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There is nothing more critical to leadership than strategic decision-making. And nothing is more strategic in decision-making than, well,...

In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, individuals on the ground are struggling to survive.

As we, once again, approach this national day of “thanksgiving” I thought it necessary to reflect upon our nation’s long history of acknowledging...

The fourth post in my National Adoption Month guest series highlights The Batura Family. Paul Batura is a longtime Focus team member who currently...

For the first time since his transfer to Rajai Shahr, another prison in Iran, American pastor Saeed Abedini was allowed to visit with members of...

C.S. Lewis’ passion was thoughtfully translating the Christian faith into language that anyone could understand. He was driven to have people know...

I’ve called our church to keep visiting orphans and widows, adopting children, and ministering in the prisons. I’ve encouraged them to keep doing...

If God has gifted you and given you a passion for words, here's how to get started.

If you grew up in U.S. evangelicalism, especially in the south, there’s a good chance you grew up hearing about the evils of alcohol.

This is the question, of sorts, I recently posed to a local businessman. As I indicated in my last commentary, I have embarked on an enterprise...

It’s time someone wrote a book for the church titled Whatever Became of Evangelism? The point would be how we tend to avoid terms like “lost” or...

In an ongoing and increasingly broad discussion concerning R2K vs. transformationalism, D.G. Hart posted an informative exchange involving J....

This stay-at-home mom’s blog post has already encouraged many parents who, week after week, faithfully attend church services with their young...

Billy Graham still dreams of winning multitudes to Christ.

Children spend almost 8 hours a day consuming media for fun, including TV, music, video games and other content.