Family Q&A

What’s the best way to handle the revelation of an affair when one guilty spouse has come clean or been exposed, but the husband or wife of the other unfaithful party is still in the dark?

What’s the difference between obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?

How do I mediate problems between my son and his stepfather? I remarried about four years ago and everything seemed to be going well until recently. The trouble seems to have begun about the time my son reached puberty and became interested in girls. Since then, the conflict has developed into open hostility. There have …

How should I respond to my husband’s repeated infidelities and his blatant request to date other women?

How can I make my husband understand that I don’t want to have intercourse as often as he does?

Do you have any advice for a parent of a pre-teen who’s trying to gear up for “the talk” about sexuality and “the facts of life?” It’s time we got around to discussing puberty and sex, but I’m worried the conversation will be awkward. Can you help me?

How can I reduce the risk that my teen will become sexually active? I’m aware that sexual encounters among high school students are more common today than at any time in the past, and I’m anxious to help my son avoid serious mistakes in this area. What can I do to raise up a “hedge …

How can I help my daughter get ready for the physical, emotional and psychological changes that adolescence brings?

Can I get a copy of Tom Papania’s testimony “From Mafia to Ministry?”

Do you have to be a Christian to work for Focus?

How can I get a job at Focus?

How many people work at Focus?

I’ve been hearing about the adoption of “frozen embryos.” What can you tell me about this process?

What is Focus on the Family’s budget?

When is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church?

Why do I receive so many renewal notices for magazine subscriptions?

What is a “QR code”?

How do we explain God’s command to slaughter the Canaanites in the Old Testament? I’m a Christian, but I have serious issues with the doctrine of scriptural infallibility, especially where the Old Testament is concerned. I’m particularly disturbed by the accounts of divinely authorized genocide and “Holy War” recorded in Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua. When …

What’s the difference between an “unbeliever” and a person who simply has honest questions about God? I believe in the Bible, and I have often told friends and family that God can do miracles and even raise the dead. Nevertheless, when things get tough, I find it hard to trust in the Lord. Though I …

Where does homemaking fit into the Bible’s teaching on work and labor? I’ve always been happy in my role as a stay-at-home wife and mother. Then I heard a series of messages about the role of productive labor in God’s plan for mankind. Since then I’ve been having doubts. I spend my time preparing meals, …