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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Have a Heart

Have a Heart

Jim Daly and John Fuller introduce this Adventures in Odyssey® radio drama about a former school bully, Dion, who returns to the town of Odyssey after a long absence. Dion seems to have a complete change of heart. Two friends, Buddy and Zoe, try to discover why Dion is so different. Adventures in Odyssey has a new animated film project, Journey into the Impossible, coming soon.
Original Air Date: March 2, 2026

Preview:

Whit: When we only think of a person as an enemy, we forget that they’re also human beings, people with feelings, families favorite basketball teams.

Buddy: (laughs) The Bulls. He wears their jerseys.

Whit: (laughs) Exactly. You see, changing physical hearts with someone can’t change your personality, but God can absolutely change your symbolic heart through circumstances or through other people, or through His love. Don’t you think it’s possible that Dion’s personality difference could be due to the fact that he just went through an emotional life-changing experience?

Buddy: He did almost die.

Whit: Yes. And if God also desires, He can use that kind of situation to soften the hardest of hearts.

John Fuller: Well, that dialogue is from our popular children’s radio drama, Adventures in Odyssey. I’m John Fuller, and today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, we’ll be featuring one of the many powerful stories from that radio series, that drama, which helps children navigate real-life questions and discover what it means to live out their faith.

Jim Daly: And it’s a lot of fun. Let me just say that. Since 1987, we’ve been producing wonderful imaginative stories for kids of all ages, and now we have more than a thousand episodes available at our website and store, and families absolutely love it. I think Odyssey is one of the best things we do. I’m so proud of our Odyssey team and the impact they’re having discipling generations of families with godly values and helping on average 9,000 children a year make a decision for Christ.

John: Mm-hmm.

Jim: Isn’t that great?

John: That’s wonderful.

Jim: I love it.

John: Yeah.

Jim: And now we have an animated film project in the works called Journey into the Impossible, which will introduce more families to the adventures and Odyssey stories and characters in a brand new way.

John: Yeah. We’re so excited about this new movie. It’s scheduled to release in theaters later this fall. And while you’re waiting, we encourage you to check out our Adventures in Odyssey website where you can learn more about the movie and all our audio episodes and the special club we have for kids so they can listen to the entire collection. Find all that and more at FocusontheFamily.com/broadcast.

Jim: And now for kids of all ages, we want you to experience an Adventures in Odyssey for yourself with today’s episode called Have a Heart.

Zoe: Hurry, Buddy. We’re gonna be late for the bus.

Buddy: I’m coming.

Zoe: Really? My turtle walks faster and he only has one leg.

Buddy: Zoe, you need to stop and smell the roses sometimes.

Zoe: What’s going on? You’re unusually optimistic today.

Buddy: Everything’s just been going great lately. I got an A on my English project. I wasn’t the first person knocked out in a dodgeball game for a record two days in a row and my mom accidentally put the wrong kind of peanut butter on my sandwich today. The unhealthy kind. (laughs) Things are finally going my way.

Katrina: Hi, Zoe. Hi, Buddy.

Zoe: Oh, hi, Mrs. Meltsner.

Buddy: Hello. What are you doing with all that stuff?

Katrina: I am going to decorate this locker. Uh, could you (laughs) hold the sign for a second?

Zoe: Oh, uh, sure. (laughs) Welcome back. Who’s coming back?

Katrina: Dion Farkus.

Buddy: What?

Zoe: He hasn’t been here in like three months.

Katrina: It’s been four actually.

Zoe: I, I thought he moved to Chicago.

Katrina: No, he’s still in Odyssey.

Buddy: Are we talking about the same Dion who declared the first Thursday of every month “National Flick Buddies Ear” Day?

Zoe: Why hasn’t he been in school?

Katrina: Dion should probably explain that himself.

Buddy: Once a month I come home with my ear looking like a wilded slice of salami.

Zoe: Hmm. So he’s back tomorrow?

Katrina: That’s right.

