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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus On The Family

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!

Location:

Colorado Springs, CO

Description:

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!

Language:

English

Contact:

Focus on the Family Colorado Springs, CO 80995 1-800-232-6459


Episodes
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An Unlikely Multi-Ethnic Friendship Sealed in Christ

2/21/2025
Racial division in America is a messy topic where many fear to tread. Monique Duson, a former African American progressive and Krista Bontrager, a Caucasian conservative, have formed a strong friendship over the years in unusual circumstances. They share how difficult conversations exposed their cultural biases about racial division and how their love and respect for God’s Word led to a spiritual breakthrough and lasting friendship, as they discovered common ground. They’ll challenge you to break through cultural barriers to see others made in the image of God, setting an example for a broken culture. Receive the book Walking in Unity and the audio download of the broadcast "An Unlikely Multi-Ethnic Friendship Sealed in Christ" for your donation of any amount! Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:44

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Transform Your Family with These 5 Vital Traits (Part 2 of 2)

2/20/2025
Dr. Gary Chapman wants to help you have a loving, stable, vibrant family! He describes five biblical characteristics that create a healthy family environment, like an attitude of service, and shares inspirational stories from his own family that you will enjoy. Receive the book Five Traits of a Healthy Family: Steps You Can Take to Grow Closer, Communicate Better, and Change the World Together and the audio download of the broadcast "Transform Your Family with These 5 Vital Traits" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive. Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:26:21

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Transform Your Family with These 5 Vital Traits

2/19/2025
Dr. Gary Chapman wants to help you have a loving, stable, vibrant family! He describes five biblical characteristics that create a healthy family environment, like an attitude of service, and shares inspirational stories from his own family that you will enjoy. Receive the book Five Traits of a Healthy Family: Steps You Can Take to Grow Closer, Communicate Better, and Change the World Together and the audio download of the broadcast "Transform Your Family with These 5 Vital Traits" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive. Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:05

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Finding Hope in an Unexpected Pregnancy

2/18/2025
Leslie Leyland Fields offers encouragement to those who are struggling because of an unplanned pregnancy. She describes her own experiences of becoming unexpectedly pregnant twice during her forties, and how she learned to trust in God's plans for her and her family. Your gift will equip pregnancy medical clinics across the country with ultrasound machines, resources, nurses, and sonography training so that abortion-vulnerable mothers can see their babies and be moved to choose life. Every $60 you donate will help save the life of one pre-born baby through our Option Ultrasound program. Give now, and we'll say thanks with Leslie Leyland Fields' book, Surprise Child: Finding Hope in Unexpected Pregnancy. Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:19

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Dating Tips For Today's Singles

2/17/2025
Pastor Jonathan Pokluda and Lisa Anderson, host of the Boundless Show, discuss the importance of single Christians pursuing dating in godly ways. JP and Lisa also offer insights on how marriage isn’t about living “happily ever after,” but is rather an opportunity to become more like Jesus. Receive the book Outdated and the audio download of the broadcast "Dating Tips For Today's Singles" for your donation of any amount! Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:14

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Four Key Decisions for Loving Your Spouse for Life

2/14/2025
Marriage—even with its challenges—doesn’t have to be hard! Arlene Pellicane looks at four key decisions you can make to strengthen your marriage and make your relationship with your spouse easier. When you establish solid ground rules, give thanks every day, seek to serve each other, and remember to have fun together, you can have a thriving marriage! Receive the book Making Marriage Easier and the audio download of the broadcast "Four Key Decisions for Loving Your Spouse for Life" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive. Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:34

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How Jesus Has Equipped You to Live a Radical Life (Part 2 of 2)

2/13/2025
Greg Stier believes modern Christians can become radical like Jesus. He shares with us a few challenges on how we can learn to live more like Jesus, putting His words into practice. Receive the book Radical Like Jesus and the audio download of the broadcast "How Jesus has Equipped You to Live a Radical Life" for your donation of any amount! Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:26:40

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How Jesus Has Equipped You to Live a Radical Life

2/12/2025
Greg Stier believes modern Christians can become radical like Jesus. He shares with us a few challenges on how we can learn to live more like Jesus, putting His words into practice. Receive the book Radical Like Jesus and the audio download of the broadcast "How Jesus has Equipped You to Live a Radical Life" for your donation of any amount! Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:25

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Celebrating Black History as a Family

2/11/2025
Trillia Newbell passionately equips parents to celebrate Black History Month with their children around the dinner table and teach them the power of the gospel to create racial reconciliation. Receive the book Celebrating Around the Table and the audio download of the broadcast "Celebrating Black History as a Family" for your donation of any amount! Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:02

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How to Have Ongoing Conversations with Your Kids About Sex

2/10/2025
Based on his book More Than Just the Talk, Jonathan McKee explains how parents can move beyond just having “the talk” with their kids, to engaging them in ongoing conversations about sex including purity, pornography and more. Receive the book More Than Just the Talk by Jonathan McKee and the audio download of the broadcast "Finding God's Love in Marriage and Life" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive. Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:28:12

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How to Prepare for Parenting Teens

