Focus on the Family Weekend

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Nov. 02-03 2024 Nov 02, 2024

Gary Thomas has identified 9 “pathways” or spiritual temperaments in which we experience God best. Some people who feel most connected to God in nature, others love celebratory worship. And some experience God by caring for others. Gary emphasizes we can learn and grow spiritually from these different temperaments.

Sacred Pathways

Sacred Pathways List - Click to Download

Your Spiritual Temperament Quiz

Sacred Pathways Study Guide

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Oct. 19-20 2024 Oct 19, 2024

Trust is the oxygen of all human relationships. But it’s also what trips us up after we’ve been burned. When tragic situations occur, you may be wondering, “If God can let this happen, can He be trusted?” Lysa TerKeurst believes building and rebuilding trust isn’t simply about finding better people to walk with; it’s about developing stability within and with God so you don’t become cynical and carry a broken belief system into every new relationship. Based on her new book I Want to Trust You, But I Don’t, Lysa explores eleven relational red flags – the difference between discernment and triggers, trusting God when you struggle with painful outcomes, trusting God when people hurt you and get away with it, the secret to healing, and more.

I Want to Trust You, But I Don’t

Counseling

Setting Boundaries in Your Most Difficult Relationships

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Oct. 12-13 2024 Oct 12, 2024

Crown Financial Ministries CEO Chuck Bentley and his wife, Ann, share seven key principles for achieving financial and spiritual unity in marriage. Then, Pastor John Burke returns to offer encouragement as he shares hope-filled stories from people who have had near-death experiences and received a glimpse of the beautiful destination that awaits followers of Christ. John and Jim Daly's wife, Jean, inspire listeners to imagine heaven and hold on to the hope of eternal life promised by God.

Money Problems, Marriage Solutions

Finding Heaven: Knowing God and His Love (Part 1 of 2)

Imagine Heaven

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Oct. 5-6 2024 Oct 05, 2024

Dr. Kevin Leman helps you to navigate difficult circumstances with your children, encouraging you to respond, rather than react, when they’re hurting. To prepare them for adulthood, it is not helpful to over-protect your child from the reality of pain in the world. He’ll look at your children’s common fears, such as rejection and uncertainty, and the antidotes you can provide in a stable, loving environment. Reference is also made to more extreme cases of depression and suicide.

When Your Kid is Hurting

Helping Your Child Deal with Bullies Collection

Thriving Student

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Sep. 28-29 2024 Sep 28, 2024

Dr. Erwin Lutzer brings his wealth of knowledge to inform you about the culture’s rejection of God, and how the church should respond. He gives a summary of the philosophies that have overtaken the secular world and are even creeping into the church. Hear his encouragement to stand fast for the Lord.

The Eclipse of God

ReFOCUS: “Erwin Lutzer: Responding to Culture with Truth and Love”

The Daily Citizen

Living a Life of Bold Faith (Part 1 of 2)

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Sep. 21-22 2024 Sep 21, 2024

Susan Yates is a grandmother who has a gift for creating fun, faith-filled family events. She'll provide practical advice to help you build intentional gatherings with your family. Then comedian John Branyan provides a look at living with a spouse who is your opposite. He has a humorous way with words, as he describes situations in marriage. John then closes with a touching story about true love.

Cousin Camp

The Many Roles of Grandparents

Focus on the Family Comedy Collection

Have You Lost Hope in Your Marriage?

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Sep. 14-15 2024 Sep 14, 2024

Are you living life on empty? Licensed counselor Debra Fileta highlights ways to “fill up” physically, emotionally, and spiritually. In a 6-part process that Debra calls “Soul Care,” she goes through the life and rhythms of Jesus to discover how we can care for our souls. Instead of living unsatisfied, we can experience renewed energy, purpose, and strength to serve others like never before!

Restoring Hope to Your Marriage Collection

Doing Life with Your Adult Children

Age & Stage 19+

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Sep. 7-8 2024 Sep 07, 2024

Ron and Opal Erickson discuss the marital struggles they experienced as the result of an affair, and describe how God repaired their marriage. They also talk about their music ministry and their efforts to help heal troubled marriages as a Hope Restored host couple. Then Dr. Jim Burns helps parents of adult children see how they can help, or hurt, this evolving relationship. As a parent transitions to the role of a coach, they can interact with their adult child in ways that minimize conflict and maximize godly influence.

Restoring Hope to Your Marriage Collection

Doing Life with Your Adult Children

Age & Stage 19+

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Aug. 31-Sep 1 2024 Aug 31, 2024

Matt and Lisa Jacobson believe small, everyday decisions to love your spouse can transform your marriage. They discussed the importance of listening, warmly greeting your spouse, planning quality time together, and refraining from sarcastic comments. Then Kristi Clover talks about creating chore systems, using labels in a smart way, teaching kids to clean, and tackling the endless piles of laundry. Mom, take a breath, take a break, and get some great organization tips!

