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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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Fueling Great Relationships With Others

Dr. John Townsend offers practical ideas for how to tank up on relational nutrients in your relationships and how to contribute to the lives of others for emotional and spiritual health. He describes the types of people who are needed on your “life team” to help you grow – and others who need to be …

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Supporting Our Heroes: Reaching Out to the Military Community

Combat veteran Chad Robichaux shares his stories of military heroism, which inspired his new novel Silent Horizons. He also talks about his testimony of healing from PTSD. Hear his encouragement and advice for reaching out to military Veterans.

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Building the Bridge to Forgiveness (Part 2 of 2)

Dr. Gary Chapman explains how we can begin to heal any relationship by taking responsibility for our part of the problem and seeking forgiveness from both God and the other person. He explains how small injustices can create bricks in a wall between us and our loved one, and the place to start is tearing …

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Building the Bridge to Forgiveness (Part 1 of 2)

Dr. Gary Chapman explains how we can begin to heal any relationship by taking responsibility for our part of the problem and seeking forgiveness from both God and the other person. He explains how small injustices can create bricks in a wall between us and our loved one, and the place to start is tearing …

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Pornography

Greta Eskridge equips parents to protect their children from the dangers of pornography by having proactive and healthy conversations with them about sexual integrity.

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Experiencing God’s Blessings in Our Moments of Rest

If you’re struggling to cram your busy schedule into each day, it may surprise you that finding time for rest is one of the most important things you can do to live a purpose-filled life. Naturalist Eryn Lynum shares how God has structured all of creation around the need for rest—Sabbath rest once a week …

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Fun and Faith-Based Activities for Dads to do with Their Kids

Jay and Laura Laffoon encourage dads to plan intentional times to connect with their children. Jay has written Ultimate Date Night, which provides different activities with a spiritual connection so dads can teach their kids about the Bible in a memorable way.

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Three Ways to Introduce Your Friends to Jesus

J.John explains why we need to take the Great Commission seriously and share Jesus Christ with our friends and neighbors in a ‘natural’ way. He encourages us to invest in others through prayer, small acts of caring, and by reaching across social barriers.

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Five More Ways to Grow Closer as a Couple

Loving and happy marriages are built on the simplest of things — commitment, accepting each other’s differences, selflessness, treating each other in an understanding way, and resiliency. Jim and Jean Daly and Greg and Erin Smalley share insights, humor and wonderful stories about what makes marriage work well.

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Discovering God’s Design for Marriage

The strength of your marriage depends on its foundation. Howard and Danielle Taylor are seasoned marriage coaches who describe how to build your relationship on rock-solid principles from the Bible. They share relatable stories about communication mishaps, managing expectations, and reigniting fun and friendship in marriage.

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How Dehumanizing Views Shape Our Culture

God created each of us with love and intention – we’re made in His image! Professor Nancy Pearcey exposes the hidden hostility towards our bodies which undergirds many of today’s beliefs about sex, our bodies, and human rights.

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Create Lifelong Memories with Your Kids Through Reading

Sarah Mackenzie, author of The Read-Aloud Family, explains how parents can strengthen their relationships with their children by reading books together as a family.

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Make Fun a Priority Now – Here’s Why!

In a world that feels fractured and frustrating, with so much stress and worry, can we still have fun? Is fun worth prioritizing when our schedules are packed and life is hard? Where do faith and fun intersect — or do they? Annie F. Downs shares all the reasons you not only CAN have fun, …

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Praying to Protect the Heart of Your Son

Brooke McGlothlin, author of Praying for Teen Boys, encourages parents to pray for their sons.

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The Life-Changing Power of Faithful Friendships

Walker Hayes used to be an atheist and Craig Cooper was a pastor, and somehow God bonded these men and their families into an unlikely friendship of 20+ years. And as a result, Walker eventually became a follower of Jesus!

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Improve Yourself, Improve Your Relationships

Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott explain how you can improve your marriage by becoming emotionally healthy, and examine three key aspects of good emotional health.

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Paying Respects to Our Nation’s Fallen Heroes

It’s more than a BBQ — Lieutenant Colonel Allen West reminds us of the true meaning of Memorial Day – it’s an opportunity to remember and respect the members of our armed forces who paid the ultimate price to defend the freedoms we enjoy in the United States.

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The Four Seasons of Intimacy in Marriage

Popular marriage coaches Dave and Ashley Willis will help couples increase connection and reduce conflict by identifying what stage of life they’re in and how it impacts the intimate side of their relationship. These stages can include the fun honeymoon period, the sleepless season of having babies, the times when life is incredibly busy, and …

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New Insights on the Dangers of the Abortion Pill

OBGYN Dr. Bill Lile shares information about a new study that reveals the significant risks associated with the abortion pill. He and Robyn Chambers, Focus on the Family’s Vice President of Advocacy for Children, promote the incredible alternatives to abortion, informing women to pregnancy health centers for compassionate help. They also discuss the successes of …

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More Effective Habits to Embrace in Parenting (Part 2 of 2)

Popular guest Dr. Randy Schroeder returns to tackle the topic of parenting one more time, in two episodes about forming habits that will give you effective results in your parenting. Jim and Randy discuss the “perfect” parent, why appropriate physical and emotional love with your children is vital, and the attitude of gratitude you can …