How can my spouse and I learn to understand each other and make ourselves understood? Whenever I try to talk to him on a deeper, more meaningful level, nothing I say seems to connect. Sometimes my words even backfire on me. Am I doing something wrong?
Family Q&A
Should I stay with my husband even though I don’t love him anymore?
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 …
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?
Do you have any help for ministerial professionals who are addicted to porn?
How can we help our adolescent avoid the pitfalls of alcohol and drug and premarital sexual activity? What’s the best way to make him aware of the risks?
Can I change my mailing address for subscriptions/duplicate mailings?
I need to change my mailing address and/or my e-mail address with Focus. How can I change it online?
How does Alzheimer’s disease affect people who have it?
Is there a family-oriented policy organization or a Family Policy Council in my state? If there isn’t, I would like to have information about starting one. Can you give me that information?
What is Focus on Marriage? When was the simulcast?
What is your organization’s statement of faith?
Who is going to have access and be able to see our Thriving Kids Roadmap questionnaire test results?
Can you help me understand the Supreme Court’s decision in the same-sex marriage case, Obergefell v. Hodges? What did the justices really say, and what are the implications of their decision going forward?
Why is it taking me so long to grow as a Christian? I’ve been a believer for a while, and I have to confess that my lack of spiritual progress has really got me down. When I was born again, I thought life was going to be beautiful from that moment forward, but several years …
What is the best way to communicate the Gospel message to the “millennial” generation? Our church has committed itself to reaching out to this group, but I’m concerned about what I perceive as a tendency to “broaden” the Gospel’s appeal to twenty-somethings by watering it down and removing all references to sin, repentance, and judgment. …
Do we go straight to heaven when we die, or is there some kind of a “waiting period?” This is all very confusing to me. Christians talk a great deal about “going to heaven,” but Scripture never once indicates that anybody moves straight into the presence of God at the moment of death. Instead, it …
Why should I be part of the institutional church? I’m convinced that the modern church has completely lost its way. As a result I’ve embarked on a personal quest to rediscover the pure, original Christianity of the New Testament era. I recently left the church and started a small discipleship group in my home. It …
How can pain and suffering be good? It seems whenever Christians talk about this subject, someone always quotes Romans 8:28. Is this verse literally true? I’ve seen Christians go through the same kinds of sufferings as unbelievers, and in most cases nothing “good” has come of it, at least not from my perspective. Can you …