Focus on the Family Magazine - April/May 2020
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics. Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics.
Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
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LET'S TALK ABOUT<br />
Life<br />
FOTF / BRIAN MELLEMA<br />
FOTF / BRIAN MELLEMA<br />
yes, you can speak<br />
c<strong>on</strong>fidently about<br />
<strong>the</strong> sanctity of life<br />
with your proaborti<strong>on</strong><br />
friends<br />
BY BRITTANY RAYMER<br />
IMAGINE THAT YOU’RE<br />
OUT TO LUNCH with friends,<br />
or eating dinner with some relatives,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> subject of aborti<strong>on</strong><br />
comes up. One of your dining<br />
compani<strong>on</strong>s passi<strong>on</strong>ately asserts<br />
that no <strong>on</strong>e should limit a woman’s<br />
access to aborti<strong>on</strong>. Would you<br />
know how to resp<strong>on</strong>d?<br />
It can be a scary moment. You<br />
want to share your pro-life perspective,<br />
but aborti<strong>on</strong> remains <strong>on</strong>e<br />
of <strong>the</strong> most politically divisive topics<br />
in <strong>the</strong> country. You know this<br />
type of c<strong>on</strong>versati<strong>on</strong> could lead to a<br />
heated argument possibly damaging<br />
an o<strong>the</strong>rwise str<strong>on</strong>g relati<strong>on</strong>ship.<br />
Our nati<strong>on</strong>’s political climate can<br />
make it intimidating or downright<br />
terrifying to engage in a meaningful,<br />
respectful and fact-based<br />
c<strong>on</strong>versati<strong>on</strong> with a friend or relative<br />
who is pro-aborti<strong>on</strong>. But with<br />
<strong>the</strong> right tools, sharing <strong>the</strong> truth<br />
about preborn life is definitely<br />
possible. Here are some helpful<br />
ideas for sharing your pro-life<br />
perspective:<br />
<strong>April</strong> / MAy <strong>2020</strong> FOCUS ON THE FAMILY 31
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