Focus on the Family Weekend

Ron and Opal Erickson discuss the marital struggles they experienced as the result of an affair, and describe how God repaired their marriage. They also talk about their music ministry and their efforts to help heal troubled marriages as a Hope Restored host couple. Then Dr. Jim Burns helps parents of adult children see how they can help, or hurt, this evolving relationship. As a parent transitions to the role of a coach, they can interact with their adult child in ways that minimize conflict and maximize godly influence. Restoring Hope to Your Marriage Collection Hope Restored Doing Life with Your Adult Children Age & Stage 19+ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Matt and Lisa Jacobson believe small, everyday decisions to love your spouse can transform your marriage. They discussed the importance of listening, warmly greeting your spouse, planning quality time together, and refraining from sarcastic comments. Then Kristi Clover talks about creating chore systems, using labels in a smart way, teaching kids to clean, and tackling the endless piles of laundry. Mom, take a breath, take a break, and get some great organization tips! Receive the 100 Ways to Love Your Husband/Wife Bundle for your donation of any amount! Marriage Assessment M.O.M. Master Organizer of Mayhem Implementing a Chores System If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Every marriage goes through some predictable and unavoidable transitions like “baby makes three” and then the “the empty nest”. Other transitions also come along that will significantly impact your time, energy, and your relationship with your spouse. On this two-day Focus on the Family broadcast, Bill and Pam Farrel help you learn how to handle these transitions and offer way you can approach them to strengthen your marriage. They offer some tools to help you identify those transitions and come out stronger on the other side! Receive the book The 10 Best Decisions a Couple Can Make for your donation of any amount! Hope Restored Marriage Champion Counseling Consultation and Referrals If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Educational expert Cynthia Tobias explains the three main ways that children learn: auditory, visual and kinesthetic, and the strengths and weaknesses of each style. She also addresses the two main ways that children process information: globally (seeing the big picture), and analytically (thriving on the detail). She gives advice on how you can motivate a strong-willed child based on their learning style, and how to help an underachiever find a system that works for them in a classroom setting. Cynthia stresses the importance of recognizing that every child is different and the need for parent’s to accept their child when their learning style differs from their own. Receive the book The Way They Learn for your donation of any amount! Equipping Parents for Back to School Learning Styles: Different Kinds of Smart Putting Children First in Education If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Based on RVL Discipleship: The Study, Ray Vander Laan shares lessons and personal stories to help listeners develop a passion for evangelism and discipleship. Then Monica Swanson describes how she was reluctant at first, but soon reveled in the many benefits of home schooling. Things like prepping them for life in the real world, shaping the character of her sons, and providing them with a solid Christian worldview. Receive the book Becoming Homeschoolers for your donation of any amount! RVL Discipleship: The Curriculum RVL Discipleship: The Study How to Make Disciples in a Post-Christian Culture If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Dr. Bob Paul and Tara Lalonde share their marriage counseling expertise to help couples communicate in a healthy way and build a marriage that is emotionally safe for both people. They offer some of the powerful tools taught to couples at Hope Restored marriage intensives, including the reactive cycle and heart talk. Receive the book Empowered to Love for your donation of any amount! Hope Restored Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage Podcasts Combating the Lies That Can Destroy Your Marriage If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Based on their book Triggers, Amber Lia and Wendy Speake discuss common external and internal triggers that can make mothers angry. They share their journeys overcoming their own triggers, like when their children disobey and complain, and when they have to deal with exhaustion. Our guests offer encouragement to moms and explain how they can prepare to handle their triggers in a healthier way. Receive the book Triggers for your donation of any amount! 7 Traits of Effective Parenting Assessment Mommy-Anger Management Getting a Handle on Anger If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Based on her book, Encountering Our Wild God, Kim Meeder shares a variety of stories to help listeners get a glimpse of how God’s hand can be seen in the midst of everyday situations. Receive the book Encountering Our Wild God for your donation of any amount! Kim Meeder Collection Coming Home Counseling Consultation and Referrals If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Ron and Jody Zappia describe the turbulent early years of their marriage and how God’s grace helped restore their relationship. They share the valuable lessons they learned through that process. Then Greta Eskridge inspires parents to get their kids outside their daily routines and experience the thrill of adventure as a family. Receive the book The Marriage Knot for your donation of any amount! Hope Restored Adventuring Together 7 Traits of Effective Parenting Assessment If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