Zoe: Well, we better go.

Buddy: Yeah.

Katrina: Okay. I’ll see you tomorrow.

Zoe: Okay. Bye.

Buddy: Bye.

Zoe: Huh? What would keep a kid outta school for four months?

Buddy: I bet he’s been in a juvenile detention center.

Whit: Now, Buddy-

Zoe: Do you think his family went to Europe or something and they homeschooled him, Mr. Whitaker?

Whit: Uh, no, Zoe.

Buddy: I bet I know where he’s been?

Zoe: Where?

Buddy: Langley, Virginia.

FBI Dude: Dion, it’s time to go.

Buddy: Already?

FBI Dude: Get in the car.

Buddy: I thought I had another six weeks.

FBI Dude: No. Your mission to be as annoying as possible to all living creatures in order to be a distraction from our top secret mission was a complete success. We’re all stunned back at headquarters as to how incredibly annoying you could be in such a short time.

Buddy: Thank you, sir.

FBI Dude: Get in. It’s time to go to Langley.

Buddy: Well, I guess it’s all part of the job when you’re working for the CIA.

Zoe: Earth to Buddy.

Buddy: The CIA. I’ll bet that’s it.

Zoe: Your imagination’s in hyperdrive.

Whit: I know Dion’s parents and I know his story. He hasn’t been working for the CIA.

Zoe: So you know where he’s been?

Whit: Well, I do, but , uh, it’s a personal matter and I’m not gonna betray his trust.

Buddy: Is he okay? I mean, did the reason he’s gone include losing the use of his right index finger?

Zoe: What?

Whit: (laughs).

Buddy: The first Thursday of the month is coming up? That’s his flicking finger.

Zoe: Oh.

Whit: I’m sure he’s glad to be back and we should be happy for him.

Buddy: Really? Do I have to be? I mean, I feel like I just had four months of sunshine and now I’m getting a tornado warning alert.

Whit: Give him a chance Buddy. Dion will need friends right now.

Zoe: Why? Because he just got out of jail?

Whit: Zoe, if you want to know what happened to Dion, you’ll have to ask him yourself.

Zoe: Okay. I know. I’ll interview him for the school newspaper.

Whit: Sounds like a good approach.

Buddy: Uh, I don’t know. Dion’s like a grizzly bear that’s been hibernating for months.

Zoe: Hmm?

Buddy: So, you know he’ll be…

Zoe: Well rested?

Buddy: Hungry.

Katrina: Oh, it is so good to see you again, Dion.

Dion: Oh, you too, Mrs. Meltsner.

Katrina: We’ve missed you.

Buddy: What’s going on? Mrs. Meltsner looks like she’s glad to see him.

Zoe: Maybe she is.

Buddy: No way. He was always a troublemaker in her class. So how are you gonna get this interview anyway?

Zoe: I thought I’d just ask him.

Buddy: Huh? Yeah, (laughs) like, that’ll work. I know how that would go.

Zoe: Hey, Dion. Would you do an interview with me?

Dion: (laughs) I will do the interview in exchange for three things.

Zoe: Okay.

Dion: And number one, say please.

Zoe: Please.

Dion: Number two, let me flick your ear.

Zoe: Go for it. (He flicks her ear) Ow!

Dion: Number three, sign this document.

Zoe: What does it say?

Dion: It surrenders Buddy’s (laughs) right to all future happiness, love, and life purpose until the day he dies. (laughs).

Buddy: What?

Zoe: Huh, I guess. Hmm, there we go.

Buddy: Wait a minute.

Dion: Oh, there’s another place to initial on page five. It forbids Buddy from eating pizza forever. (laughs)

Zoe: Oh, brutal.

Buddy: No, no, no.

Zoe: There you go.

Buddy: Noooooooo!

Dion: Buddy.

Buddy: Oh. Uh, hi Dion. Welcome back.

Dion: Thanks, amigo.

