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Focus on the Family is a half-hour daily dose of encouragement and advice for the family with keys to stronger marriages, effective parenting, deeper relationships and a more satisfying lifestyle. Focus on the Family has become one of today's most recognized Christian radio programmes.
Daily English South Africa Society & Culture · Religion & Spirituality
1,921 Episodes
420 – 440

Filling Your Marriage with Joy

You’ve been married for a number of years, and you’re starting to feel distant from your spouse. You’re experiencing a joy-gap! Dr. Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey explain the brain science behind joy and offer easy, practical ways you can increase joy in your marriage by playing together and nurturing…
16 Jan 2024 5PM 26 min

Helping Your Child Succeed at School (Part 2 of 2)

Are you baffled by how difficult it can be to educate your children? It may be that you don't understand their learning styles. Jim Daly welcomes author Cynthia Tobias who explains how parents can discover and adapt to their children's learning styles so that they can succeed in school and…
15 Jan 2024 5PM 26 min

Helping Your Child Succeed at School (Part 1 of 2)

Are you baffled by how difficult it can be to educate your children? It may be that you don't understand their learning styles. Jim Daly welcomes author Cynthia Tobias who explains how parents can discover and adapt to their children's learning styles so that they can succeed in school and…
14 Jan 2024 5PM 25 min

Redeeming Life, Finding Forgiveness (Part 2 of 2)

As a baby in the womb, at thirty weeks old, Melissa Ohden survived a saline abortion. Melissa will share about finding and building relationships with her biological mother and other family members, and the power of love and forgiveness.
11 Jan 2024 5PM 26 min

Redeeming Life, Finding Forgiveness (Part 1 of 2)

As a baby in the womb, at thirty weeks old, Melissa Ohden survived a saline abortion. Melissa will share about finding and building relationships with her biological mother and other family members, and the power of love and forgiveness.
10 Jan 2024 5PM 25 min

Becoming Messengers for Life (Part 2 of 2)

Joni Eareckson Tada returns describing how committed Christian friends saved her from despair after her tragic accident, and how everyday she trusts God with her disability.
9 Jan 2024 5PM 25 min

Becoming Messengers for Life (Part 1 of 2)

Joni Eareckson Tada shares a powerful pro-life message about protecting pre-born babies, the elderly, and those with special needs. Be inspired to stand up for all human life, designed in the image of God.
8 Jan 2024 5PM 25 min

Staying Together When Tragedy Strikes Your Marriage

Katherine nearly died, but Jay remained by her side during the next two years of recovery. The dramatic story of a young couple who survived a stroke, kept their marriage strong, and now offer hope to others!
7 Jan 2024 5PM 25 min

Knowing Our Weaknesses, Finding God’s Strength

Do you tend to be a rule-follower, or a rule-breaker? Trisha Davis will share how her tendency to follow the rules, and her husband’s more rebellious nature, set them up for disaster when their marriage was tested by infidelity.
4 Jan 2024 5PM 25 min

Raising Boys to Become Good Young Men (Part 2 of 2)

Paediatrician Dr. Meg Meeker offers encouragement to mothers for raising godly sons. Dr. Meeker addresses the natural conflict and distancing that will occur between mother and son as he matures, and she admonishes moms not to be overprotective, or to find their identity in their children.
3 Jan 2024 5PM 26 min

Raising Boys to Become Good Young Men (Part 1 of 2)

Paediatrician Dr. Meg Meeker offers encouragement to mothers for raising godly sons. Dr. Meeker addresses the natural conflict and distancing that will occur between mother and son as he matures, and she admonishes moms not to be overprotective, or to find their identity in their children.
2 Jan 2024 5PM 26 min

Rising Above the Labels that Bind You

Esther Fleece Allen shares about discovering your new name in Christ and moving past the false labels that Satan and others may try to saddle you with. You’ll hear about a broken family relationship in her life as a young woman—and how she discovered her true identity in Christ.
1 Jan 2024 5PM 25 min

Shouting the Worth of Every Person

Heather Avis knows what it’s like to step outside of her comfort zone. Heather shares about adopting three children—two with Down syndrome and one of a different ethnicity. She’ll encourage you to make room for people who are often overlooked—and see their incredible God-given worth.
31 Dec 2023 5PM 26 min

Simple Habits to Embrace in Your Marriage

The wear and tear of everyday life can really take a toll on your marriage. Dr. Randy Schroeder will offer tips for a marriage tune-up and share practical steps to help you build a closer relationship.
28 Dec 2023 5PM 24 min

How to Speak Your Child’s Love Language (Part 2 of 2)

Your child’s primary “love language” is either physical touch, words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, or acts of service. Dr. Gary Chapman helps you better understand how to keep your son’s or daughter’s “love tank” filled, to strengthen your relationship with your children.
27 Dec 2023 5PM 24 min

How to Speak Your Child’s Love Language (Part 1 of 2)

Your child’s primary “love language” is either physical touch, words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, or acts of service. Dr. Gary Chapman helps you better understand how to keep your son’s or daughter’s “love tank” filled, to strengthen your relationship with your children.
26 Dec 2023 5PM 24 min

Women Who Welcomed the Birth of Jesus

Bible teacher Liz Curtis Higgs offers a fresh look at two women of the Bible who were unexpectedly pregnant – Mary the mother of Jesus, and Elizabeth the mother of John the Baptist. Their stories will encourage you to trust God, even in impossible situations.
25 Dec 2023 5PM 24 min

Coming Together As A Community At Christmas

Listen in as we present a dramatic reading of a charming, inspirational story titled "When Christmas Came to Thorn Creek Bridge," a fictional historical account about a small village of people who experience conflict, and then discover the joy of forgiveness and reconciliation. We also present some light-hearted Christmas stories…
24 Dec 2023 5PM 24 min

Finding God's Goodness In The Barrenness Of Life (Part 2 of 2)

Blogger and author Sara Hagerty talks about the struggles she's faced with infertility and with the question "Where is God in the midst of my pain?" She offers hope and encouragement to listeners wrestling with hardship as she reminds us of the Bible's promises that God loves us and cares…
21 Dec 2023 5PM 23 min

Finding God's Goodness In The Barrenness Of Life (Part 1 of 2)

Blogger and author Sara Hagerty talks about the struggles she's faced with infertility and with the question "Where is God in the midst of my pain?" She offers hope and encouragement to listeners wrestling with hardship as she reminds us of the Bible's promises that God loves us and cares…
20 Dec 2023 5PM 24 min
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