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Marriage Assessment

M.O.M. Master Organizer of Mayhem

Implementing a Chores System

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Aug. 24-25 2024 Aug 26, 2024

Every marriage goes through some predictable and unavoidable transitions like “baby makes three” and then the “the empty nest”. Other transitions also come along that will significantly impact your time, energy, and your relationship with your spouse. On this two-day Focus on the Family broadcast, Bill and Pam Farrel help you learn how to handle these transitions and offer way you can approach them to strengthen your marriage. They offer some tools to help you identify those transitions and come out stronger on the other side!

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Marriage Champion

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Aug. 17-18 2024 Aug 18, 2024

Educational expert Cynthia Tobias explains the three main ways that children learn: auditory, visual and kinesthetic, and the strengths and weaknesses of each style. She also addresses the two main ways that children process information: globally (seeing the big picture), and analytically (thriving on the detail). She gives advice on how you can motivate a strong-willed child based on their learning style, and how to help an underachiever find a system that works for them in a classroom setting. Cynthia stresses the importance of recognizing that every child is different and the need for parent’s to accept their child when their learning style differs from their own.

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Equipping Parents for Back to School

Learning Styles: Different Kinds of Smart

Putting Children First in Education

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Aug. 10-11 2024 Aug 12, 2024

Based on RVL Discipleship: The Study, Ray Vander Laan shares lessons and personal stories to help listeners develop a passion for evangelism and discipleship. Then Monica Swanson describes how she was reluctant at first, but soon reveled in the many benefits of home schooling. Things like prepping them for life in the real world, shaping the character of her sons, and providing them with a solid Christian worldview.

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RVL Discipleship: The Curriculum

RVL Discipleship: The Study

How to Make Disciples in a Post-Christian Culture

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Aug. 3-4 2024 Aug 04, 2024

Dr. Bob Paul and Tara Lalonde share their marriage counseling expertise to help couples communicate in a healthy way and build a marriage that is emotionally safe for both people. They offer some of the powerful tools taught to couples at Hope Restored marriage intensives, including the reactive cycle and heart talk.

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Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage Podcasts

Combating the Lies That Can Destroy Your Marriage

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jul. 27-28 2024 Aug 04, 2024

Based on their book Triggers, Amber Lia and Wendy Speake discuss common external and internal triggers that can make mothers angry. They share their journeys overcoming their own triggers, like when their children disobey and complain, and when they have to deal with exhaustion. Our guests offer encouragement to moms and explain how they can prepare to handle their triggers in a healthier way.

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Getting a Handle on Anger

Mommy-Anger Management

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jul. 20-21 2024 Aug 04, 2024

Based on her book, Encountering Our Wild God, Kim Meeder shares a variety of stories to help listeners get a glimpse of how God’s hand can be seen in the midst of everyday situations.

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Coming Home

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jul. 13-14 2024 Jul 14, 2024

Ron and Jody Zappia describe the turbulent early years of their marriage and how God’s grace helped restore their relationship. They share the valuable lessons they learned through that process. Then Greta Eskridge inspires parents to get their kids outside their daily routines and experience the thrill of adventure as a family.

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Adventuring Together

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jul. 6-7 2024 Jul 06, 2024

In an upbeat and fascinating presentation, Dr. Steve Farrar explains the meaning of Psalm 23 in the context of our roles as sheep who are led by the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ.

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How Do I Keep My Anxiety From Affecting My Parenting?

What Fear Robs From Your Marriage

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jun 22-23 2024 Jun 22, 2024

Often, children act out because they are used to getting attention through bad behavior. Dr. Kevin Leman offers advice to help parents transform their child’s behavior. He discusses the benefits of allowing your kids to learn from real-life consequences and describes the importance of understanding your child’s temperament based on his birth order.

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Are You Looking for the Hero in Your Husband?

Affirm Your Man

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jun 15-16 2024 Jun 15, 2024

Often, children act out because they are used to getting attention through bad behavior. Dr. Kevin Leman offers advice to help parents transform their child’s behavior. He discusses the benefits of allowing your kids to learn from real-life consequences and describes the importance of understanding your child’s temperament based on his birth order.

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Match Your Parenting to Your Kids’ Needs . . . Now

What to Do When Your Kids are Irresponsible

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jun 8-9 2024 Jun 08, 2024

Young men seem to be floundering quite a bit in today’s culture. Author Brant Hansen has some great ideas to help you take responsibility, find the right kind of ambition, and cast a bigger vision for your life. Then British evangelist J.John challenges believers to live up to our tremendous God-given potential by letting Jesus into the driver’s seat of our lives. With humorous stories of his many years in ministry, J.John explains that the essence of Christianity is to know Christ, and make Him known to others.

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Young Men Need Your Help

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Coming Home

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jun 1-2 2024 Jun 02, 2024

Jim Daly welcomes Darryl Strawberry and his wife, Tracy. Darryl recounts his successful days as a major league baseball player and his subsequent problems with substance abuse and bad habits. He had two failed marriages, as well as several stints in rehab. He met third wife, Tracy at Narcotics Anonymous and they have been married since 2006 and now run a recovery center, are ordained ministers and speak often about the redemption they have found in Jesus Christ.