Zoe: Dion, I’d like to write an article for the school paper about you. Would you be willing to do an interview?

Dion: Sure, Zoe. Now, how about at lunch?

Zoe: That’d be great. Thanks.

Dion: All right. See you then. Bye, Buddy.

Buddy: Uh, bye. What just happened there?

Zoe: Myocarditis?

Dion: It’s a heart condition. Mine was really serious and when they figured out that I had it, they put me on all kinds of medication. But it wasn’t enough.

Zoe: Huh?

Buddy: Wasn’t enough for what?

Dion: To keep me alive.

Zoe: Whoa.

Buddy: Really?

Zoe: So what did they do?

Dion: Well, the only option a heart transplant. I went on the list and we waited for a donor.

Zoe: For how long?

Dion: About a month.

Buddy: Huh?

Dion: Then they did the surgery on November 8th.

Buddy: Where did the heart come from?

Dion: They wouldn’t say. Those things are supposed to be confidential, but I heard my dad telling my mom that he saw the label on the container when it came in. Connellsville General Hospital. So I’m guessing it came from there.

Zoe: Wow.

Buddy: Huh.

Zoe: W- were you, uh, scared?

Dion: It was pretty bad for my whole family, but I have pictures on my phone. Some of me in the hospital and some of me going home if you want to use for your article.

Zoe: That would be great.

Dion: All right. I’ll text him to you. Will you need anything else?

Zoe: No, that was perfect. Thanks.

Dion: Okay. Um, there was something I wanted to say to you, Buddy.

Buddy: Yeah. I figured this was coming.

Dion: Well, I want you to know that-

Buddy: Let me have it.

Dion: I’m sorry.

Buddy: What? Huh?

Dion: Look, I, I used to be pretty mean to you and a lot of people have called you a dweeb a lot. It made you feel terrible and it was terrible. Will you forgive me?

Buddy: Uh, is this a trap?

Dion: No. You… That’s okay. Uh, look, just think about it, okay? Hey, Zoe. Let me know if you need anything else. I’ve got, you know, a few more people to apologize to.

Zoe: Okay. Bye, Dion.

Buddy: Yeah. See ya.

Zoe: Wow.

Buddy: I was right. Has Dion actually changed?

Katrina: Some of you have frogs and some of you have lizards for your dissections.

Buddy: Okay.

Katrina: You’ll all get a chance to rotate so you can see each one.

Buddy: Ooh, I got to do both.

Zoe: No.

Katrina: All right. Now, on your first cut, don’t go too deep.

Buddy: Um, okay.

Katrina: You wanna be able to see the organs intact.

Zoe: Oh, no.

Buddy: Oh, this is gonna be so fun. (laughs)

Katrina: Oh, Dion, we chose partners last week, but you’re welcome to join Mackenzie and Cole right here.

Dion: Thank you, Mrs. Meltsner.

Buddy: Did you hear that? Thank you. He’s gotta be faking it.

Zoe: Nah, do you wanna cut this thing? I’m not really in the mood for a lizard autopsy.

Buddy: Oh, sure. Scalpel.

Zoe: Here you go, doctor.

Buddy: Thank you, my nurse.

Lizard: Psst.

Buddy: What?

Lizard: Hey. Kid.

Buddy: Who was that?

Lizard: Down here, on the table. The one you’re about to dice up in the name of science.

Buddy: A talking lizard?

Lizard: Don’t worry. I’m not gonna sell you insurance. I just need you to do something for me. I need a new heart. Can you get me one?

Buddy: How am I supposed to-

Lizard: Hey, just look around. You got 14 hearts just staring up at you.

Buddy: You want me to take one of the other lizard hearts?

Lizard: No, not a lizard heart. Gimme a frog heart. I wanna be able to like jump. I’m tired of crawling around everywhere. I’ve got a rug burn on my stomach.

Buddy: Okay.

Frog: What you doing?

Buddy: The frogs are talking too?

