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Three generations of this family enjoy Adventures in Odyssey together

Sandy has been a big fan of Adventures in Odyssey longer than she can easily remember. “My husband and I were trying to figure this out a few weeks ago,” she says with a smile, “and I think it has been over 25 years.” She and her husband George r...

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Facing an uncertain future with a confident hope

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Radio Broadcast Sep 18, 2020

Resources • Parenting

Cultivating Love in Blended Families (Part 2 of 2)

Guest: Dr. Gary Chapman and Ron Deal

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Parenting • Family and relationships

50 games and activities to do with your kids

Playing games and doing activities with our kids is a fantastic opportunity to connect with them.

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Marriage • Impact of kids

Loving your spouse with kids in the house

Here are a few ideas to consider as you work to keep your marriage a priority during the busy and unpredictable paren...

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Marital conflict

Identify unhealthy conflict and learn new tools for being on the same team

Life Challenges • Well-being

How to care for our unique emotions in the midst of a global pandemic

This tool is helpful because it allows us to be unique in what we are feeling, without requiring us to conform to som...

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Marriage • Anxiety

Working through worry and stress with your spouse

In this time of unprecedented change, Kevin and I will likely face many worries. The temptation will be to allow anxi...

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Parenting • Learning and education

Boost your child's progress in school: Understand how your child differs from you

Differences between our learning experience and our child’s learning experience can mean we fail to recognize points ...

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Free downloads for parents and kids

Free family devotions, activity kits for kids, discussion guides for parents and more

Parenting • Anxiety

Helping tween and teen daughters build friendships

We want to help our girls develop skills that will ensure social capability and friendship success, but how can we do...

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Parenting • Anxiety

Bursting negative thought bubbles

One of our goals as parents must be to manage our own thought bubbles so that we can be a model for our kids.

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Verbal and emotional abuse

Identifying and finding freedom from this often overlooked relational abuse

Life Challenges • Grief and loss

Living through a season of loss

The antidote to the pain of loss is grieving. Amazingly, God designed pathways to healing but too often, instead of e...

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Life Challenges • Mental health

Unpacking the stigma of depression

My great concern is that a lot of people, because of this shame-based thinking about depression, fail to reach out an...

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Life Challenges • Anxiety

What we can do with our anxiety during a pandemic

We are not in acute, sudden danger nor are most of us completely unable to function. But we may fall somewhere on the...

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Faith and Culture • World events

World wars, pandemics and the hand of God

Do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God. For followers of Jesus, it’s a manifesto for how to live, n...

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Faith and Culture • World events

Grace and judgment at Nuremberg

Henry Gerecke's chaplaincy to the prisoners at the Nuremberg trials remains a concrete modern-day demonstration that ...

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Biographies

Stories from the lives of men and women, past and present, who have shaped culture by the providence of God

Faith and Culture • Society and culture

The New Testament canon: Why these 27 documents?

Contrary to popular myth, the New Testament canon wasn't decided at the Council of Nicea or by the Emperor Constantin...

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Three generations of this family enjoy Adventures in Odyssey together

The Focus blog Focus blog Read more

President’s Picks: Back to school, back to study, wherever you are

Facing an uncertain future with a confident hope

[email protected]: A free online streaming service for you!

Featured resources View more

Cultivating Love in Blended Families (Part 2 of 2)

50 games and activities to do with your kids

Featured products View more

We're here to help All services Our impact

How can we pray for you and your family?

Talking with someone can be a huge help

Free resources and services to help your family thrive

Get our free Focus on the Family magazine

Marriage View more

Loving your spouse with kids in the house

Marital conflict

How to care for our unique emotions in the midst of a global pandemic

Working through worry and stress with your spouse

Parenting View more

Boost your child's progress in school: Understand how your child differs from you

Free downloads for parents and kids

Helping tween and teen daughters build friendships

Bursting negative thought bubbles

Life Challenges View more

Verbal and emotional abuse

Living through a season of loss

Unpacking the stigma of depression

What we can do with our anxiety during a pandemic

Faith and Culture View more

World wars, pandemics and the hand of God

Grace and judgment at Nuremberg

Biographies

The New Testament canon: Why these 27 documents?

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