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When and How to Tell Family About Marital Crisis

When should I tell the members of my immediate family – my parents and siblings – that my marriage is on the rocks? My wife and I have been struggling for a long time, and we’ve recently begun to talk about a possible separation. We’re seeing a counselor and we both want the relationship to …

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Woman Wants Husband-to-Be’s Relationship With Female Friend to End

How should I respond when my bride-to-be insists that I break off all ties with a lifelong female friend? This friend and I have been close since childhood. We grew up next door to each other. Our relationship, which has always been purely platonic, remains strong in spite of the fact that she’s been married …

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Biblical Perspective on Homosexuality and Same-Sex Marriage

Is it true that the Scriptures don’t say anything about homosexuality and the legalization of gay marriage?

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God and Man As Male and Female: Implications for Gender Identity

If God is both genders – or contains both genders – shouldn’t people be free to choose their own gender identity? Let me explain what I mean. Focus on the Family claims that its views on gender identity are based on a Scripture verse that says, “God created man in His own image” and then …

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Masturbation and Widowhood

Does God condemn a widow for self-stimulating as a way to relieve sexual tension? My husband died a year ago. His death brought a lot of pain, of course — but I’ve been able to get through most of the practical adjustments. Still, there’s one thing my friends can’t help with: the sudden loss of …

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Sexual “Lust” in Marriage

Is lust within marriage possible?

Are there resources available for teen parents?

Where can pregnancy resource centers (PRC) find resources for adolescents faced with the role of parenting?

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Did Focus on the Family receive my donation?

Does Focus offer free resources to pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes?

Does Focus offer free resources to pregnancy resource centers (PRC) and maternity homes?

How can I subscribe or unsubscribe to a Focus on the Family e-newsletter?

How can I subscribe or unsubscribe to a Focus on the Family e-newsletter?

I’m receiving duplicates of the magazine and newsletter; how do I stop one issue?

I’m receiving duplicates of the magazine and newsletter; how do I stop one issue?

What can I do to help the homeless?

What can my family and I do to help the homeless?

What is the Daily Broadcast Direct e-newsletter, and how do I subscribe or unsubscribe?

What is the Daily Broadcast Direct e-newsletter, and how do I subscribe or unsubscribe?

Where can I find resources to help me relate to my teen?

Where can I find resources to help me relate to my teenage child?

I received an e-mail from you that I’m unable to open and read. Can you help?

I received an e-mail from you that I’m unable to open and read. Can you help?

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Christian Has Deep Doubts About Their Salvation

How can I know that I’m saved when I don’t feel saved?

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Facts vs. Truth

What’s the relationship between “facts” and “truth”? Is there any difference between them? If so, how would you describe it?

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Helping Seniors Get Excited About Their Faith

How can I help the senior citizens I’m working with to get really enthused about their Christian commitment? They’re all dear, sweet people, and many of them are lifelong saints who have been walking with the Lord for decades. But that’s exactly where the problem lies. There’s nothing I can tell them that they haven’t …

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“Original Sin” and Our Need for Salvation

What is “original sin?”

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Reconciling Enslavement to Sin With Freedom of the Will

How do we reconcile the idea of “free will” with the doctrine of “indwelling sin”? I’ve always been told that God did not create evil, that human beings sin through their own free choice, and that for this reason we are all accountable before Him. But recently I heard a Bible teacher say that we …