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Crisis Management

A couple, symbolizing Ron and Opal Erickson, laughing together outdoors while playing a guitar, enjoying a lighthearted moment.

Ron and Opal Erickson: From Disharmony to Beautiful Music

Even with their marriage on the brink of divorce, God softened Ron’s and Opal’s hearts, giving them a hope that shone brightly enough to lead them on a path to restoration.

Happy parents receiving good news from a doctor about their daughter who’s lying next to them in a hospital bed after a health scare.

Keep Your Marriage Strong During a Health Scare

Health scares can test the strongest of marriages. So, when someone — or everyone — in the family becomes sick, what are the best ways to manage the marriage relationship and remain a strong team?

Keeping Your Marriage Intact While Grieving a Child’s Death

The death of a child can set you on the most difficult trek of your life, one that challenges your connection in marriage. As dark as this time is, there’s hope for the future — and your marriage.

A couple embraces tenderly in a peaceful outdoor setting, reflecting the emotional journey of being diagnosed with cancer and finding strength together.

Prioritizing Faith and Family After Being Diagnosed With Cancer

Each day Steve was able to give his cancer diagnosis to God and experience a genuine peace in acceptance. This allowed him to come together with his wife, Pat, emotionally and spiritually.

A coiled snake sits on the grass in front of a home, symbolizing the lurking dangers and challenges associated with spiritual warfare.

Spiritual Warfare: When the Enemy Attacks Your Marriage

Warning signs alert us when the Enemy attacks your marriage. Learn how to be victorious against the Devil’s schemes.

Healing from Infidelity: How to Rekindle Intimacy and Connection in Your Marriage

It’s hard work to rebuild trust and intimacy after the betrayal of infidelity, but when both partners are willing to do the work, it’s worth it.

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When You Need Words of Encouragement for Someone Who Lost Their Job

Pain and confusion accompany job loss. When my husband lost his job, I understood the severity of the situation. Rejections and closed doors shook our confidence and even challenged our faith.

Dr. Kent Brantly in protective medical gear during the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic.

Dr. Kent Brantly: The Ebola Epidemic, Faith, and Family

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes The world watched as the Ebola virus spread rapidly through several countries in West Africa during the spring of 2014. The tragedy of the Ebola epidemic hit home for Americans when it was announced that a missionary doctor in Liberia, Dr. Kent Brantly had been infected—and he was coming back …

Bo and Gari Mitchell sitting on the couch in their home while Gary plays the guitar, showing that God's grace while Bo Mitchell was behind bar helped restore their marriage.

Bo and Gari Mitchell: Finding God’s Grace Behind Bars

Estimated reading time: 11 minutes It was the perfect day for the perfect game. That afternoon, Oct. 8, 1956, found New York City under clear skies with a temperature of 69 degrees. My mother and I sat in the stands at Yankee Stadium, down the first base line, under the overhang. The place was packed …

A woman appears deep in thought, with a man blurred in the background, symbolizing the contemplation of what the Bible says about marriage and divorce.

What Does the Bible Say About Marriage and Divorce?

Divorce was never a part of God’s original, ideal design for mankind.

A couple stands on opposite sides of a wall, holding hands with expressions of distress, symbolizing the challenges when others don't know how to help people facing marital disterss.

How to Help People in Marital Distress

Sometimes even the best of intentions can lead to more problems.

Bill and Vicki Rose smiling at the camera as they pose for a photo, showing how God redeemed their irretrievably broken marriage into a thriving one.

How God Redeemed an Irretrievably Broken Marriage

Cocaine, parties, affairs. Bill and Vicki Rose were on the path to ruining their marriage — until God redeemed them and their relationship.

A couple sitting on a bench by the water, forming a heart shape with their hands, symbolizing the impact of marriage help in rekindling love and connection.

Seeking Marriage Help Leads to Restoration

One couple learned to restore the joy in their relationship with a visit to the National Institute of Marriage.

"How can my spouse and i get out of debt?" This is the question this couple asked of their financial advisor and now they are sitting down at the table together, going over their budget and spending, and finding ways to get out of debt.

How Can My Spouse and I Get Out of Debt?

Many marriages are blessed with a spouse who is a live-life-to-its-fullest spender, while the other spouse saves each penny. But too often, husbands and wives end up feeling like they’re on opposing teams.

A woman embraces a man in a wheelchair, both wearing expressions of hope and positivity despite the challenges of facing a terminal illness.

Facing Terminal Illness in Marriage

Bo Stern writes of her husband’s struggle with ALS, testifying to God’s strength being made perfect in their weakness.

A woman types on her smartphone in a bright kitchen, illustrating how to comfort someone over text with a calm and thoughtful expression.

How to Comfort Someone Over Text

With a simple text, you can comfort someone and pass along powerful encouragement, just as the apostle Paul did in his letters.

A distressed woman sits with her head in her hand while a man angrily gestures towards her, depicting emotional abuse in marriage.

Warning Signs of Emotional Abuse in Marriage

Are you concerned that a spouse is being emotionally abused in their marriage? Find out which behavior patterns signal abuse.

Mother and father fighting in the background. Their little girl covering her ears and crying.

How to Support Children Through Separation

When a couple reaches the point of separation, the entire situation gets further complicated when children are involved.

Growing Stronger Through Stress in Marriage

Challenges, stress and painful trials are going to be part of your life together. The key to a thriving marriage is to learn how to manage the crises that are inevitable.

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Married to an Addict: How to Help Your Loved One

If you’re married to an addict, don’t give up hope. An expert counselor explains how to care for yourself and avoid enabling your addicted loved one.

Dear Focus on the Family Reader, 

The Southern Poverty Law Center couldn’t be more wrong. They recently named Focus on the Family to its radical and inflammatory “hate group” list. Ridiculous!

The ministry you support is pro-person, not pro-sin. We follow the infallible biblical truth that God created two (and only two) genders, and that marriage is a sacred institution between one man and one woman. These are divinely inspired beliefs held by faithful Christians for thousands of years, not hate speech.

Will you give today to stand up for truth and provide resources that invest in God’s plan for marriage and families?

We won’t back down from God’s calling and will continue to fight for families. Together, we will endure and combat hate with Christ’s overcoming love.

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Jim Daly
President of Focus on the Family