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Spouse Struggles With Drug Abuse

Sexual Trauma and Its Effect on Marriage

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Focus on the Family Weekend: May 25-26 2024 May 28, 2024

Dr. Kevin Leman helps you understand how birth order plays a role in the way you interact as a married couple and shares advice on how to manage challenges in your relationship that often stem from your placement in your family of origin. Then Julie Bagamary and Dr. Sharen Ford talk about how you can help kids in foster care.

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Foster Parenting Matters

Wait No More

Focus on the Family Weekend: May 18-19 2024 May 18, 2024

Curtis Chang dealt with anxiety for a long time before the pressure became too much and he experienced a mental breakdown that led him to change his mentality. He learned that anxiety is not just a problem to solve. Although it can be difficult and painful, it can also lead to powerful spiritual growth.

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Anxiety Disorders: An Overview

Resources: Mental Health

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Focus on the Family Weekend: May 11-12 2024 May 11, 2024

Dr. Randy Schroeder describes practical habits to help couples navigate expectations in marriage, build emotional closeness, and resolve disagreements. Then Jerry Jenkins shares about his creative writing career and the impact of his books for the Kingdom of God. He talks about the power of The Chosen television show, written by his son Dallas, and their collaboration on a series of novels he is writing based on the show.

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The Chosen, Volumes 1-3

Adventures in Odyssey

Focus on the Family Weekend: May 4-5 2024 May 05, 2024

When it comes to instilling character in our kids, the most essential aspect we can teach and model for them is resilience. Dr. Kathy Koch explores the importance of resilience in our lives and how we can nurture that trait in our children. As a parent, you are the key to your child’s resilience! Through intentional modeling, ongoing conversation and observation, and encouragement, you can help them learn to bounce back from struggles, get unstuck, and move forward with courage and confidence.

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Practice Makes Parent

Raising Resilient Kids

Focus on the Family Weekend: Apr. 27-28 2024 Apr 27, 2024

Jeff and Shaunti Feldhahn urge married couples to talk about their money on a regular basis in order to establish common values, overcome “money fears,” avoid knee-jerk reactions, and build unity in their relationship. Then Dr. Josh Straub coaches parents on how to create a safe environment for effective communication with their children, especially when it comes to their feelings.

Thriving in Love and Money

What Do I Do with My Feelings Bundle

Match Your Parenting to Your Kids’ Needs . . . Now

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Apr. 20-21 2024 Apr 21, 2024

Explaining your beliefs can sometimes be a challenge, especially when opponents say God and science don’t mix. On this two-day Focus on the Family broadcast, Lee Strobel demonstrates how many scholars and academics now say science actually points to the existence of a divine Creator. He explores the question of why suffering occurs, even though we have a caring, personal heavenly Father. He will provide you with solid evidence of God’s existence and help you better understand why you can trust and believe in the Creator of the universe.

Is God Real?

How to Become a Christian: Understand God's Love and What It Means to Follow God's Love

How to Raise Strong Believers

Evangelism: It’s Easier Than You Think

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Apr. 13-14 2024 Apr 14, 2024

Parents can often face the teen years with fear because we often don’t fully know or understand what struggles our teens are facing and we know the consequences of their decisions and behaviors can be devastating. Jodie Berndt experienced all of these same challenges with her teens and has identified many scriptures that parents can pray over their teens regarding specific issues like friendships, peer pressure, dating, sex, temptation, social media, prodigals, etc. She addresses how to navigate conflict with your teen and how to trust God for your teen’s future instead of trying to put the burden of their success on yourself. Jodie also describes her own struggles with friendships when she was a teenager, and why parents must avoid turning fears and worries about your teen into an idol – where you focus more on what-if outcomes rather than trust God.

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Brio Magazine

Learning from the Prayer Life of Jesus

Alive to Thrive — Prevent Teen Suicide

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Apr. 6-7 2024 Apr 06, 2024

Sharing stories from their own marriage, Pastor Sean and Lanette Reed talk about early marriage, faith struggles, the importance of intentionality, developing grit, and creating a marital legacy.

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Lifetime Love: Advice from Couples Who Made Marriage Last

Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Mar. 30-31 2024 Mar 30, 2024

Duck Dynasty’s Phil and Al Robertson lived portions of their lives in direct rebellion against God, until they were redeemed by the work of the Holy Spirit. They share their moving testimonies and the simple truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which has led to an incredible family legacy. Then Robyn Dykstra shares a fascinating look at a time when Jesus did the impossible – raising Lazarus from the dead. Learn how the principles found in that story helped Robyn as she sought to right a wrong that impacted her earthly father, with the help of her Heavenly Father.

