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Become a champion for your family in the time it takes to enjoy a cup of coffee! Every episode of the Focus on the Family Christian podcast helps you confidently guide your loved ones through the unique challenges faced by today’s Christian families. With over 40 years of trusted, compassionate stories of redemption, hosts Jim Daly and John Fuller connect you to biblically sound marriage and parenting help that is relatable, practical, and interesting. Listen/Learn/Apply/ThriveInChrist!

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Learning to Love Your Spous...

06.07.2023

Matt and Lisa Jacobson return to 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, ...

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06.07.2023 Learning to Love Your Spouse (Part 2 of 2) Matt and Lisa Jacobson return to 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, ...
06.06.2023 Learning to Love Your Spouse (Part 1 of 2) Matt and Lisa Jacobson return to 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, ...
06.05.2023 Screen Time: Less is More Screens…they’re everywhere! In fact, you’re using one right now. Here’s an important question: are the screens that you’re using improving your connections with other people? Or are you becoming more isolated? What about the screens that your children use? Join ...
06.02.2023 Navigating Seasons of Change in Your Marriage Sean and Lanette Reed share their story of getting married, having three children and moving multiple times within their first two years of marriage. With their insight and practical tips, you’ll learn to face struggles and difficulties head-on as a ...
06.01.2023 Working For God No Matter Where You Work Are you serving God where you work, even if you don’t work for a ministry? Dr. Jeff Myers asserts that we can work for the Lord in any job, especially if we cultivate our God-given strengths, seek synergy with our ...
05.31.2023 Are Your Five Core Needs Being Met? (Part 2 of 2) Dr. 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 ...
05.30.2023 Are Your Five Core Needs Being Met? (Part 1 of 2) Dr. 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 ...
05.29.2023 Remembering the Fallen Heroes and Their Families On a very touching Memorial Day broadcast, Heather Blalock courageously shares about her journey with her children, after the loss of her husband, and offers hope and encouragement to other military families as we remember them this Memorial Day. Receive ...
05.26.2023 Understanding the Goodness of God's Word Wendy Speake returns to discuss how to ingest and digest the Word of God in a beneficial way. Through compelling stories, practical help for your own spiritual life, as well as Wendy’s F.E.A.S.T. acronym, you’ll be able to take a ...
05.25.2023 Reaching Your Child's Heart When They Disobey 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 ...
05.24.2023 How God Saved Our Marriage After Infidelity Infidelity is one of the greatest challenges a married couple will ever face. A barrage of questions need to be answered: from living arrangements, to types of counseling, and what to say to your family and others. In this transparent ...
05.23.2023 Sharing Your Faith in Everyday Life Pastor Rico Tice offers suggestions for sharing the Gospel with boldness, honesty and humility, and for overcoming the fear of rejection while sharing your faith. Receive Rico Tice's book "Honest Evangelism" and the audio download of the broadcast "Sharing Your ...
05.22.2023 Prepare Your Teen to Leave Home 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. Receive the book "Just ...
05.19.2023 How Waffles and Spaghetti Can Build a Stronger Marriage (Part 2 of 2) Bill and Pam Farrel discuss differing approaches men and women take on marriage. They offer practical marital advice on how spouses can understand one another’s differences and even delight in them. The Farrels discuss communication challenges couples face — how ...
05.18.2023 How Waffles and Spaghetti Can Build a Stronger Marriage (Part 1 of 2) Bill and Pam Farrel discuss differing approaches men and women take on marriage. They offer practical marital advice on how spouses can understand one another’s differences and even delight in them. The Farrels discuss communication challenges couples face — how ...
05.17.2023 Protecting Your Kids From Worldly Dangers (Part 2 of 2) Julie Lowe helps you equip your child to face the challenges and dangers the world poses. By teaching discernment, our kids will learn to navigate a variety of potentially dangerous circumstances. Julie encourages us to have conversations and role play ...
05.16.2023 Protecting Your Kids From Worldly Dangers (Part 1 of 2) Julie Lowe helps you equip your child to face the challenges and dangers the world poses. By teaching discernment, our kids will learn to navigate a variety of potentially dangerous circumstances. Julie encourages us to have conversations and role play ...
05.15.2023 Making Peace With Unfulfilled Dreams If, when you were younger, you had big hopes and dreams for your life that haven't come true, author Chrystal Evans Hurst will encourage you to believe that it's never too late to re-discover your identity in God and reclaim ...
05.12.2023 Honoring Mothers and the God Who Loves Them In her warm, engaging style, Liz Curtis Higgs pays homage to all mothers by analyzing the relationship between Jesus and his own mother, Mary of Nazareth. Her main focus is on the story of Jesus turning the water into wine ...
05.11.2023 Finding Hope For Lasting Relief From Depression (Part 2 of 2) Dr. Gregory Jantz, a leading authority on mental and behavioral health, shares encouragement and help for those overwhelmed by feelings of guilt and shame associated with depression. He tells success stories from patients who’ve found hope and healing for mind, ...
05.10.2023 Finding Hope For Lasting Relief From Depression (Part 1 of 2) Dr. Gregory Jantz, a leading authority on mental and behavioral health, shares encouragement and help for those overwhelmed by feelings of guilt and shame associated with depression. He tells success stories from patients who’ve found hope and healing for mind, ...
05.09.2023 Praying For Your Marriage is Essential (Part 2 of 2) 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 ...
05.08.2023 Praying For Your Marriage is Essential (Part 1 of 2) 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 ...