Frog: What’s wrong with your lizard? Hey, wait a minute. Harvey, did you send this kid over here to take my heart?

Lizard: Oh, come on. Just switch with me. You’re barely even using yours.

Frog: Oh, that lizard’s been after my heart for weeks now.

Lizard: No, you don’t even jump anymore. All you do is lie around and watch reruns of The Muppets.

Buddy: Lizards and frogs are both great. There’s no need to argue.

Frog: No. What do you know about him? Wait a minute. What are we doing, Harvey? Here we are talking about each other’s hearts when we have the best heart right in front of us. Yes.

Buddy: Mine?

Lizard: Yeah. Imagine what we could do with the human heart.

Frog: Exactly.

Buddy: What?

Lizard: We could run faster. Yeah. Eat better food.

Frog: So tired of flies.

Lizard: We could use reason and logic instead of always being like, instinct, instinct, instinct.

Frog: I could probably learn to do my own taxes.

Buddy: Stop!

Katrina: Stop what? (laughing) Buddy, what are you doing?

Buddy: Uh, sorry. Mrs. Meltsner.

Katrina: Get back to your dissection.

Buddy: Yeah.

Zoe: What was that about?

Buddy: That’s it. That’s why Dion is being so nice.

Zoe: Why?

Buddy: It’s his new heart.

Zoe: What are you talking about?

Buddy: Dion, must have gotten the heart of a nice person.

Zoe: Whoa.

Buddy: You think I’m right?

Zoe: No. I just never really thought about the donor. I should cover that in my story. Hmm. Meet me in the library at lunch. So when did Dion say he had the operation?

Buddy: Uh, November 8th.

Zoe: Right. And he said the heart came from Connellsville. So we searched for anyone who might have passed away in Connellsville on or before November 8th. Huh? Let’s see.

Buddy: Yeah. Maybe… No. No, that’s not it. Um-

Zoe: Okay, what, keep scrolling.

Buddy: Let’s see here.

Zoe: Huh?

Buddy: Oh, there. Connellsville boy drowns in a boating accident on Pierce Lake.

Zoe: I remember this. Jensen Dunlap, age 13. Ah, how awful.

Buddy: Yeah. Oh, there’s a picture.

Zoe: Oh.

Buddy: He looks nice, don’t you think?

Zoe: Yeah.

Buddy: I bet he was incredibly nice.

Zoe: I’ve been to Pierce Lake. Well, now I know how to write the story.

Buddy: What do you mean?

Zoe: It should be on the importance of organ donation. All right. The Odyssey volleyball team has a game in Connellsville this weekend. If I write an article about the game, I could probably get a ride on the team bus.

Buddy: What for?

Zoe: To find out more about him. Almost there.

Buddy: Thanks for getting permission for me to come on the bus.

Zoe: Oh, yeah. Uh, I forgot. The only way I could get you on here is if you agreed to carry all the equipment for the team.

Buddy: Awesome.

Zoe: I still don’t understand why you wanted to come.

Buddy: I have to know if it’s true.

Zoe: What?

Buddy: If switching hearts can change your personality. Think about it, Zoe. What if I was able to get the heart of some brave army guy? I could have the courage of a soldier. I wouldn’t be worried about bullies ever again.

Surgeon: Oh. If Buddy’s going to be the first person to ever survive getting flattened by a steamroller, he’s going to need some transplants.

Assistant: Ah.

Surgeon: Do we have anything lying around the hospital that we can transplant into him?

Assistant: Yes. We have the legs of a cheetah, the muscles of a grizzly bear, the wings of an eagle.

Surgeon: Mm-hmm.

Assistant: A couple of dolphin flippers.

Surgeon: Ooh.

Assistant: Einstein’s brain, the neck of a giraffe, and about 4,000 snakeskin sewn together. (laughs) He’s going to look ridiculous. But when we’re done, we may just have the greatest superhero this world has ever seen.

Surgeon: Excellent. Scalpel.

Assistant: Yes.