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Duck Dynasty's Phil and Al Robertson Offer Jesus as the Answer to Culture

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Mar. 23-24 2024 Mar 23, 2024

Cynthia Tobias identifies the main reason why education is failing – it’s a one-size-fits all model, whereas each student is wired differently so each curriculum should be tailored to the child’s giftedness. In this interview, Cynthia shares practical advice on how to best maximize your student’s environment, attitude, time-management, learning style, organizational skills, and mental capacity. Then Paul Asay and Adam Holz discuss their new book, Becoming a Screen-Savvy Family.

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What is Homeschooling and is it Right for Me?

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Plugged In

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Mar. 16-17 2024 Mar 16, 2024

As a spouse, you have three roles to play—a friend, a partner, and a lover. On this one-day Focus on the Family broadcast, Pastor Kevin A. Thompson explores those different roles and challenges you to live them out by investing emotionally, physically, and mentally in your relationship. Then Chris Coursey helps you better understand the role of joy in your marriage, your parenting, and your friendships. He’ll explore the joy center in your brain, so you can know how it works and how to keep it from turning off.

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Put a Spark in Your Marriage by Reigniting Your Friendship

Filling Your Marriage with Joy

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Mar. 9-10 2024 Mar 09, 2024

Pastor Jeff Simmons shares insights into living a fulfilling and joyful life by embracing God’s call in your life. He’ll encourage you to invest your time and money wisely, with your focus on God and others instead of yourself.

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J.John Collection

Discovering Your God-Given Purpose

Attuning To God’s Presence And Calling

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Mar. 2-3 2024 Mar 02, 2024

Infidelity can rip a marriage apart — and it’s hard to imagine a betrayal more painful than finding out your spouse is involved with someone else. Josh and Katie Walters share the story of Katie’s affair with the husband of their good friend couple, and how Katie vacillated for quite a while, torn between doing the right thing (ending the affair) and still feeling love for the other man. Meanwhile, Josh was convinced by God that divorce was wrong and he needed to love Katie as Christ loves the Church, which meant pushing through the pain and hoping against hope to rescue his marriage. Josh and Katie have developed an acronym — S.T.A.Y. — for struggling couples. "S" stands for "Start with me," or taking ownership of your own sin and mistakes instead of blaming your spouse. They also address “T” — “Take quitting off of the table,” and Katie shares a story of making a vow to the Lord of “You can have my feet,” which meant she still wasn’t sure about her love/marriage with Josh, but she wouldn’t be going anywhere.

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

Josh and Katie's STAY Acronym

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Feb. 24-25 2024 Feb 24, 2024

Jeff Simmons, author of Finding the Extra in the Ordinary, encourages us all to expect God to show up in our daily lives. He also encourages us to find fulfillment and purpose in living out God’s calling on our individual lives. Then research increasingly shows that our culture is in the midst of a mental health epidemic, especially among children and youth. But Dr. Danny Huerta believes parents can offset these issues by routinely initiating conversations with their children to assess their mental and emotional well-being. He encourages parents to establish a solid spiritual environment in the home to help improve mental health.

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How to Make Good Decisions as a Single Mom

4 Ways to Survive Being a Single Mom

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Feb. 17-18 2024 Feb 19, 2024

Lucille Williams equips you with ways you can nurture your child’s strengths and help them learn to overcome their weaknesses. Then Dave and Ashley Willis help you to avoid developing bad habits in your marriage. They address common problems like score-keeping, and they encourage husbands and wives to share as much as possible, rather than have separate bank accounts, hobbies, and even friends.

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Take the marriage assessment to unpack your individual strengths on a deeper level — because when you understand more, you love better

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Feb. 10-11 2024 Feb 12, 2024

As a husband or wife, you have a unique opportunity to show love and grace to your spouse. On this two-day Focus on the Family broadcast, Brad and Marilyn Rhoads openly share their terrible first year of marriage and how God intervened to introduce the concept of grace in their relationship. You’ll better understand how marriage is a picture of the gospel and learn ways to honor your spouse in a more grace-filled, loving manner.

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Extend Grace When Your Spouse Behaves Badly

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Feb. 3-4 2024 Feb 04, 2024

Taylor and Megan Kovar review the five money personalities and explain how to be more content with financial situation and trust God for the future. They share how couples can get on the same page, financially, through a “money dump” — a once per year discussion of money fears and dreams, and through a “money huddle,” where couples do a monthly assessment of their financial situation. Then Karen Ehman talks about reaching others through acts of kindness and service, encouraging us to get out of our comfort zones to bless others.

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Serving Others as a Family

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jan 27-28 2024 Jan 29, 2024

Debra Fileta wants to help people experience change in healthy ways. She warns about the typical pattern of changing a few externals in our lives but not working on our “internal wiring”. Debra examines our thought life and how easy it is for our brains to follow the path of least resistance.

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8 Small Resolutions that Can Change Your Family

Why You Can't Seem to Change (And How to Actually Reset)

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jan 20-21 2024 Jan 21, 2024

Dr. Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey explain the brain science behind joy and offer easy, practical ways you can increase joy in your marriage by playing together, listening for emotion, appreciating your spouse daily, and nurturing a rhythm of rest. Then Laura Wifler and Erin Smalley share about the joys and challenges of raising kids with special needs, reminding us that all children are made in the image of God – and it is this fact that gives a person’s life innate worth.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jan 13-14 2024 Jan 13, 2024

Through compelling stories, and practical help for your own spiritual life, Wendy Speake shares how to ingest and digest the Word of God in a beneficial way. Then Molly DeFrank shares how taking her family through a two-week digital fast changed her family's relationship with technology -- and how it can benefit your family, too.