05.05.2023 Avoiding the Chore War Our guests offer parents practical advice on teaching children responsibility by giving them age-appropriate chores. Receive the book "Fight Your Way" and the audio download of the broadcast "Avoiding the Chore War" for your donation of any amount! Get More ...
05.04.2023 Preserving Truth and Freedom in America Dr. Os Guinness, a renowned author and social critic, shares about the moral crossroads in America and challenges you to build upon seven foundational stones to preserve freedom. Pointing to the faith and prayers of the Founding Fathers, such as ...
05.03.2023 Foster Care: Making a Difference During the Formative Years Jon and Dawn Stone give their perspective as temporary parents to children in the foster care system as well as describe how having grace will change their lives as well as your own. Jean Daly also joins to share some ...
05.02.2023 Better Ways to Communicate With Your Children (Part 2 of 2) 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 ...
05.01.2023 Better Ways to Communicate With Your Children (Part 1 of 2) 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 ...
04.28.2023 Beware, Little Minds: Raising Mentally Healthy Kids Katharine Hill wants to give moms and dads hope — and encourage them to be a powerful influence of emotional stability and resilience in their lives of their kids. She describes how nurturing, faith-filled families are more likely to have ...
04.28.2023 Beware, Little Minds: Raising Mentally Healthy Kids Katharine Hill wants to give moms and dads hope — and encourage them to be a powerful influence of emotional stability and resilience in their lives of their kids. She describes how nurturing, faith-filled families are more likely to have ...
04.27.2023 Finding Healing For Your Marriage (Part 2 of 2) Bob and Dannah Gresh share how sexual sin nearly tore their marriage apart, but through God’s grace and love they found healing and growth. The couple explores seven truths that lead to a redeemed marriage, getting into practical concepts like ...
04.26.2023 Finding Healing For Your Marriage (Part 1 of 2) Bob and Dannah Gresh share how sexual sin nearly tore their marriage apart, but through God’s grace and love they found healing and growth. The couple explores seven truths that lead to a redeemed marriage, getting into practical concepts like ...
04.25.2023 Making Time For What Matters Most Crystal Paine shares her four-step system that can help moms feel less frazzled and have more room to breathe in your everyday life. She says that moms should pray for their day, prioritize their goals, plan out their time, and ...
04.24.2023 Gaining a New Perspective on Life Who is in control of your life? 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 ...
04.21.2023 Trusting God in the Storms of Life Sally Clarkson describes many of the overwhelming “storms” or challenges that wives and mothers face in life. She was surprised and angry at God by unexpected troubles in her marriage and family, yet over time began to realize these storms ...
04.20.2023 Overcoming Childhood Neglect and Abuse If you suffered some type of abuse as a child, chances are those wounds still need God’s healing touch. In this dynamic presentation, Pastor Sy Rogers explains how he finally recognized he must forgive his father, who abandoned him in ...
04.19.2023 Finding Purpose in Your Empty Nest Years (Part 2 of 2) As an empty nester himself, Jim Burns returns to Focus on the Family to give you help as you enter this new stage of life. He provides hope for your marriage, your friendships, and your future as you seek to ...
04.18.2023 Finding Purpose in Your Empty Nest Years (Part 1 of 2) As an empty nester himself, Jim Burns returns to Focus on the Family to give you help as you enter this new stage of life. He provides hope for your marriage, your friendships, and your future as you seek to ...
04.17.2023 Helping Your Daughter Embrace Her Inner Beauty Scarlet Hiltibidal will help educate parents about the beauty- and body-obsessed mindset that many teen girls adopt. She’ll give insights and advice to parents on how to help their daughters counter negativity and know their identity in Christ. Receive the ...
04.14.2023 Rethinking Your Parenting Strategy (Part 2 of 2) 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. (Part 2 of ...
04.13.2023 Rethinking Your Parenting Strategy (Part 1 of 2) 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. (Part 1 of ...
04.12.2023 Breaking Bad Habits In Your Life (Part 2 of 2) 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 ...
04.11.2023 Breaking Bad Habits In Your Life (Part 1 of 2) 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 ...
04.10.2023 Hunting For Hope and Happiness Sharing their inspiring story of love and redemption, reality TV stars Phil and Kay Robertson reflect on the tumultuous first years of their marriage and how God transformed their relationship by working on them individually. Receive Phil Robertson's book "Happy, ...
04.07.2023 Jesus: The Lamb of God Bible teacher Ray Vander Laan provides historical context to first-century Jerusalem during Passover and explains the purpose behind Jesus' offer of salvation. Get More Episode Resources Receive the "Path to the Cross DVD + Guide" and the audio download of ...
04.06.2023 Building Blocks for a Stronger Marriage In this broadcast, pastor and author 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. Get More ...
04.05.2023 God-Honoring Money Habits For Kids 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. Receive the book "Trusted" and the audio download of the broadcast "God-Honoring Money Habits for ...
04.04.2023 Seeing God Through My Son's Autism (Part 2 of 2) Emily Colson explains how her view of God has changed, through years of struggling to raise an autistic son as a single parent. She describes painful situations she’s encountered in public, where people have been rude or hostile to Max ...
04.03.2023 Seeing God Through My Son's Autism (Part 1 of 2) Emily Colson explains how her view of God has changed, through years of struggling to raise an autistic son as a single parent. She describes painful situations she’s encountered in public, where people have been rude or hostile to Max ...
03.31.2023 Inviting Your Child into the Easter Story Josh and Christi Straub want to help Christian parents introduce their young children to the story of Jesus Christ’s life, death and resurrection in age-appropriate ways. Exposing kids to the gruesome fact of Christ’s execution is challenging, yet the Straubs ...

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