Embracing the Better Angels of our Nature
David Lapp is the lead organizer for a group entitled “Better Angels.” He discusses his efforts to reunite America by helping Americans to move past hostility and insults and find common ground across the political spectrum in order to achieve that foundational goal of our American Constitution, which is to form “a more perfect union.” […]
A More Accurate Way of Talking about Sexual Abstinence
Mary Anne Mosack, Executive Director of Ascend, an advocacy organization that works in the realm of Sexual Risk Avoidance education, discusses how to help teens make wise and healthy decisions about activities and relationships, especially when it comes to human sexuality. Family Policy Matters Transcript: A More Accurate Way of Talking about Sexual Abstinence INTRODUCTION: Thanks […]
Families Fighting Back: The Unsung Heroes of the Opioid Crisis
“Spewing profanity, our twenty-year-old son, Ethan, stormed out of our house on Mother’s Day of 2014. Having confronted him with illegal drug activity we suspected from texts on his phone, he decided to leave the comforts of our home on foot, walking down the street to we knew not where.” Ethan’s mom, Shannon, remembers, “For […]
AT ISSUE: Dig Deeper!
The wonderful thing about NC Family’s lovely print magazine is the ability to tuck it into a bag or take it along to an appointment, on a trip, or to the car pool line. Something about holding the articles in your hands is advantageous when you really want to dig deep into a subject. You […]
A Doctor’s Right To Kill: Duke Physician Resists The Cultural Shift on Assisted Suicide
When I entered the auditorium at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University one evening this past spring, I was amazed at the packed room. I sat on a folding chair along the back wall, one of the few remaining seats. As I looked around, I had the distinct feeling that everyone present cared […]
Happily Ever After: Three couples share their secrets to a happy marriage
We’ve all heard that marriage is hard work. But what does that mean exactly? Shouldn’t it also be fun and romantic and adventurous and deeply satisfying? We sent a long list of probing questions to three couples whose friends attest to their strong relationship with each other and with God. Their answers to basic questions […]
POV: Lean Across The Aisle
I remember when it happened to me. I was sitting in a conference room at NC State University as a part of a group of community members tasked with helping reduce alcohol use and abuse on campus. It was an interesting mix of people from all walks of life. Over lunch one day, I struck […]
Religious Liberty Attacks on the Rise in America
Kelly Shackleford, President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, the nation’s largest legal organization dedicated exclusively to protecting religious freedom for all Americans, discusses the crisis of religious liberty in America today, demonstrated by a new report documenting the rise in the number and severity of attacks on religion across our nation. Family Policy Matters Transcript: […]
Embracing the Messiness of Parenthood
Paul Asay, an award-winning journalist who currently serves as senior associate editor at Plugged In, discusses his new book, When Parenting Isn’t Perfect, which he co-wrote with Focus on the Family president Jim Daly, to encourage parents to embrace the messiness of parenthood and to show grace to children. Family Policy Matters Transcript: Embracing the Messiness […]
The Often Unidentified Problem Of Sex Trafficking Of Boys
Chris and Anna Smith, Co-Founders of Restore One Ministry, in our monthly “Focus on Faith” segment. They discuss Restore One, a ministry that offers shelters and faith-based residential recovery programs, free of cost, to American boys who are survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking. Family Policy Matters Transcript: The Often Unidentified Problem Of Sex Trafficking […]