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How Overwhelmed Parents Can Find Time for God’s Word

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Unplugged: Tips to Control Your Child's Social Media

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jan 6-7 2024 Jan 07, 2024

Dr. Rosaria Champagne Butterfield challenges listeners to share God’s love by opening their home to strangers, neighbors, and anyone in need, in a discussion based on her book The Gospel Comes With a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World.

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How Can Hospitality Help Share the Gospel?

From Hygge to Christian Hospitality

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Dec. 30-31 2023 Dec 31, 2023

Jodie Berndt encourages couples to pray for their marriages. She explains how we are each responsible for our own faith, how to pray with different personalities, praying through conflict over finances, and praying the scriptures through a season of difficulty. This is a discussion you won’t want to miss!

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4 Healing Prayers for Marriage Restoration

The Intimacy of Prayer

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Dec. 23-24 2023 Dec 24, 2023

Comedian Kenn Kington helps us to see the funny side of life. Whether traveling by plane or by car, situations arise that can produce frustration or laughter, and Kenn encourages us to choose joy whenever possible. Then Dr. Mike Bechtle explores some of the common family angst that can happen when extended family members gather, especially during the holiday season. He’ll offer practical advice about how to cope and get along better within appropriate boundaries.

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Imperfect Kids, Imperfect Parents

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Handling Holiday Conflict with Family

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Dec. 16-17 2023 Dec 18, 2023

Greg and Erin Smalley discuss the importance of couples prioritizing time together, connecting on a deeper emotional level. They stress the importance of physical intimacy in marriage; urging men to care for their wives and encouraging women to “prepare” themselves for intimacy.

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Giving Up Good Things for the Best Things in Marriage

Four Ways to Strengthen Friendship and Connection in Marriage

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Dec. 9-10 2023 Dec 11, 2023

Virginia Prodan shares her powerful story of courageously sharing God's love with a gun-wielding assassin in Communist Romania sent to execute her in her law office. For defending Christians behind the Iron Curtain, Virginia was kidnapped, beaten, had her life threatened on several occasions. She shares about leading her would-be assassin to Christ and inspires listeners to fearlessly stand for the truth, no matter the cost.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Dec. 2-3 2023 Dec 02, 2023

Dr. Kathy Koch provides practical advice on how to shepherd your children in godly character. She will answer these essential questions: What is character and why does it matter? Why is there a crisis of character? What are the challenges in developing character? How can we teach or improve character?

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How to Build Resilience in Your Child

Practical Tips for Teaching Character to Your Kids

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Nov. 25-26 2023 Nov 25, 2023

Being an Ambassador for Jesus is a role each of us can play, and it’s not as difficult as you might think. In this upbeat message, Dr. Tony Evans will encourage you to become a full-time, verbal, visible follower of Christ in your everyday life. Then Joey and Kari Stageberg equip newly married and engaged couples to anticipate and navigate the inevitable turbulence of blending two personalities and lives together in marriage.

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RVL Discipleship™ The Study has the tools to change how you experience Scripture and view your role as a disciple of Christ.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Nov. 18-19 2023 Nov 20, 2023

Pastor and researcher John Burke offers a better glimpse of the God of heaven—the Creator of the universe and the Lover of our souls. He shares some amazing stories of near-death experiences that highlight an understanding of who God is and His unconditional love for all people…including you! You’ll hear how evidence supports the concept of life after death. John also explores a variety of attributes of God, pointing to the beautiful mystery of the Trinity. It’s an exciting and encouraging conversation!

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How to Become a Christian

Holding On to the Hope of Heaven

Heaven: Answering Kids' Questions

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Nov. 11-12 2023 Nov 11, 2023

Parents often struggle to communicate effectively during the teen years. Dr. Ken Wilgus encourages moms and dads to relax a little bit, back off from micromanaging, and start treating their teen more like a budding adult. And, he addresses the biggest issue for parents, learning to let go of trying to control your teen.

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Tips for Communicating with Teens: How to Connect When Emotions Run High

What Gen Zers Believe About God

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Nov. 4-5 2023 Nov 06, 2023

Do you and your spouse take the time to talk about your dreams for the future? Greg and Erin Smalley and Dr. Juli Slattery discuss the importance of building your dreams together. Then Cynthia Tobias and Sue Acuña address why the middle school season of parenting is challenging and how parents can adapt to the changes in an effective way.

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Middle Schoolers: Let Them Push...But Don't Let Go

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Oct. 28-29 2023 Oct 28, 2023

Karis Kimmel Murray offers parents advice for effectively handling their kids’ misbehavior in a discussion based on her book, Grace Based Discipline: How to Be at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst. Then based on his new RVL Discipleship - The Study video series, Ray Vander Laan helps listeners understand how to study the Bible with attention to the original context and audience.