Zoe: Earth to Buddy.

Buddy: Huh?

Zoe: You know, you can’t just get a new heart like you’re buying fresh batteries. You have to have a bad heart already. And the person you get the heart from, they have to die.

Buddy: Oh, yeah.

Zoe: We are here.

Buddy: Who are you interviewing anyway?

Zoe: Jensen’s cousin mainly. A kid named Eric.

Eric: We spent three days straight at the hospital and the news kept getting worse and worse. And the doctor tried everything. And then one night he came in and just didn’t have anything else to try.

Zoe: I’m so sorry.

Eric: Yeah. That was a really bad day. Jensen, he didn’t last more than a few hours after that.

Buddy: What, what was he like?

Eric: Quiet. A little awkward, but man, he could be funny if he knew you. He just kept to himself mostly.

Buddy: W- w- was he nice?

Eric: I, I guess.

Buddy: Was he, you know, polite, friendly?

Eric: We didn’t talk that much. (laughs) Yeah, he did yell at me once for eating his gummy bears. To be honest, I just, I didn’t get along with him all that well. But I still miss him.

Buddy: So he was mean?

Eric: No. No, no. I wouldn’t say he was mean. He was lonely by choice though. Liked video games more than people.

Zoe: Hmm. When it came time to choose whether or not to use his organs, was it-

Eric: It seemed like an easy decision for his folks. They said if he could help someone else, Jensen would want to do it.

Zoe: I don’t know if I’m supposed to say this, but I’m pretty sure the boy who got his heart is named Dion.

Eric: Really?

Zoe: He lives in Odyssey.

Eric: Wow. Um, is he a nice guy?

Buddy: He is now.

Zoe: There’s Dion. Should I tell him?

Buddy: Uh, sure. I’d wanna know whose heart I had if I were him.

Zoe: Why? Because you wanna know what kind of superpowers transferred to you? (laughs)

Buddy: I bet he’s curious.

Zoe: Hmm. Oh, hey Dion.

Dion: Hey, Zoe, Buddy.

Buddy: Hey.

Zoe: I think I know something that you might wanna know, but I don’t, it might not be my place to tell you.

Dion: What are you talking about? (laughs)

Zoe: Your heart.

Dion: Huh?

Buddy: We think we know who it came from.

Dion: Oh, wow.

Zoe: There’s a boy in Connellsville who died the day before you got your heart. We think he was your donor.

Dion: What’s his name?

Zoe: Jensen. Here, I have a picture on my phone.

Dion: How did he…?

Zoe: He drowned, a boating accident on Pierce Lake.

Dion: Would you, uh, would you te- text me his picture?

Zoe: Sure. And I’ll send you my article before I hand it over to my editor.

Dion: Thanks.

Zoe: I need to call Jensen’s mom and ask her permission to write about her son.

Dion: You’re gonna talk to his mom?

Zoe: Yes.

Dion: Well, if, if that goes well, tell her, uh, tell her I’d like to talk to her too.

Buddy: He was practically crying right there in front of me and he didn’t even care that I saw. It was so weird.

Whit: Why was it weird?

Buddy: I’ve just never seen anything like that from Dion. I- I’m telling you, Mr. Whitaker, something happened with that heart transplant.

Whit: Such as?

Buddy: I- I don’t know for sure, but I was thinking about what you always tell us that the Bible is the best place to go when you have unanswered questions. So that’s what I did.

Whit: And what did you find?

Buddy: This verse. I wrote it down, Ezekiel 36:26. “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you. I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”

Whit: And you think that’s what happened to Dion?

Buddy: It’s exactly what happened. It’s obvious, don’t you think?

Whit: Well, that may be what happened in a sense, but I’m curious about what you think it means.

Buddy: Dion got a new heart and so he got a new spirit. God removed his heart of stone and replaced it with something human.

Whit: Perhaps.

Buddy: All I can say is Jensen must have been way more human than Dion.