In an upbeat and fascinating presentation, Dr. Steve Farrar explains the meaning of Psalm 23 in the context of our roles as sheep who are led by the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. Receive the book Gettin’ There for your donation of any amount! How Do I Keep My Anxiety From Affecting My Parenting? Counseling Consultation and Referrals What Fear Robs From Your Marriage If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Often, children act out because they are used to getting attention through bad behavior. Dr. Kevin Leman offers advice to help parents transform their child’s behavior. He discusses the benefits of allowing your kids to learn from real-life consequences and describes the importance of understanding your child’s temperament based on his birth order. Receive the book Loving Him Well for your donation of any amount! Hope Restored Are You Looking for the Hero in Your Husband? Affirm Your Man If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Often, children act out because they are used to getting attention through bad behavior. Dr. Kevin Leman offers advice to help parents transform their child’s behavior. He discusses the benefits of allowing your kids to learn from real-life consequences and describes the importance of understanding your child’s temperament based on his birth order. Receive the book Why Your Kids Misbehave and What To Do About It for your donation of any amount! Match Your Parenting to Your Kids’ Needs . . . Now 7 Traits of Effective Parenting Assessment What to Do When Your Kids are Irresponsible If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Young men seem to be floundering quite a bit in today’s culture. Author Brant Hansen has some great ideas to help you take responsibility, find the right kind of ambition, and cast a bigger vision for your life. Then British evangelist J.John challenges believers to live up to our tremendous God-given potential by letting Jesus into the driver’s seat of our lives. With humorous stories of his many years in ministry, J.John explains that the essence of Christianity is to know Christ, and make Him known to others. Receive the book The (Young) Men We Need for your donation of any amount! Young Men Need Your Help J.John Collection Coming Home If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly welcomes Darryl Strawberry and his wife, Tracy. Darryl recounts his successful days as a major league baseball player and his subsequent problems with substance abuse and bad habits. He had two failed marriages, as well as several stints in rehab. He met third wife, Tracy at Narcotics Anonymous and they have been married since 2006 and now run a recovery center, are ordained ministers and speak often about the redemption they have found in Jesus Christ. Receive the book An Imperfect Marriage for your donation of any amount! Hope Restored Spouse Struggles With Drug Abuse Sexual Trauma and Its Effect on Marriage If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Dr. Kevin Leman helps you understand how birth order plays a role in the way you interact as a married couple and shares advice on how to manage challenges in your relationship that often stem from your placement in your family of origin. Then Julie Bagamary and Dr. Sharen Ford talk about how you can help kids in foster care. Receive The Birth Order Book for your donation of any amount! Focus on Marriage Assessment Foster Parenting Matters Wait No More If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Curtis Chang dealt with anxiety for a long time before the pressure became too much and he experienced a mental breakdown that led him to change his mentality. He learned that anxiety is not just a problem to solve. Although it can be difficult and painful, it can also lead to powerful spiritual growth. Receive the book The Anxiety Opportunity for your donation of any amount! Counseling Consultation and Referrals Anxiety Disorders: An Overview Resources: Mental Health If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Dr. Randy Schroeder describes practical habits to help couples navigate expectations in marriage, build emotional closeness, and resolve disagreements. Then Jerry Jenkins shares about his creative writing career and the impact of his books for the Kingdom of God. He talks about the power of The Chosen television show, written by his son Dallas, and their collaboration on a series of novels he is writing based on the show. Receive the book Simple Habits for Marital Happiness for your donation of any amount! Focus on Marriage Assessment The Chosen, Volumes 1-3 Adventures in Odyssey If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

When it comes to instilling character in our kids, the most essential aspect we can teach and model for them is resilience. Dr. Kathy Koch explores the importance of resilience in our lives and how we can nurture that trait in our children. As a parent, you are the key to your child’s resilience! Through intentional modeling, ongoing conversation and observation, and encouragement, you can help them learn to bounce back from struggles, get unstuck, and move forward with courage and confidence. Receive the book Raising Resilient Kids for your donation of any amount! 7 Traits of Effective Parenting Assessment Practice Makes Parent Raising Resilient Kids If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Jeff and Shaunti Feldhahn urge married couples to talk about their money on a regular basis in order to establish common values, overcome “money fears,” avoid knee-jerk reactions, and build unity in their relationship. Then Dr. Josh Straub coaches parents on how to create a safe environment for effective communication with their children, especially when it comes to their feelings. Thriving in Love and Money Focus on Marriage Assessment What Do I Do with My Feelings Bundle Match Your Parenting to Your Kids’ Needs . . . Now If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

Explaining your beliefs can sometimes be a challenge, especially when opponents say God and science don’t mix. On this two-day Focus on the Family broadcast, Lee Strobel demonstrates how many scholars and academics now say science actually points to the existence of a divine Creator. He explores the question of why suffering occurs, even though we have a caring, personal heavenly Father. He will provide you with solid evidence of God’s existence and help you better understand why you can trust and believe in the Creator of the universe. Is God Real? How to Become a Christian: Understand God's Love and What It Means to Follow God's Love How to Raise Strong Believers Evangelism: It’s Easier Than You Think If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.