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God's work never stops. Will you help?

Urgent Need: During the summer months, giving typically slows as the focus turns to time off and vacations. But family ministry doesn’t stop! We need your help to continue standing strong for life, marriage, and family. Will you become 1 of the supporters needed before 11:59 p.m. on August 31?

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Rebecca St. James

Rebecca St. James Talks Music, Ministry and Motherhood

Rebecca St.James talks to Focus on the Family about her dreams and struggles.

A man and a woman celebrate the joys of being remarried.

Dealing With the Past When You’re Remarried

Gil and Brenda Stuart brought memories, habits and history into their new marriage. They learned the importance of acknowledging the associated emotions and being able to talk about them.

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Dating Violence: Know the Signs

50% of females and 35% of males reported that they had abused or been violent toward their partner.

Father hugging his adult son, who is deconstructing his Christian faith

What to do When Your Adult Child Is Deconstructing Their Faith

When your adult child has rejected the faith he or she was raised in, as a parent it’s easy to feel helpless.

6 year old girl and her mom eating ice cream

Building Family Identity

Families who nurture shared time, traditions and values create a sense of belonging that helps kids thrive.

woman talking to her daughter about same sex attraction

How to Talk with Your Adult Daughter about Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Same-Sex Attraction

Note: This article is intended to support and encourage parents of adult children only.

teen in bed with a laptop his parents suspect porn use.

How Do You Respond to Your Teen’s Suspected Porn Use?

Knowing how to respond to your young teen’s porn use can be overwhelming. Learn how to approach them with grace, patience, and understanding.

mother helping her daughter with overcoming anxiety and depression as the girl is covering her face crying

How To Help Your Teen Overcome Anxiety or Depression

Our kids need to know they are loved, worthy, valued and created on purpose for a purpose. Their difficulty in overcoming anxiety or depression does not define them.

happy child looking at the stars

Your Identity: Artfully Made and Intentionally Crafted

Embracing your God-given identity that is developed through your relationship with the One who loves you and knows you best

A social contagion like rapid onset gender dysphoria can affect teenaged girls like this dark haired teenager sadly looking at her phone late at night on her bed

Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: A Social Contagion?

Have you ever noticed how societal trends can influence the personal identities of an entire generation?

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A Parent’s Guide to Valentine’s Day for Kids

It’s easy for Valentine’s Day to begin and end with consumerism and gifts. But the history of Valentine’s Day combined with its connection to Christianity provides a foundation for important conversation with your kids. Explore our Bible Lesson involving God’s perspective on love to help your kids positively approach this holiday.

Teaching children about love. This bother and sister are holding a lovable beagle pupp.

Teaching Children About Love

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away …

Dad hugging his daughter

Be the Dad

Do you confront your kids when they’re not thinking clearly? Sometimes they will need you to intervene and help them deal with issues.

young boy alone in his room looking at his phone screen

Teach Children About Online Sexual Predators

Help protect your children from online sexual predators.

How to be the dad your family needs is being with them. Dad standing with wife, son and daughter celebrating.

Fatherhood: How to be the Dad Your Family Needs

Fathers have the awesome responsibility of laying a spiritual foundation in the home. But what does that mean, exactly? How can you be the dad your family needs?

Does God really exist? Looking at this image of "God's eye" makes it hard to deny.

Does God Really Exist?

Michael Ross offers tips for answering skeptics who ask the question: “Does God Really exist?”

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Be a DIY Dad, and Build More Than a Pair of Stilts

It’s not just about building stilts. It’s about your relationship with your kids.

The Real Job of Dads

A dad’s primary, underlying job isn’t control.

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How To Be a Good Dad: 7 Ways To Be the Father Your Kids Need

Dads matter. 
So how can you make a lasting difference in your children’s lives?

Breaking the Cycle of Absent Fathers

You don’t have to make the same choices in life that your father did. You can use your life story as a springboard to another path. You can choose how to write the next chapters in your story. Make the choice for the cycle of absent fathers to end with you.