Focus on the Family Celebrates 40 Years of Inspiring Families Worldwide
In 2017, Focus on the Family celebrated 40 years of strengthening marriages, equipping parents, speaking on behalf of those who can’t speak for themselves and addressing public policy issues affecting...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Eagles Take a Knee and Give God the Glory
Last night’s Super Bowl in Minneapolis, which featured an upset win by the Philadelphia Eagles over the New England Patriots, was sports drama of the highest order. The game came down to the last...
View ArticleLess Hollywood, More Heartland: How the Oscars Forgot Middle America’s Values
Guest Post: Paul Asay, Movie Reviewer, Plugged In: It’s only fitting that Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water took home an Oscar for Best Picture (and three others) at Sunday night’s Oscars. Both a...
View ArticleWalmart Removes Cosmo. Could Brio Take Its Place?
In a surprise move yesterday, the retail giant Walmart announced that it will stop selling the controversial magazine Cosmopolitan at the checkout shelves in over 5,000 of its stores. The Bentonville,...
View ArticleThe Curious “Comedy” of Stephen Colbert
This past Easter Sunday, Stephen Colbert’s animated television show, “Our Cartoon President,” not only lampooned the President (which is expected), but Colbert also had the nation’s chief executive...
View ArticleWhat Does YouTube Know About Your Kids?
Headlines about social media privacy concerns with Facebook are in the news as CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress on Tuesday. But there’s another story that caught my eye – and this one...
View ArticleFocus on the Family Wins 26 Evangelical Press Association Awards
Just under a year since Brio relaunched, the magazine was honored with the Evangelical Press Association’s highest award in the “Youth” category. Focus on the Family’s publication for teen girls...
View ArticleGuest Post: Your Teen Wants to Watch “13 Reasons Why”? Here’s How to Respond
By: Danny Huerta Friday’s release of the second season of 13 Reasons Why, the popular teen television drama, is bound to generate enormous interest – and controversy. According to a Northwestern...
View ArticleSharing Jesus’ Love Through Food and Fellowship
Have you ever noticed how much of Jesus’ ministry on earth was centered around meals? Among others, there was the wedding at Cana, a dinner with the reviled Zaccheus, and the beautiful symbolism of the...
View ArticleOf Course Violent Video Games Desensitize Kids
As officials attempt to continue piecing together the motives behind last weekend’s horrific cold-blooded murder sprees in both El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, attention has turned once again to the...
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