Focus on the Family Weekend

Relationship counselors Bill Farrel and his wife, Pam, describe how couples can keep their marriage strong while facing the challenges that often accompany midlife changes.

In a discussion based on his book Loving Him Well, Gary Thomas offers wives practical advice for influencing their husband when he seems unwilling to change.

You mark your child's physical and developmental milestones, but how can you measure their feelings? Counselors Sissy Goff and David Thomas discuss children's emotional milestones – like emotional vocabulary, perspective, and empathy – and offer practical advice for how parents can help cultivate these milestones.

In Part 1 of this weekend's program, actress and reality TV star Sadie Robertson emphasizes the importance of learning and knowing God's truth so that it can be shared effectively with others. In Part 2, hip-hop artist and pastor Trip Lee offers a light-hearted and thought-provoking look at the Christian desire to withdraw from the culture, encouraging listeners to instead be the light of Christ to the world.

This weekend, psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman offers parents practical advice for helping their kids process, learn from and rise above life's difficult challenges.

In a discussion based on her book The Sacrament of Happy, Lisa Harper explains how happiness is a biblical concept and why God desires for us to be happy. She also describes how we can experience happiness in healthy ways and how it's possible for happiness and sadness to co-exist.

This weekend, Dr. Gary Chapman offers parents helpful insight and practical guidelines found in his bestselling book The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers: The Secret to Loving Teens Effectively.

This weekend, Dr. Tony Evans and Lisa Anderson describe how single adults can live full and complete lives.

This weekend, Dr. Greg Smalley and his wife, Erin, offer advice and encouragement to wives in a discussion based on their book, The Wholehearted Wife: 10 Keys to a More Loving Relationship.

This weekend, Pastor Tony Evans shares insights from his experience as a parent to explain how moms and dads can instill Christian character in their kids and raise them to impact their own families and communities for Jesus Christ.

Dr. David Clarke offers hope for troubled marriages as he outlines a practical plan for breaking destructive habits and rebuilding the relationship, even if only one spouse is committed to doing so. This discussion is based on his book I Don't Want a Divorce: A 90-Day Guide to Saving Your Marriage.

In Part 1 of this weekend's program, Bible teacher Ray Vander Laan inspires listeners to share the Gospel with boldness and conviction as he examines how the Apostle Paul did so in the culture of his day. In Part 2, Jean Thomason, popularly known as"Miss PattyCake," discusses the importance of "imprinting" God's love and promises on young children, and why parents need to be very intentional about modeling faith and worship in their families.

In Part 1 of this weekend's program, Greg Smalley and John Trent explain how spouses and parents can avoid miscommunication and conflict by using "word pictures," which are simple metaphors to help clarify thoughts and feelings. In Part 2, Brooke McGlothlin, author of Gospel-Centered Mom, encourages moms to depend on God rather than themselves, and describes how kids can thrive when they witness their mother's faith in Christ.   

In Part 1 of this weekend's program, Robert Beeson offers encouragement and practical advice to single parents in a discussion based on his book Going Solo: Hope and Healing for the Single Mom or Dad. In Part 2, Pastor Raul Ries shares his dramatic testimony of how God has given him peace and freedom from the fury that had fueled him for so long.

Tommy Brown offers insights from his book, The Seven Money Types: Discover How God Wired You to Handle Money. He outlines those seven types, unpacking their strengths and weaknesses, and offers couples advice for working through their financial disagreements.