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Focus on the Family

In less than an hour, catch up on the “best-of” Christian parenting and marriage insights from Focus on the Family. The Weekend bundles the highlights from five shows into a weekly segment you can listen to at home or on the go. Join hosts Jim Daly and John Fuller for the encouragement and resources your family needs to thrive together in Christ.

Focus on the Family Weekend

Your children used to be model kids—until they grew up and decided to try “adulting” on their own. As the dad of three adult daughters, Dr. Jim Burns shares practical ways to navigate this new season of parenting, keeping the welcome mat out and the opinions to a minimum. On this two-day broadcast, you’ll learn about topics like healthy boundaries, estrangement, and reconciliation with your wayward adult child.
When Your Adult Child Strays

What to Do with Your Wayward Adult Child

The struggle to give our kids a biblical education is real. Kori Pennypacker shares how her ministry, Bible2School, provides free Bible programs to help young students grow their faith in public school. Tune in to hear her explain how to develop Christian values in our kids from an early age! Then, every couple asks the question: How can we manage our money to invest in the things that truly matter? With work, family, and school, it can be hard to find balance. Russ Crosson has over 40 years of experience managing money from a Christian perspective. He gives helpful tips for “using your money to buy time” to invest in your family – whatever stage of life you are in!
Backpack Faith
Bring Your Bible to School Day
Your Life…Well Spent
Focus on Marriage Assessment

Bringing Good News to Kids in Public School/How to Wisely Invest Your Time and Money in Your Family

Neurosurgeon Dr. Lee Warren, shares insights about the powerful connection between neuroscience and the Christian faith. He explains how our thoughts can physically reshape our brains. By intentionally choosing what we think about—especially gratitude, truth, and hope—we can form new neural pathways that influence our emotions, behaviors, and even future generations. Drawing from personal tragedy, including the loss of his son, Dr. Warren shares how people can better heal from trauma, anxiety, and destructive patterns. The conversation highlights practical ways believers can renew their minds, strengthen relationships, and raise resilient children by aligning their thinking with God’s design for human flourishing.
The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery
Don't Walk This Road Alone – Speak With a Counselor
Share Your Story With Jim Daly
Overcoming Negative Thoughts

Renewing Your Mind, Rewiring Your Brain

Defining the biblical term "shalom" as "breaking the hold of chaos," Dave and Ashley Willis describe how you can cultivate shalom in your home as well as in your relationships – particularly by breaking "strangleholds" caused by people who are overly needy. Our guests also discuss the pursuit of shalom in marriage through the careful and deliberate management of conflict. Also, parenting teens often means navigating some of the most challenging conversations families face—from broken trust to friendships and dating. Tim Shoemaker and his son Mark offer practical, grace-filled guidance to help parents communicate well, build trust, and strengthen their relationship with their teens. You’ll discover how listening well and responding with wisdom can turn difficult moments into opportunities for growth and deeper connection.
Peace Pirates
What to Say and How to Say It to Your Teen
How's Your Marriage Doing?
Match Your Parenting to Your Kids' Needs

Identifying Negative Strangleholds in Your Relationships /Essential Skills for Navigating Tough Conversations with Teens

What if your child’s biggest challenge is actually their greatest strength? Dr. Kathy Koch explores life-changing insights from her book 8 Great Smarts, revealing how every child is uniquely wired with different kinds of intelligence – from the nonstop talker to the deep thinker, the music-maker to the curious questioner. Learn how to recognize your child’s natural strengths, nurture what makes them come alive, and stop unintentionally paralyzing their "smarts."
8 Great Smarts
7 Traits of Effective Parenting Assessment
Match Your Parenting to Your Kids' Needs
Helping Your Child Develop Resilience

Unlock Your Child's Learning Potential with the 8 Types of Intelligence

Based on his book Making Your Marriage a Fortress, Gary Thomas helps couples anticipate and weather the inevitable storms of life. He says that they can grow closer to each other and God through these experiences. He provides encouragement and hope for couples who are currently struggling, as well as offering a preparatory warning to couples who haven’t yet faced a crisis and need to know that such crises are inevitable.
Making Your Marriage a Fortress
Hope Restored
Don’t Let the Storms of Life Wash Your Marriage Away
Dealing With Emotional Crises in Marriage

Fortifying Your Marriage for the Storms of Life

Dr. John Townsend shares practical tips for parents struggling to set boundaries with their children. He’ll provide insights on relatable situations spanning every stage of the parenting journey, from teaching unruly toddlers to dealing with adult children who still live at home. Hear his advice for teaching kids to take responsibility and grow into healthy adults.
Boundaries with Kids
Age and Stage eNewsletters
Speak to a counselor 
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Proven Strategies to Help Your Children Establish Healthy Boundaries

British evangelist J.John brings encouragement for anyone who needs to change their perspective on their circumstances. He suggests that we try to see things from God’s perspective by looking up, looking in, looking back, looking around, and looking ahead. Then Pastor J. D. Greear shares practical insights and real-life stories to help believers reach our broken culture with the love of Christ. Hear his encouragement to meet people where they are, live as authentic examples of Jesus in everyday life, and make a lasting impact for the gospel.
Jesus Christ – The Truth
J.John Audio Collection
Everyday Revolutionary
ReFOCUS with Jim Daly

How to Change Your Perspective on Life /How to Represent Christ in Today's Culture

What’s the secret to a strong family? Author and mom Jessica Smartt says it’s not perfection – it’s connection. Drawing from her book Come On Home, Jessica shares powerful and practical ways to build a lasting family legacy, navigate technology with wisdom, and create meaningful memories as a family. You’ll be encouraged to create a home where your kids feel safe, seen, and deeply loved. Because as Jessica reminds us, “Your family doesn’t have to be perfect to be strong.”
Come on Home
Age and Stage eNewsletters
Parents' Guide to Technology 2026
BePresent – Plugged In App Review

Tiny Habits Can Build a Stronger Family

Gabe and Rebekah Lyons equip couples to fight for connection in their marriage and break unhealthy patterns of conflict. Hear their stories of sharing and processing their origin stories to better understand their emotions and know each other deeply.
The Fight for Us
Hope Restored
Fight for a Stronger and Deeper Marriage
How to Stop Fighting Your Spouse: Seven Steps to Win-Win Solutions in Marriage

Fighting for God's Best in Your Marriage

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. Also, 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.
 
 
 
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Listener CD
 
 
 
Happy Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom
 
 
 
When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People by Gary Thomas
 
 
 
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Focus on the Family Weekend: Feb. 22 - Feb 23. 2024

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