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Today's family unit is under attack at the foundation level Having a healthy marriage lies at the bedrock but this requires an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of husband and wife In this message Pastor Lutzer finds God's grace amid the conflict and strife of human relationships What does the Bible say about roles in marriage This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

Fasting requires discipline and sacrifice [... more]

Winston knows he rsquo s not supposed to chew them So he rsquo s adopted a sly strategy We call it slow-walking If Winston spies a discarded unguarded shoe he rsquo ll casually meander in that direction grab it and just keep walking Slowly Nothing to see here Right out the door if no one notices ldquo Uh Mom Winston just slow-walked your shoe out the door rdquo It rsquo s apparent that sometimes we think we can ldquo slow-walk rdquo our sin past God We rsquo re tempted to think that He won rsquo t notice It rsquo s [... more]

Rosaria Champagne Butterfield shares her dramatic testimony of coming to faith in Jesus Christ after living as a lesbian who was vehemently opposed to Christianity and the Bible Part of Receive a copy of Rosaria Champagne Butterfield's book The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert for your donation of any amount Plus receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today Your monthly support helps families thrive https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources http www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast accepting-my-true-identity-in-christ-part- -of- featured-resource-ctaIf you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your [... more]

On Christmas Eve the Apollo astronauts mdash Frank Borman Jim Lovell and Bill Anders mdash became the first humans to enter lunar orbit As they circled the moon ten times they shared images of the moon and the earth During a live broadcast they took turns reading from Genesis At the fortieth anniversary celebration Borman said ldquo We were told that on Christmas Eve we would have the largest audience that had ever listened to a human voice And the only instructions that we got from NASA was to do something appropriate rdquo The Bible verses spoken by the Apollo [... more]

Two stately stone lions watch over the entrance to the New York Public Library Hewn from marble they rsquo ve stood there proudly since the library rsquo s dedication in They were first nicknamed Leo Lenox and Leo Astor to honor the library rsquo s founders But during the Great Depression New York rsquo s Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia renamed them Fortitude and Patience virtues he thought New Yorkers should demonstrate in those challenging years The lions are still called Fortitude and Patience today The Bible describes a living powerful Lion who also gives encouragement in trouble and is known by [... more]

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Mack having struggled with drug abuse and sexual sin was desperate Relationships that he valued were in disarray and his conscience was beating him up In his misery he found himself unannounced at a church asking to speak with a pastor There he found relief in sharing his complicated story and in hearing about God rsquo s mercy and forgiveness Psalm is believed to have been composed by David after his sexual sin He compounded his wrongdoing by devising a sinister strategy that resulted in the death of the woman rsquo s husband see Samuel ndash While these ugly incidents [... more]