Friday 5

The father of two boys who gave their lives to Jesus after seeing Focus on the Family’s John 3:16 commercial during the Denver Broncos/New England Patriots AFC playoff game last weekend tells the story. As the pastor of creative communications at Sugar Creek Baptist Church in Sugarland, Texas, Grumme has a unique appreciation of Christian media; his children are 6 and 8.  Read more

“How does my same-sex marriage hurt your marriage?” It’s a question that’s often heard in the policy debate. George Mason Associate Professor Helen Alvaré has written a pair of articles for The Public Discourse, explaining how 200 years of family law has underscored the state’s interest in marriage as being the best place to raise children — and how 50 years of believing it’s only about adults’ romantic feelings for each other (or lack thereof) is harming everyone.  Read more

For the last 14 years, World Magazine has given an award to a person who best exemplifies Christianity in the face of persecution and grace under pressure—essentially, Daniel in the lions’ den. This year, the award goes to Alan Chambers, president of Exodus International, for bringing the message of hope through Christ to people who are struggling with their sexual identities  Read more

As Focus on the Family’s vice president of community outreach, Kelly Rosati isn’t just in charge of the Wait No More campaign, helping Christian families adopt children from foster care. It’s a mission she and her husband, John, have lived for years, adopting four children of their own from different racial backgrounds and challenging circumstances. Their book, Wait No More, comes out on Tuesday.  Read more

An international study, titled “The Sustainable Demographic Dividend,” shows why getting married, staying married and having kids helps society. Coauthor Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project, explains.  Read more

Former U.S. Education Secretary and national drug czar Bill Bennett, author of The Book of Man: Who Are Men, What Should Men Be, What Should Men Do?, released this week, is concerned about the direction the nation is headed — from what we teach boys to how we strengthen marriage.  Read more

In 2001, Timothy Goeglein, Focus on the Family’s vice president for external relations, was a special assistant to President George W. Bush and deputy director of the White House Office of Public Liaison. He recalls the years spent at that job in his new book, The Man in the Middle: An Inside Account of Faith and Politics in the George W. Bush Era, (available Sept. 15) and sat down with CitizenLink to discuss the historic events of 9/11.  Read more

Focus on the Family’s own Glenn T. Stanton, director of global family formation studies, has just released his fifth book, The Ring Makes All the Difference, on why marriage is better than cohabitation — for everyone.  Read more

Rose Marie Belforti is the town clerk for Ledyard, N.Y. Her Christian beliefs will notallow her to sign same-sex marriage licenses. So, she’s asked whether she can delegate that responsibility. But her job is not protected under the state’s same-sex marriage law. She spoke exclusively with CitizenLink.  Read more

[Editor’s Note: This is excerpted from the Focus on the Family daily Broadcast, which aired June 30 – July 1.]  Read more