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Four freedoms parents should extend to their children

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That The World May Know

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Oct. 21-22 2023 Oct 21, 2023

Parents today are in panic mode. Your Gen Z children are struggling with depression, identity, pressure, and increased cases of abandoned faith. Jason Jimenez wants to help you leverage healthy authority and intentional parenting methods to help the younger generation understand their true identity in Christ. Jason introduces 8 core traits to help you better understand and relate to your kids. He urges you to understand the lies of the culture and have hard conversations with your children to refute them. Jason provides strategies to connect with Gen Z kids and instill a strong Biblical faith in them to withstand negative external influences.

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J. Warner Wallace: Igniting a Christian Worldview in Gen Z Culture

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What Gen Zers Believe About God

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Oct. 14-15 2023 Oct 14, 2023

Dr. John Trent and his daughter, Kari Trent Stageberg, provide strategies for moving toward health, freedom, and life. They talk about Biblical truths that can lead Christ followers to a more positive future, as they share their helpful framework for overcoming past pain and challenges.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Oct. 7-8 2023 Oct 07, 2023

Dr. Gary Chapman shares about creating a nurturing environment in your family. He will unpack five important traits: families serving together, the husbands and wives relating intimately on a physical and emotional level, parents guiding, children obeying and honoring parents, and finally, husbands loving and leading. You’ll be inspired to help your family thrive.

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Understanding the 5 Love Languages

Discover your child's love language

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Sep. 30. - Oct 1. 2023 Oct 02, 2023

Gary Thomas discusses how to worship God to bring you into unity as a couple, how to allow God to rub away your own selfishness and how couples can intentionally pursue oneness in marriage. He also talks about how to reduce having expectations for your spouse, how to find your confidence in God and how to seek first the Kingdom of God as a couple.

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How to recognize spiritual leadership in the little things.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Sep. 23-24 2023 Sep 25, 2023

Natasha Crain, author of Talking with Your Kids About God, challenges moms to use everyday situations to start conversations with their kids about faith.

Then Tovares and Safa Grey encourage single Christians to date with purpose. They discuss having good boundaries in dating, surrounding your relationship with a healthy community, the role parents play in their child’s dating relationship, and how to keep God first while dating.

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Teach Kids How to Defend Their Faith

Godly Dating 101

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Sep. 15-16 2023 Sep 17, 2023

When you understand the true value of eternity, you spend more time searching and longing for it. But in a world full of distractions, it’s easy to build your goals around temporary things. Dr. Tony Evans will inspire you to seek God’s kingdom in every aspect of life, running toward the ultimate prize – intimacy with Christ.

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Learn how to raise kids with a kingdom perspective.

Voting as a Kingdom Citizen

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Sep. 9-10 2023 Sep 15, 2023

Janel Breitenstein explores spiritual life skills like identity and discernment and offers practical ways to help your child develop those. You’ll learn to equip your child to become a disciple who is “on fire” for Jesus.

Then Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley share practical ways in which spouses can better relate on a spiritual level.

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Simple, fun ways to start family devotions that the entire family will connect with.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Sep. 2-3 2023 Sep 04, 2023

Middle school is a time of transition, and kids who are leaving the familiarity of elementary school might be a little worried about it. From bullies to friend drama to open communication with parents, Jonathan Catherman, and his sons Reed and Cole, help you prepare for the transitory middle school years.

Then Debra Fileta explains how marriage requires unconditional love and sacrifice, which in turn draws us closer to God as we are sculpted more in His image. With humorous stories and a counselor’s wisdom and heart, Debra casts a beautiful vision for a strong marriage that inspires us toward holiness.

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Conflict, Bologna and Boundaries with Married Friends: Episode 549

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Aug. 26-27 2023 Sep 04, 2023

Author Erin MacPherson and her mother, Ellen Schuknecht, an educator, offer encouragement and advice to moms of early grade school-aged children.

Then Dr. Ron and Jan Welch help husbands and wives better understand the power of choice in their marriages and how they can be intentional in improving and strengthening their relationships.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Aug. 19-20 2023 Aug 21, 2023

Courtney Ellis tells the story of how she suffered from a severe panic attack at work and had no idea why. The anxiety kept persisting, and she felt consistently overwhelmed by seemingly nothing. She discovered that her husband was also struggling with anxiety, so they worked together to find the root of the problem. They discovered how many things they had stuffed into their home and schedule. They began to purge their house, schedule and media subscriptions and discovered how much deeper their relationships with God, each other, and their families became. In this interview, Courtney will talk about how you can pare down what you own and free up your schedule. She’ll also discuss how parents can help their kids clear out the clutter.

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How Do I Declutter My Life?

Key Areas to Organize

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Aug. 12-13 2023 Aug 13, 2023

Gil and Brenda Stuart offer advice and hope to remarried couples as they address the difficult challenges stepfamilies face.

