Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.
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John Ortberg is the senior pastor of Menlo Church in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has authored numerous books on Christian living including The Life You’ve Always Wanted, Who is This Man? and Know Doubt. John holds a Master of Divinity and a doctorate in clinical psychology from Fuller Seminary. He and his wife, Nancy, have three grown children. Learn more about John by visiting his website, www.johnortberg.com.
Pastors Justin & Trisha Davis share their incredible marriage journey — recovering from Justin’s infidelity and the generational sins of their parents. The Davises describe “cycles of sin” like shame, blame, hiddenness, and unforgiveness, and how we need to get to the root of these issues before God can heal our lives. (Aug 26 – Aug 27)
Dr. Charles Stone shares insights from neuroscience and the Bible on managing stress. He offers helpful tools to get through difficult seasons of pressure.
In Memory of Dr. James Dobson – Psychologist. Author. Speaker. Family Man. When Dr. James Dobson founded Focus on the Family in 1977, nobody knew he would impact the lives of millions and become synonymous with trusted advice to help families thrive in Christ. With Dr. Dobson’s passing on August 21, 2025, Focus on the Family President Jim Daly presents a pre-produced tribute to honor the founder, with treasured memories from Dr. Dobson’s cousin, the late Rev. H.B. London, Ray Vander Laan, Kay Coles James, Kim Meeder and others. Tune in to learn about the hope, healing, and loving advice Dr. Dobson provided for decades, couched in Biblical principles. It’s a loving tribute to our founder as we all mourn the loss of Dr. James Dobson on this special edition of Focus on the Family with Jim Daly.
Based on his book 7 Ways to Choose Healing, Stephen Arterburn offers practical tips for how we can walk through a process of healing successfully. Those tips include connecting with others, learning to take risks again, and forgiving those who have hurt us.
Tom Doyle and his wife, JoAnn, tell inspiring stories of bold Christians in the Middle East who have been courageously sharing their faith despite the constant risk of persecution and death. Our guests remind listeners of the need to pray for persecuted Christians in the Middle East and around the world.
In a tribute to legendary basketball coach John Wooden, we present a recording in which Chick-fil-A President Tim Tassopoulos interviewed the coach before a live audience at a conference several years before Wooden’s passing in 2010. Wooden inspired listeners with some of the invaluable lessons he learned about character and success.
A new documentary film presented by
What happens when we, as Christians, stand firm in our faith? Truth Rising is a powerful new film documentary that will inspire you to boldly live out your faith in a culture that challenges it.
Be inspired. Be encouraged. Be ready.
