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Help Your Children Build a Strong Faith

Yesterday I shared with you why it’s more important than ever for public school students to participate in this year’s “Bring Your Bible to School Day,” the Focus on the Family-sponsored and student-led free speech event.

#BringYourBible has grown exponentially since we originally launched it in 2014: The first year, 8,000 students participated. The second year, 155,000. Last year, over 355,000. This year, we’re hoping 500,000 students will bring their Bible to school and will share and read Scripture with their friends during appropriate times, like before and after school, during recess or lunch, etc.

Topics: Focus Events Tags: broadcast, events, faith, parenting, religious liberty September 21, 2017 by Jim Daly

Watch Chris Tomlin Share What #MullyMovie Meant to Him

A few weeks ago I announced a project all of us here at Focus on the Family are very excited about: we’re helping spread the word about a beautiful and life-changing movie, “MULLY.”

The film tells the story of Charles Mully, who has rescued more than 12,000 children and teens who were living on the streets of his native Kenya.

Mully was moved to compassion by his own experience of being abandoned by his family at age 6 – and his desire to obey God’s prompting in his heart to help children society had discarded.

Topics: Focus Events Tags: entertainment, events, pro-life, promos September 15, 2017 by Jim Daly

Exclusive: Sadie Robertson’s Important Message to Students

We’re fast approaching the fourth annual Bring Your Bible to School Day, when tens of thousands of public school students across the nation will celebrate on Oct. 5.

I’ll share more about it in the coming weeks, but in case you’re not familiar with Bring Your Bible, let me give you a quick explanation: it’s a student-led event sponsored by Focus on the Family where children and teens from all 50 states will share God’s hope and celebrate religious freedom by bringing their Bibles to school and talking about it with their friends.

Topics: Focus Events Tags: events, kids, pop culture, religious liberty September 8, 2017 by Jim Daly

Meet a Man Who Has Saved Thousands of Children

I’m delighted to share a big announcement: Focus on the Family is the major promotional partner for the award-winning docudrama “MULLY.”

This powerful film tells the story of Dr. Charles M. Mully, a man who gave up riches and power to help the 2.6 million abandoned children living on the streets in Kenya, Africa, rescuing 12,000. The movie’s themes of selflessness, service, and the intrinsic worth of every child drew us to this film – and I know they’ll reverberate in your heart, too.

Topics: Focus Events Tags: adoption, entertainment, faith August 2, 2017 by Jim Daly

A New Bible for “Adventures in Odyssey” Fans

Focus on the Family has been celebrating its 40th anniversary with fun nostalgia from 1977 and a visit from the Vice President of the United States and an upcoming November cruise … but our anniversary isn’t the only thing we’re commemorating in 2017!

This year also marks the 30th birthday of our beloved Adventures in Odyssey audio drama – and one way we’re celebrating is by releasing a full-color NIrV Adventures in Odyssey Bible for kids.

Topics: Focus Events July 26, 2017 by Jim Daly

The Five Best Moments of Focus’ 40th Anniversary Chapel

Last week was special. We celebrated four decades of God’s faithfulness to Focus on the Family, culminating in a very memorable 40th anniversary chapel service on Friday with special guests Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, and Christian recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman – and some of the best parts were those that didn’t go as planned.

The day started early in the morning, as we prepared for the arrival of hundreds of ministry friends, staff, Secret Service agents, local law enforcement, members of the media, and even some protestors who set up camp across the street.

Topics: Focus Events Tags: entertainment, events, faith, news June 28, 2017 by Jim Daly

Tune in NOW to Live-Stream of Focus’ Special Chapel Service with Vice President Mike Pence

Vice President Mike Pence will be joining Focus on the Family staff and friends today in celebrating 40 years of helping families thrive.

In addition to Vice President Pence’s participation as our featured speaker, award-winning Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman will also be at the special chapel service. He will be leading us in a time of worship.

We wanted to open this special event up to our friends who faithfully support and pray for our ministry, as well as the families we love and serve.

Topics: Focus Events Tags: events, faith June 23, 2017 by Jim Daly

Two Years Ago, Focus Committed to Help the Families of Martyred Christians in Egypt. Here’s an Update.

Back in February 2015 the world was rocked by the news that ISIS had brutally beheaded 21 Christian men on the shores of a beach in Libya.

As you may know, Focus on the Family serves the Middle East region out of its Cairo, Egypt office – so when we learned about this unspeakable act of hatred and violence, we felt led to help.

Focus Egypt went to work immediately ministering to the families of the murdered men in the immediate aftermath of the event and, later that year, building houses for the remaining family members.

Topics: Focus Events Tags: faith, news, religious liberty June 9, 2017 by Jim Daly

Christian Students Overcome Public Schools’ Double Standards with Day of Dialogue

At the risk of stating the obvious, it isn’t easy being a Christian student in a public school these days

Every day, these young people go to classrooms and cafeterias where discussions center on sensitive topics like homosexuality, transgenderism, gender identity – and most of the time, the conversations are one-sided.

That’s partly because an increasing number of teachers and school officials suggest there’s only one right way to think about topics related to sexuality.

Now, I know that’s a big claim, so let me back it up by giving you an example of how the “new” sexuality is being promoted in public schools.

Topics: Focus Events Tags: homosexuality, kids, religious liberty April 19, 2017 by Jim Daly

Gorsuch Will be the ‘Type of Justice Our Founders Envisioned’

This is my statement on the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States. – J.D.

“As a fellow Coloradan, I am thrilled that our very own Judge Neil Gorsuch, from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was confirmed today by a vote in the U.S. Senate. Judge Gorsuch now becomes ‘Justice’ Gorsuch upon taking the oath of office – and he will be the type of justice our Founders envisioned.

Topics: Focus Events Tags: news, policy April 7, 2017 by Jim Daly