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Can you recommend a Christian counselor in my area?

Can you recommend a Christian counselor in my area?

Does Focus have insurance information for pregnancy centers?

Does Focus have information for pregnancy centers looking to obtain insurance?

How can I submit an inspiring recorded message to be considered for a Focus on the Family broadcast?

How can I submit an inspiring recorded message to be considered for a Focus on the Family broadcast?

I’m having trouble making an online donation. Can you help me?

I’m having trouble making an online donation from one of your websites; can you help me?

What can I do about pornography in my community and/or on my computer?

What can I do about the problem of pornography in my community and/or on my computer?

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

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

How can I watch the Your Family Live! webcast and post a question at the same time?

I tried to post a question in the forums while watching the Your Family Live! webcast, but when I clicked the link for posting a question, the webcast disappeared. I could still hear the audio, but the video was gone. What happened?

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A Biblical View of Survivalists and Preppers

What do you think of Christians who adopt a “survivalist/off-the-grid” mentality? Who sell their homes, move to remote desert or mountain locations, stockpile food, grow their own crops, live like “pioneers,” and strive to be as independent of the “system” as possible? I know several people who are moving in this direction. I don’t completely …

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Christianity, Pagan Religions, and Family Life

Can pagans be good family people? I’m a young Pagan/Wiccan woman and I appreciate many of the articles, Q&As, and other features posted on Focus on the Family’s website. But I wonder what you, as Christians, think of a person like me. Would you agree that a strong, healthy religious belief system of any kind …

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Finding God’s Will

How do I seek God’s guidance when faced with major decisions? In other words, how can I get a handle on His will for my life? I’ve been told that it’s important to do this, and for the most part I believe it’s true. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to go about it. I …

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How Churches Can Support Immobile and Confined Senior Citizens

Can you offer any suggestions for organizing an effective church outreach to shut-ins and residents of nursing homes?

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Perspectives on the Compatibility of Christianity and Psychology

What should Christians think of the study and use of psychology and psychiatry?

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Repeatedly Straying Christian Wonders if He’s Beyond God’s Forgiveness

How many times will God forgive me and take me back again? I’m a Christian, but my walk with the Lord has been an on-and-off thing for a number of years. There have been many occasions when I’ve walked away from the Lord only to return to Him again after falling on my face and …

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The God of the Old Testament vs. the God of New

Why is God so angry in the Old Testament and so loving in the New?

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What It Means to Be “Made in the Image of God”

What does the Bible mean when it says we are created “in God’s image” (Genesis 1:27)?

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Child or Teen Disturbed by Exposure to Pornography

My dad left dirty magazines lying around the living room — and I saw the pictures of naked women. Should I ever go back?

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Teen Seeking Help After Sexual Assault

I’ve just become a victim of rape. I desperately need help and don’t know where to find it – what should I do now? So far, I haven’t told my parents, and no one else knows. I’m ashamed to admit it to friends and family, and I’m afraid I’ll only make a bad situation worse …

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Achieving a “Balanced” Lifestyle

How can I adjust my schedule so as to bring about a healthier equalization between the time I spend at work and the time I devote to the rest of life’s activities and demands? I’ve really tried to do this, but it seems that something suffers no matter what I do. Besides, I don’t think …

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Assuming Care of an Elderly Loved One

Can you help me prepare for the challenges of caring for an aging parent at home? My mother is no longer able to care for herself and has come to live with my husband and me. We preferred to do this rather than place her in an alternative facility, but we’re not sure that we’re …