Annie F. Downs shares her heart to help Christians embrace the fun in life and reach others in the process. She tells stories of finding friendship in unexpected places and how you can do the same.

 

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Annie F. Downs shares her heart to help Christians embrace the fun in life and reach others in the process. She tells stories of finding friendship in unexpected places and how you can do the same.
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<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-refocus-2024-12-30?refcd=2200709">Get Annie Downs' book, Chase the Fun: 100 Days to Discover Fun Right Where You Are, for a gift of any amount.</a>
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<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/zyhscn" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">Hear more about engaging cultural issues with truth and compassion in this video series from John Stonestreet.</a>
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<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/7nujze" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">Read about Coming Home to join God's family.</a>
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<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/uoodgu" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">Listen to &ldquo;Count It All Joy&rdquo; and nearly 1000 other episodes with this free trial of Adventures in Odyssey.</a>
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Our culture grows more complicated and challenging every day, and we want to address those tough issues on the ReFOCUS with Jim Daly podcast. Jim Daly is the president of Focus on the Family, and he enjoys having deep and heartfelt conversations with people who will strengthen your faith. That’s why Jim has invited some of our day’s most acclaimed and respected thinkers to join the conversation. He will dig deeper and ask the hard questions to help you share Christ’s grace, truth, and love. This bi-weekly podcast will leave you feeling challenged, encouraged, and more engaged with the world. So dive in and listen.

Our culture grows more complicated and challenging every day, and we want to address those tough issues on the ReFOCUS with Jim Daly podcast. Jim Daly is the president of Focus on the Family, and he enjoys having deep and heartfelt conversations with people who will strengthen your faith. That’s why Jim has invited some of our day’s most acclaimed and respected thinkers to join the conversation. He will dig deeper and ask the hard questions to help you share Christ’s grace, truth, and love. This bi-weekly podcast will leave you feeling challenged, encouraged, and more engaged with the world. So dive in and listen.

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Annie F. Downs: Influencing Others with a Joy-Filled Life

Dr. Carl Trueman, professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College, will help you understand Critical theory and it's impact on your world. From sexuality to social justice, Trueman explores the failed philosophies of Karl Marx and the Frankfurt School, providing historical context and describing the evolution of these ideas in our culture today. He'll discuss the consequences of Critical theory and how Christians can respond to its various movements in society. This episode features an intriguing discussion, as well as a thought-provoking Q & A with college students.

 

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Empowering Your Family to Face CRT with Dr. Carol Swain will equip you to know what CRT is and isn’t and how you can respond to what it teaches with confidence and scriptural accuracy.

 

Read this article to learn to teach your kids about Critical Race Theory through a Christian worldview.

 

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Dr. Carl Trueman, professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College, will help you understand Critical theory and it's impact on your world. From sexuality to social justice, Trueman explores the failed philosophies of Karl Marx and the Frankfurt School, providing historical context and describing the evolution of these ideas in our culture today. He'll discuss the consequences of Critical theory and how Christians can respond to its various movements in society. This episode features an intriguing discussion, as well as a thought-provoking Q &amp; A with college students.
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<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-refocus-2024-12-16?refcd=2196505">Get Dr. Trueman's book, To Change All Worlds, for a gift of any amount, to learn more about Critical Theory.</a>
&nbsp;
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/h7azo0">Check out Focus on the Family's The Daily Citizen, a website that provides a faith-based perspective to counter the mainstream media&rsquo;s anti-Christian bias</a>
&nbsp;
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/ewsbyx">Listen to Jim's conversation with Rosaria Butterfield on ReFOCUS with Jim Daly.</a>
&nbsp;
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/n264kb">Get Heather Holleman&rsquo;s book The Six Conversations: Pathways to Connecting in an Age of Isolation.</a>
&nbsp;
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/zmmhy4" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">Empowering Your Family to Face CRT with Dr. Carol Swain will equip you to know what CRT is and isn&rsquo;t and how you can respond to what it teaches with confidence and scriptural accuracy.</a>
&nbsp;
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/cmcl0u">Read this article to learn to teach your kids about Critical Race Theory through a Christian worldview.</a>
&nbsp;
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/2sz81u" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">Read this article to learn about the relationship between Socialism and Christianity</a>
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Dr. Carl Trueman: How Believers Can Respond to Critical Theory

This discussion with economics professor Melissa Kearney makes a provocative, data-driven case for marriage and two-parent households, by showing how the institution's decline has led to numerous economic harm in society. She outlines how America can reverse this trend to ensure future prosperity and stability for children.



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This discussion with economics professor Melissa Kearney makes a provocative, data-driven case for marriage and two-parent households, by showing how the institution's decline has led to numerous economic harm in society. She outlines how America can reverse this trend to ensure future prosperity and stability for children.
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/du7kre">Read Jim Daly's book, The Good Dad, to learn from his story of stepping into fatherhood after a difficult childhood.</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/cyafon">Read this article for support in single parenting.</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/0b7dnz">For couples in crisis – you can still put the pieces of your marriage back together with Hope Restored.</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/13jggi">Read this article about parenting differences between moms and dads.</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/gjqbw8" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">Get the Kendrick brothers' movie on fatherhood journeys, Show Me the Father.</a>
 
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/24refocus-donate-page?refcd=2188102">Donate</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/refocus-with-jim-daly-voice-mail">Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.</a>

The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind

Scott Morrison, the 30th Prime Minister of Australia, shares about his tumultuous four years in office and the ridicule, sorrow, anger, and humiliation he faced because of his faith in Christ. He brings the encouraging message that God is in the details, even in suffering, and that His goodness is the anchor that holds in the storm. Morrison asserts that in all things, God's plans for us are good. He also reminds us that God is bigger than government. Our allegiance should be first to Him, as we influence culture by sharing the gospel with our neighbors.



Get a copy of Scott Morrison's book, Plans For Your Good, for a gift of any amount.



Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.



Subscribe to the Daily Citizen - Stay informed with a Christian perspective on today’s issues.



Read this article for a reminder to keep politics in proper perspective and extend God’s kindness and love to others.



Read this article for advice about loving your spouse despite political difference.



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Scott Morrison, the 30th Prime Minister of Australia, shares about his tumultuous four years in office and the ridicule, sorrow, anger, and humiliation he faced because of his faith in Christ. He brings the encouraging message that God is in the details, even in suffering, and that His goodness is the anchor that holds in the storm. Morrison asserts that in all things, God's plans for us are good. He also reminds us that God is bigger than government. Our allegiance should be first to Him, as we influence culture by sharing the gospel with our neighbors.
 
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-refocus-2024-11-18?refcd=2184402">Get a copy of Scott Morrison's book, Plans For Your Good, for a gift of any amount.</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/34ll42">Buy your copy of Jim Daly’s book, ReFOCUS! He shares how believers can engage others in the culture with the love of Christ and reveal the heart of God.</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/ept5gv">Subscribe to the Daily Citizen - Stay informed with a Christian perspective on today’s issues.</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/qd87a2">Read this article for a reminder to keep politics in proper perspective and extend God’s kindness and love to others.</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/pelcqg">Read this article for advice about loving your spouse despite political difference.</a>
 
<a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/24refocus-donate-page?refcd=2184402">Donate</a>
 
<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/refocus-with-jim-daly-voice-mail">Send Jim a voicemail! Click here.</a>

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