Life Challenges

Asheritah Ciuciu offers women insight on how they can achieve and maintain a healthy relationship with food in a discussion based on her book Full: Food, Jesus, and the Battle for Satisfaction.She covers topics like the lies women believe about food,...

Kay Warren explains how childhood trauma and/or mental illness can make people susceptible to suicidal thoughts, and encourages us to focus on what Jesus accomplished on the cross, to seek comfort in Him, and to stand strong until we see Him.

With fear, negativity and sin fighting for attention, it’s easy to be overcome by negative thoughts and bad habits that lead in the wrong direction. Based on his book I Declare War, Pastor Levi Lusko explains how to overcome these tendencies by taking...

As a kid, you had big hopes and dreams for your life. But as you grew older, reality set in as you took on more responsibility and learned firsthand how the difficult challenges of life become obstacles to your desires. But it's never too late to reclaim...

Mac Owen and his wife, Mary, discuss their turbulent past marked by his hard core drug addiction, and how they came to experience God's grace and healing, which has not only restored their lives but has led to a recovery ministry for addicts and their...

How do you know when you're not only in the right job, but on the right track in life? Author Cynthia Tobias shares guidelines to help you determine what talents God has given you, and what strengths will get you where you need to go.

Nicole Johnson once lived a crazy, overcommitted life as a mom, and multitasking only made matters worse. But everything came crashing down when a long-time friend of 15 years informed Nicole that their friendship was over, without any explanation or...

Aging is difficult and caring for our elders is a skill many people are never taught. As the Baby Boomer generation continues to age, this challenge will impact an increasing number of families. Christian families are motivated by God’s love to care for...

Best-selling author Josh McDowell discusses his devastating childhood in which his alcoholic father abused his mother, and how his emotional pain led to his conviction that God had abandoned him. Josh recounts how he eventually came to faith in Christ...

Joni Eareckson Tada examines the dangerous ramifications of the "right-to-die movement" and "mercy killing," and encourages listeners to consider how we can all demonstrate love and compassion to those with disabilities and end-of-life challenges.

Raul Ries came home from the Vietnam War an angry, violent man who couldn't cope with life. Years later, when threatened with divorce, he decided to kill his wife and children. As he planned his attack, Raul experienced a life-changing encounter with...

Gary Morland, author of A Family Shaped by Grace, describes how God's incredible grace saved him from alcoholism and redeemed his family.

Let's face it – it's easy to be offended by someone while driving, or while at work, or even at home. But you really don’t have the right to become angry at others when you consider Jesus Christ's redemptive work on your behalf. On this Focus...

Pastor Timothy Keller offers some perspective and hope for those times in life when trouble and hardship causes us to question our faith in God.

Emily Colson encourages us to put our sanctity of human life beliefs into practice by extending grace and love to people with disabilities, inviting them into our lives and especially, into our places of worship.