Whit: I can’t say I agree there.

Buddy: You don’t think Jensen’s heart made Dion more human?

Whit: Not the way you seem to be thinking about it. The heart transplant that Dion received was a physical heart. The heart is a muscle. It doesn’t literally have anything to do with your personality.

Buddy: Then what’s the Bible talking about?

Whit: Well, in the Old Testament, the heart symbolized the center of the emotions, the center of morality. In the book of 1 Samuel, when God said that, “Man looks at outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart,” he wasn’t talking about the muscle in your body that pumps blood. God looks at our spirit, our character, our thoughts and feelings.

Buddy: So the transplant had nothing to do with Dion’s change in personality?

Whit: Ooh, (laughs) I believe it probably did. Here’s the thing. You tend to see Dion as your enemy. But the problem is when we only think of a person as an enemy, we forget that they’re also human beings, people with feelings, families, favorite basketball teams.

Buddy: (laughs) The Bulls. He wears their jerseys.

Whit: (laughs) Exactly. You see, changing physical hearts with someone can’t change your personality, but God can absolutely change your symbolic heart through circumstances or through other people, or through his love. Don’t you think it’s possible that Dion’s personality difference could be due to the fact that he just went through an emotional life-changing experience?

Buddy: He did almost die.

Whit: Yes. And if God also desires, he can use that kind of situation to soften the hardest of hearts.

Zoe: Can you turn off your burner, Buddy?

Buddy: Sure. Are you done with your article?

Zoe: Almost. I just need to figure out how to end it.

Katrina: Please wash out your beakers before you leave. The bell should be ringing in three or four minutes.

Dion: Hey, Zoe, Buddy.

Zoe: Hi, Dion.

Buddy: Hi. I like your shirt.

Dion: Bulls are my favorite team.

Buddy: Yeah, I know. (laughs) Mine too.

Dion: Yeah, good man.

Buddy: Dion, I- I wanted to let you know that… Well, I, I’ve thought about it and I do.

Dion: You, you do what?

Buddy: Forgive you. You asked me a few days ago and I said I think about it and I did.

Dion: Oh. Thanks, Buddy. I appreciate it. Hey, Zoe. I wanted to invite you over to Whit’s End after school.

Zoe: Oh, for what?

Dion: Well, I talked to Jensen’s mother and we’re gonna meet at Whit’s End at 4:00. And I thought you might wanna be there, you know, for your story.

Buddy: It’s 4:03. She should be here soon.

Dion: Ah, my parents just texted me. They’ll be here in a few minutes.

Whit: Oh, that’s good. Are you doing okay, Dion?

Dion: Well, I’m kind of nervous.

Whit: Mm-hmm.

Zoe: Why?

Dion: I don’t know. I mean, I just want Jensen’s mom to like me.

Mrs. Dunlap: Hi. I’m looking for a Dion Farkus.

Dion: I’m Dion. Are you, Mrs. Dunlap?

Mrs. Dunlap: Yes. Oh, it- it’s so nice to meet you. Um, how are you feeling?

Dion: Great. Doctors are kind of amazed how fast the recovery went.

Mrs. Dunlap: I’m so glad. So everything went well with the surgery?

Dion: Yes. I, I read Zoe’s article about him. Jensen, I mean, he did cross-country?

Mrs. Dunlap: He did. Well, not on his own. He was completely happy playing video games in his room. But we made him pick an extracurricular activity. (laughs) He picked cross-country because it was something he thought he could do by himself. Running alone in the woods. He liked solitude.

Dion: (laughs) Well, I’m kind of the opposite. I like noise and I hate running.

Mrs. Dunlap: What do you like doing?

Dion: Drawing. (laughs) Puzzles and playing with my dog.

Mrs. Dunlap: What kind of dog do you have?

Dion: Black Lab. Sunny is his name

Mrs. Dunlap: Jensen drew a little bit too. Uh, he used to make me (laughs) the cutest birthday cards. I still have them. Um, I’ve been looking at them a lot lately.

