Families are in crisis this back-to-school season. Your gift today can give them hope and guidance.

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, more parents are reaching out for biblical help, but giving has slowed and Focus on the Family is facing a $2 million ministry shortfall.
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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Your gift by August 31 will help reach them with biblical guidance, restore hope in their homes, and point them to Christ.

Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

Will you make a gift before August 31 to help provide Christ-centered support in this critical season?

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Paul Tautges

Paul Tautges serves as senior pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. He is also a counselor and the author of the 31-day devotional Anxiety: Knowing God’s Peace.

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When You Are Anxious about Your Inadequacy

When you are anxious about the evaluation of your ministry, rest in the truth that the Lord knows your heart and that the Spirit quietly commends your ministry through the changed lives of those who receive the gospel that you faithfully proclaim.

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Thankful Pastors Produce Thankful Christians

Our flocks need us to set the example of being filled with thanksgiving. We may do this by cultivating gratitude in our hearts, as we give thanks to God for them.

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Hope and Help for Anxious Pastors

Suffering puts Christ on display in ways that comfortable living cannot. Enduring pain in ministry makes Jesus shine brighter, which brings more hope to those I serve.