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Have You Lost Hope in Your Marriage? For couples in crisis – you can still put the pieces of your marriage back together with Hope Restored.

How to Deal with the Past When You're Remarried

The Smart Blended Marriage

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Aug. 5-6 2023 Aug 12, 2023

Rhonda Stoppe and her son Brandon provide practical advice and encouragement for moms raising sons. Topics they discuss include : discipline, equipping sons for independence, talking in ways that sons will listen, and giving boys a vision for manhood.

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13 Lessons Moms Can Teach Their Sons

7 Ways to Respond When Your Son Pushes You Away

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jul. 29-30 2023 Jul 29, 2023

Describing some of the challenges young girls face, Dannah Gresh exposes the lies they are being told about their friendships, themselves, and God. She shares how parents can help their daughters combat these lies with the truth. She also discusses the importance of falling in love with God as your true source of fulfillment.

Then award-winning Christian vocalist Larnelle Harris reflects on his five-decade music career, sharing the valuable life lessons he’s learned about putting his family first, allowing God to redeem a troubled past, recognizing those who’ve sacrificed for his benefit, and faithfully adhering to biblical principles amidst all the opportunities that have come his way.

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Career, Calling, and Christian Vocation -- There are opportunities for ministry in every walk of life.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jul. 22-23 2023 Jul 23, 2023

Psychologist Dr. Ron Welch and his wife, Jan, outline several simple but highly effective decisions a husband and wife can make to nurture their marriage in a discussion based on his book 10 Choices Successful Couples Make: The Secret to Love That Lasts a Lifetime.

Then, parents, it’s time to step up and be…a parent! Arlene Pellicane shares her fun stories and power-packed research to encourage you with nuts-and-bolts reminders of strong parenting—teaching respect, instilling character, and spending intentional time with their children.

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Five simple tips to help you thrive as a parent

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jul. 15-16 2023 Jul 15, 2023

Psychologist Dr. Kenneth Wilgus offers a strategy of “planned emancipation” whereby you can help prepare your teen for adulthood by carefully and progressively withdrawing control over key areas of your teen’s life.

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Tips for Preparing for Graduation Day

Why Parents Want to Control Their Teens

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jul. 8-9 2023 Jul 10, 2023

Milan and Kay Yerkovich help you understand how your attachment style impacts they way you relate to stress and how you can use stressful situations as opportunities to grow closer to your spouse.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jul. 1-2 2023 Jul 01, 2023

In a featured Adventures in Odyssey® drama, Trent DeWhite journeys to ancient India, the South Pacific, and New York's Constitution Island to see stories of people who were used by God.

Then Eryn Lynum shares the value of appreciating God’s creation as a spiritual practice, encouraging you to take your kids into the great outdoors.

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Each monthly issue of this award-winning magazine for kids ages 8-12 is packed with stories of ordinary kids doing extraordinary things for God, Average Boy’s hilarious adventures, character-building fiction, and more.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jun. 24-25 2023 Jun 25, 2023

Matt and Lisa Jacobson discuss ways to serve each other well with love in marriage. Through choosing the way you think about our spouse, being of one mind in Christ, and cherishing them through every season of life, Matt and Lisa discuss how making your marriage last through the years is possible!

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While differences bring variety, they also create challenges. So how can a couple use their differences to strengthen their marriage?

When you decide to view your spouse as a good-willed person, that perspective changes your entire relationship.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jun. 17-18 2023 Jun 17, 2023

What makes a great dad? How about honesty, integrity, and a robust prayer life! Brent Reaves shares a touching tribute to a godly dad.

Then Jonathan McKee shares his perspective on how to trim down the screen usage that is distracting us all from better things, like spending time with our family and the Lord.

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The Good Dad -- Jim Daly, president and CEO of Focus on the Family uses his own expertise, humor, and inexhaustible wealth of stories, to illustrate that God can make you a good dad, a great dad, in spite of the way you've grown up and in spite of the mistakes you've made.

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Join Focus on the Family's media and culture analysts for lighthearted reviews for parents and conversation about entertainment, pop culture and technology. Through this 30-minute podcast from Focus on the Family, you'll hear practical information from a Biblical worldview to help guide decisions about what to watch, listen and visit. And connect to a ton of related Christian resources and articles. and visit. And connect to a ton of related Christian resources and articles.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jun. 10-11 2023 Jun 10, 2023

Dr. Kathy Koch emphasizes the point of having trustworthy friends who can help you meet your needs in healthy ways, and even learning to trust yourself — that you can grow and learn from your mistakes. She also emphasizes the need for hope and optimism, instead of negativity, in order to be healthy and whole according to God’s design.

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Here's a summary of the Five Core Needs that need to be fulfilled for emotional and relational well-being.

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Because goals are the map that will guide you toward your God-given purpose, without setting them you will also wander in circles without getting where you need to go.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Jun. 3-4 2023 Jun 05, 2023

Dr. David Gudgel shares his wisdom and insight as a dad of three successfully launched adults. He discusses how to navigate moral dilemmas, relational harmony, and the balance between independence from parents and dependence on God.