Dion: I really want to say that, I, I appreciate-

Mrs. Dunlap: You don’t have to do that, Dion. It’s enough to look at you.

Dion: Well, I brought a stethoscope. Would you like to listen to your son’s heart?

Mrs. Dunlap: I’d like that very much.

Dion: Do, do you hear it?

Mrs. Dunlap: It’s very strong.

Dion: Can I hug you?

Mrs. Dunlap: Yes. (laughs)

Dion: Okay. (laughs)

Mrs. Dunlap: Could I listen again, please?

Dion: Sure. Here.

Mrs. Dunlap: Oh.

Buddy: I think you were right, Mr. Whitaker.

Whit: Oh? About what?

Buddy: God changing hearts. I think He just changed mine.

John: What a powerful conclusion of this special edition of Focus on the Family featuring an Adventures in Odyssey episode called Have a Heart.

Jim: It’s a wonderful story, John. And so enjoyable for children. Uh, and it’s full of imagination. And, uh, it allows people… This is the one thing I hear often from kids that I meet that listen to Odyssey. One, they know the script. I mean, almost verbatim.

John: Yeah.

Jim: Secondly, from the parents, they’ll talk about how it helps the kids grow their imagination, which is why we do it.

John: Mm-hmm.

Jim: But also those thought-provoking, uh, values that we want kids to catch, how God can transform anyone, even the school bully. And they hear that.

John: Mm-hmm.

Jim: And, uh, it really is exceptional. And this is just one of many episodes we’ve produced over almost 40 years now.

John: Mm-hmm. And over a thousand episodes are available. That library is growing all the time. And, and you your children can listen to dramas, uh, on the radio or purchase them from our website or sign up for the Adventures in Odyssey Club.

Jim: And the big news is our new animated movie, Journey into the Impossible, which will introduce a new generation of families to Adventures in Odyssey. Journey into the Impossible is a thrilling origin story about Mr. Whitaker, or Whit as we call him and his family moving to the town of Odyssey. It’s kind of the prequel. There’s going to be lots of action and mystery, and fun for the whole family. So check it out at our website to get a sneak peek.

John: And you can be part of helping us finish this film, Journey into the Impossible and launch it in theaters this fall. Now, some generous friends have, uh, agreed to provide us with a matching opportunity up to $1 million. And we need to hear from you right away. Our fundraising deadline is May 1st. So every dollar you give is going to be doubled. So contact us today, donate as you can. The number is 800, the letter A, and the word, FAMILY. Or you’ll find the details about Adventures in Odyssey and that Odyssey Club I mentioned. Also, the new movie, of course, Journey into the Impossible. It’s all at FocusontheFamily.com/broadcast. Thanks for listening to Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. I’m John Fuller, inviting you back as we once again help you and your family thrive in Christ.

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How to Help Your Teen Overcome Anxiety

Ollie Lia shares his story of struggling with anxiety when he started high school, and how his mom, Amber, helped him work through it. Ollie and Amber offer practical steps for teens and parents of teens to work through mental health challenges and find peace in Christ.

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How to Answer Challenges to Your Faith (Part 2 of 2)

Greg Koukl provides concrete ways to take a stand for our beliefs. He focuses especially on issues within the culture that cause most Christians to falter when faced with challenges from non-believers. He trains us to use questions to whittle away arguments and bring God’s truth to light.

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How to Answer Challenges to Your Faith (Part 1 of 2)

Greg Koukl provides concrete ways to take a stand for our beliefs. He focuses especially on issues within the culture that cause most Christians to falter when faced with challenges from non-believers. He trains us to use questions to whittle away arguments and bring God’s truth to light.

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Finding Fun Ways to Praise God as a Family

Based on her book Sharing God’s Big Love With Little Lives, Jean Thomason discusses the importance of “imprinting” God’s love and promises on young children, and why parents need to be very intentional about modeling faith and worship in their families.