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Christians and the Sabbath

How important is it for Christians to observe the Sabbath? I know that this is one of the Ten Commandments, but is it still valid for believers who are now living under grace rather than the law? And while I’m at it, how did the Sabbath get switched from Saturday to Sunday? Where in the …

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Genocide and “Holy War” in the Old Testament

How do we explain God’s command to slaughter the Canaanites in the Old Testament? There’s a lot that I find attractive about Christianity, but I have serious problems with certain parts of the Bible, especially those sections of the Old Testament that record incidents of divinely authorized genocide and “Holy War.” When the Israelites captured …

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Making Sense of Christian Denominations

If all Christians believe and accept the same truth, why are there are so many denominations with different concepts of God? If the God Christians worship is Love, why can’t they all get together?

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Questions About Christian Fantasy/Fiction

Should Christians avoid fantasy literature? I’m a teen girl who loves this genre, especially the works of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and George MacDonald. But recently I stumbled across an article that has caused me to wonder whether I’ve been mistaken in this regard. The author said that Christian fantasy/fiction is an …

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Self-Defense and “Turning the Other Cheek”

Is it wrong to defend myself if someone attacks me? What does Jesus mean when He says, “I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also” (Matthew 5:39). I’m really confused about this. Am I supposed to take this verse literally?

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Those Who Have Never Heard the Gospel

What’s going to happen to people who have never had an opportunity to believe in Jesus? Will they simply be condemned? All my life I’ve been taught that faith in Christ is the only path to a saving relationship with God. I still believe this, but the older I get the harder it becomes to …