Then Ginger Hubbard helps parents reach the heart of their child by using biblical principles. She talks about the dangers of scolding rather than using biblical reproof. She also talks about how to teach your children to resolve conflict biblically instead of arguing or tattling. Additionally, she outlines the benefits of teaching in the context of the moment.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: May. 27-28 2023 May 30, 2023

This weekend, we revisit our recent Daily Broadcast "Praying For Your Marriage is Essential."

Jodie Berndt adds to the Praying the Scriptures series by encouraging couples to pray for their marriages! She explains how you are responsible for your own faith, how to pray with different personalities, praying through conflict over finances, and praying the scriptures through a season of difficulty. This is a discussion you won’t want to miss!

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Focus on the Family Weekend: May. 20-21 2023 May 27, 2023

This weekend, we revisit our recent Daily Broadcast "Better Ways to Communicate with Your Children."

Michael Anderson and Dr. Timothy Johanson encourage parents to stop trying so hard to raise "perfect" kids by lecturing, reminding and warning them – which are often ineffective anyway. Our guests advise that parents should instead adopt a more hands-off approach that lets natural consequences teach their children.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: May. 13-14 2023 May 23, 2023

This weekend, we revisit our recent Daily Broadcasts "Hope and Encouragement for Moms" and "Avoiding the Chore War."

On Part 1 of this weekend's program, Kirsten Watson offers encouragement for moms in the trenches. As a mom of seven and wife of NFL veteran Benjamin Watson, Kirsten reminds you to embrace your identity in Christ and trust God through the everyday-ness of motherhood.

On Part 2, Our guests offer parents practical advice on teaching children responsibility by giving them age-appropriate chores.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: May 6. - May. 7 2023 May 08, 2023

This weekend, we revisit our recent Daily Broadcast "Finding Your Purpose in the Empty Nest Years ."

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Apr 29. - Apr. 30 2023 Apr 22, 2023

This weekend, we revisit our recent Daily Broadcast "Rethinking Your Parenting Strategy."

Psychologist Michael Anderson and Dr. Timothy Johanson explain how many parents waste time and energy on parenting strategies that don't work, and offer practical suggestions for more effectively disciplining children and raising them to become well-adjusted adults.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Apr 15. - Apr. 16 2023 Apr 15, 2023

This weekend, we revisit our recent Daily Broadcasts "God-Honoring Money Habits for Kids.” and “Building Blocks for a Stronger Marriage."

On Part 1, Matt Bell explains how parents can teach their children to budget, tithe, save, invest and serve with the money they have at an age-appropriate level.

On Part 2, Bob Lepine encourages you to strengthen your marriage by working toward oneness with your spouse. This requires honesty about past hurts, working through conflict, and asking forgiveness when you’ve wronged each other.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Apr 8. - Apr. 9 2023 Apr 08, 2023

This weekend, we revisit our recent Daily Broadcast "Seeing God’s Grace in a Broken World."

Dr. Tim Muehlhoff returns to Focus on the Family to share how God provides us with miracles in our everyday lives. He proves that through science, communication, and even war, God’s sovereign hand is on us at all times, and His grace abounds.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Apr 1. - Apr. 2 2023 Apr 01, 2023

This weekend, we revisit our recent Daily Broadcasts "Love in the Midst of Alzheimer’s.” and “How to Be a Prayer Warrior for Your Child."

On Part 1, Muriel began repeating her stories without realizing it. Alzheimer’s disease had begun its insidious attack and would ultimately take over her mind. Her husband left his prestigious career behind to care for her full-time. It was a decision that had been made in his heart, years earlier, when he vowed “in sickness or in health.” Hear the lessons Robertson McQuilkin learned about true love as he provided full-time care for Muriel for over a decade.

On Part 2, Dr. Erwin Lutzer shows parents how to abandon their routine lists of requests and trade them for scriptural prayers, immersing them in God’s promises and will.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Mar. 25-26 2023 Mar 25, 2023

This weekend, we revisit our recent Daily Broadcast "Fun Ways to Instill Virtues in Your Children."

Blogger and speaker Courtney DeFeo offers practical suggestions and fun ideas on how parents can make biblically-based values, love and laughter a part of everyday life in the home.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Mar. 18-19 2023 Mar 18, 2023

This weekend, we revisit our recent Daily Broadcast "Combating the Lies That Can Destroy Your Marriage."

Drs. Greg Smalley and Bob Paul describe how cultural myths and fairy-tale expectations about marriage have a detrimental effect on couples, and how knowing and applying biblical truth can help those couples develop a thriving marriage.

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Focus on the Family Weekend: Mar. 11-12 2023 Mar 11, 2023

This weekend, we revisit our recent Daily Broadcast "Game Plan for Raising Well-Behaved Children."

Psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman explains how you can avoid common parenting mistakes and implement "reality discipline," in which real-life consequences teach children rather than you lecturing, reminding or rescuing them.