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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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October 18, 2023

Preparing Sons to Be Great Husbands and Fathers (Part 1 of 2)

Popular speaker Sheri Rose Shepherd, offers practical advice on preparing your son to be a great husband and father. She shares about her dysfunctional home-life as a teen and using those lessons to instill godly character in her son, to ready him for his future bride. (Part 1 of 2)

Original Air Date: April 25, 2013

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Parenting Teens Toward Adulthood (Part 1 of 2)

Dr. Ken Wilgus encourages parents to deliberately work their way out of the parenting role by the time their child is 18, and instructs them to see their teenagers as young adults, not large children. He offers tips on how to progressively give your teen more responsibility, along with examples of how to have difficult conversations on a range of topics, from music choices to dating.

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Identifying Harmful Patterns to Heal Your Marriage

Pastors Justin & Trisha Davis share their incredible marriage journey — recovering from Justin’s infidelity and the generational sins of their parents. The Davises describe “cycles of sin” like shame, blame, hiddenness, and unforgiveness, and how we need to get to the root of these issues before God can heal our lives. (Aug 26 – Aug 27)

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Parenting Teens Toward Adulthood (Part 1 of 2)

Dr. Ken Wilgus encourages parents to deliberately work their way out of the parenting role by the time their child is 18, and instructs them to see their teenagers as young adults, not large children. He offers tips on how to progressively give your teen more responsibility, along with examples of how to have difficult conversations on a range of topics, from music choices to dating.

Focus on the Family Broadcast logo

Identifying Harmful Patterns to Heal Your Marriage

Pastors Justin & Trisha Davis share their incredible marriage journey — recovering from Justin’s infidelity and the generational sins of their parents. The Davises describe “cycles of sin” like shame, blame, hiddenness, and unforgiveness, and how we need to get to the root of these issues before God can heal our lives. (Aug 26 – Aug 27)

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Taking a Health Journey With Your Spouse

Dave and Ashley Willis offer tips for you and your spouse to get healthy—mind, body, and spirit. With personal stories about Ashley’s journey through anxiety and depression and Dave’s health issues, you’ll see how your overall well-being affects your relationship.

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Unleashing the Possibilities for Children in Foster Care

Ryan Bomberger, founder of The Radiance Foundation, reveals important research on abortion, dispels myths about adoption, and explains why more people should explore adoption from foster care. The discussion also promotes ways to support other adoptive families.

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Redeeming Life, Finding Forgiveness (Part 2 of 2)

Melissa Ohden, the survivor of a failed abortion attempt, shares her incredible story about the power of love and forgiveness as she relates how God’s grace enabled her to build relationships with her mother and other family members. (Part 2 of 2)

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Loving People Through the Truth (Part 1 of 2)

Dr. Rosaria Butterfield was a college professor and former lesbian who after spending time with a pastor and his wife began to reconsider her beliefs and choices. She now helps Christians to identify several prominent lies of the culture – including homosexuality, transgenderism, and feminism – and encourages us to lovingly engage those false ideas with a strong biblical worldview. With compelling stories and eye-opening insights, Rosaria cuts through the cultural clutter to help others see God’s design for men and women. (Part 1 of 2)

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Helping Your Child Deal With Bullies

Best-selling author Nancy Rue, who has written extensively about the subject of bullying, offers hope and practical suggestions to parents who are seeking to prevent their child from being bullied.