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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
2,012 Episodes
1880 – 1900

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…
31 Oct 2018 11PM 26 min

Discovering God is Enough

Chonda Pierce openly discusses some of her most painful life experiences, including an abusive upbringing, her husband's struggle with alcoholism and his death in 2014. She offers hope and encouragement as she describes how God's grace has sustained her, and how it is sufficient for all of us through our…
30 Oct 2018 11PM 26 min

Understanding How to Manage Anger in Motherhood (Part 2 of 2)

Based on their book Triggers, Amber Lia and Wendy Speake discuss common external and internal triggers that can make mothers angry, like when their children whine, disobey and complain, and when they have to deal with exhaustion, noise and household mess. Our guests offer encouragement to moms and explain how…
29 Oct 2018 11PM 26 min

Understanding How to Manage Anger in Motherhood (Part 1 of 2)

Based on their book Triggers, Amber Lia and Wendy Speake discuss common external and internal triggers that can make mothers angry, like when their children whine, disobey and complain, and when they have to deal with exhaustion, noise and household mess. Our guests offer encouragement to moms and explain how…
28 Oct 2018 11PM 26 min

Addressing Skeptics, Sharing Christ (Part 2 of 2)

In a discussion centered on his book Making Sense of God, Dr. Timothy Keller explains why people walk away from God, why secularists want scientific rationale, and why this fails, as our search for meaning, happiness and identity goes unsatisfied without seeking God in the process. Dr. Keller also discusses…
25 Oct 2018 11PM 25 min

Addressing Skeptics, Sharing Christ (Part 1 of 2)

In a discussion centered on his book Making Sense of God, Dr. Timothy Keller explains why people walk away from God, why secularists want scientific rationale, and why this fails, as our search for meaning, happiness and identity goes unsatisfied without seeking God in the process. Dr. Keller also discusses…
24 Oct 2018 11PM 26 min

Longing for Happiness

Best-selling author Randy Alcorn examines our deep longing for contentment, explaining how we can maintain joy in the midst of suffering and find everlasting happiness through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
23 Oct 2018 11PM 26 min

Finding Ways to Parent Courageously (Part 2 of 2)

If we want to parent our children courageously, and guide them into their destinies, we have to have an understanding of what God’s word says. Local author and speaker, Mandi Hart, directs us to the word of God for the answers to our parenting questions, and she drives home the…
22 Oct 2018 11PM 27 min

Finding Ways to Parent Courageously (Part 1 of 2)

Because parenting doesn’t come with a manual, we can sometimes find ourselves feeling daunted by the task of raising the next generation. On the next “Focus on the Family,” Mandi Hart speaks about gaining courage for your role as a parent, and helps us to ask important questions of ourselves…
21 Oct 2018 11PM 25 min

Choosing Marriage and Family First

Sometimes we look around us at other people’s marriages and we think, oh, that couple has it all. But every marriage has it’s challenges and we can be encouraged by those that are open to share both the triumphs and the troubles, She’s married to well known South African cricketer,…
18 Oct 2018 11PM 27 min

Navigating Tough Issues in Your Family (Part 2 of 2)

Dr. Mike Bechtle offers insights on common barriers to communication within the family and how those obstacles can be removed in a discussion based on his book Dealing With the Elephant in the Room: Moving From Tough Conversations to Healthy Communication. (Part 2 of 2)
15 Oct 2018 11PM 25 min

Navigating Tough Issues in Your Family (Part 1 of 2)

Dr. Mike Bechtle offers insights on common barriers to communication within the family and how those obstacles can be removed in a discussion based on his book Dealing With the Elephant in the Room: Moving From Tough Conversations to Healthy Communication. (Part 1 of 2)
14 Oct 2018 11PM 25 min

Fighting Fair For A Better Marriage

Perhaps you’ve always looked at those couples around you who never have conflict and thought, ‘oh, I wish that were possible in my marriage’. Well, on “Focus on the Family,” Dr Greg and Erin Smalley join us to talk about ways to deal with conflict in marriage, and they point…
11 Oct 2018 11PM 27 min

Knowing Who You Are in Christ

Speaker Michele Cushatt discusses the struggles she endured through three bouts with cancer, and how her faith in Jesus Christ brought her to a place of peace with herself and with God.
10 Oct 2018 11PM 26 min

Measuring Your Words With Others

Everyday interaction provides us with ample opportunities to blunder our words, not only with each other, but for all to hear and see through social media. Dr. Emerson Eggerichs explains how we can be careful to measure what we say in order to avoid misunderstanding and hurt feelings.
7 Oct 2018 11PM 26 min

How to Stop the Past From Controlling Your Future (Part 2 of 2)

In a discussion based on their book Take Your Life Back, Steve Arterburn and Dr. David Stoop describe how past emotional and psychological wounds negatively impact your life and relationships, and how you can experience positive change through the healing and freedom found in Jesus Christ. (Part 2 of 2)
4 Oct 2018 11PM 25 min
1880 – 1900