2/7/2025
As a parent, you have great influence with your children, especially when it comes to teaching the truths of the Bible. Mom and counselor Kristen Hatton gives you some tools to establish a gospel foundation for your family in preparation for the teen years. She will help you better learn how to spiritually invest into your kids so they can begin to stand on their own as they launch into adulthood. Receive the book Parenting Ahead and the audio download of the broadcast "How to Prepare for Parenting Teens" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive. Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:10

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The Power of Silence: How Speaking Less Can Benefit You

2/6/2025
Cancel culture has prompted many Christians to regularly voice their opinions for fear of being silenced. Some obnoxiously vent on every issue, regardless of their knowledge of that subject (or lack thereof). Pastor Ted Cunningham explains that the Bible calls us to a restraint that adds influence and power to our voices, and he’ll also help us discern when it IS time to speak up. Visit our online store and purchase a CD of today's program for yourself or to share with a friend. Hear Pastor Ted’s story of how verbal restraint allowed the Holy Spirit to work in a young man’s heart on a trip to Alaska. Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:04

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Finding God’s Love in Marriage and Life (Part 2 of 2)

2/5/2025
Based on their new book Lasting Ever, Rebecca St. James and her husband Cubbie Fink share how they have experienced God’s everlasting love throughout the highs and lows of life. Receive the book Lasting Ever and the audio download of the broadcast "Finding God's Love in Marriage and Life" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive. Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:26:28

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Finding God’s Love in Marriage and Life

2/4/2025
Based on their new book Lasting Ever, Rebecca St. James and her husband Cubbie Fink share how they have experienced God’s everlasting love throughout the highs and lows of life. Receive the book Lasting Ever and the audio download of the broadcast "Finding God's Love in Marriage and Life" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive. Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:22

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Showing Love in Everyday Relationships

2/3/2025
Based on his book, The Seven Laws of Love, author Dave Willis urges listeners to strengthen their relationships using Christ’s love as a model. He offers advice for every type of relationship from strengthening your marriage to managing difficult relationships with coworkers. Receive Dave Willis' book The Seven Laws of Love plus a free audio download of the broadcast "Showing Love in Everyday Relationships" for your donation of any amount! Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:04

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Rethinking Godly Sexuality in Your Marriage (Part 2 of 2)

1/31/2025
Dr. Juli Slattery recognizes that many couples possess a poor foundation for understanding God’s design for intimacy — that our sexual relationship is a metaphor for the intimacy God longs to have with each one of us. Therefore, God is very interested in our sexuality and, in fact, designed sex for our pleasure. She encourages married couples to have “covenant love” rather than contractual love. (Part 2 of 2) Receive the book God, Sex and Your Marriage plus a free audio download of the broadcast "Rethinking Godly Sexuality in Your Marriage" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive. Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:09

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Rethinking Godly Sexuality in Your Marriage (Part 1 of 2)

1/30/2025
Dr. Juli Slattery recognizes that many couples possess a poor foundation for understanding God’s design for intimacy — that our sexual relationship is a metaphor for the intimacy God longs to have with each one of us. Therefore, God is very interested in our sexuality and, in fact, designed sex for our pleasure. She encourages married couples to have “covenant love” rather than contractual love. (Part 1 of 2) Receive the book God, Sex and Your Marriage plus a free audio download of the broadcast "Rethinking Godly Sexuality in Your Marriage" for your donation of any amount! Plus, receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today. Your monthly support helps families thrive. Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:22

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What to Do When Tragedy Impacts Your Family (Part 2 of 2)

1/29/2025
We all endure suffering, crisis, and loss in some capacity, but how do we handle it? Based upon his extensive experience as a grief and trauma counselor, Dr. H. Norman Wright describes how to navigate the unexpected and painful crises of life we will all experience. With personal stories of his own loss and heartfelt compassion, he offers practical advice about how to walk through your grief and find the path to healing. (Part 2 of 2) Receive Dr. Wright’s book When It Feels Like the Sky is Falling plus a free audio download of the broadcast "What to Do When Tragedy Impacts Your Family" for your donation of any amount! Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:49

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What to Do When Tragedy Impacts Your Family (Part 1 of 2)

1/28/2025
We all endure suffering, crisis, and loss in some capacity, but how do we handle it? Based upon his extensive experience as a grief and trauma counselor, Dr. H. Norman Wright describes how to navigate the unexpected and painful crises of life we will all experience. With personal stories of his own loss and heartfelt compassion, he offers practical advice about how to walk through your grief and find the path to healing. (Part 1 of 2) Receive Dr. Wright’s book When It Feels Like the Sky is Falling plus a free audio download of the broadcast "What to Do When Tragedy Impacts Your Family" for your donation of any amount! Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:28:16

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Surprise Your Kids with Unforgettable Faith Lessons

1/27/2025
Sometimes it can be quite the challenge to keep your kids engaged during family devotions. And the last thing you want is for your kids to think that God’s Word is boring! Mr. Tim Shoemaker shares how he revitalized his devotional time with his sons. You’ll learn how to share important life and spiritual applications through some “kinda dangerous” object lessons. We hope all parents listening will be encouraged to pass down their faith to the next generation. Receive the The Very Best, Hands-On, Kinda Dangerous Family Devotions plus a free audio download of the broadcast "Surprise Your Kids with Unforgettable Faith Lessons" for your donation of any amount! Get More Episode Resources If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Duration:00:27:39