Focus on the Family Magazine - December 2023/January 2024
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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BOARD BOOKS<br />
The Tiny Truths Bible<br />
for Little Ones<br />
by Joanna Rivard<br />
and Tim Penner<br />
Turtle Finds His Talent<br />
by Lucille Williams<br />
OFF THE<br />
SHELF<br />
Christian reads<br />
for <strong>the</strong> family<br />
BY SHEILA SEIFERT<br />
AS A CHILD, I read a historical<br />
novel about Ca<strong>the</strong>rine <strong>the</strong><br />
Great, who didn’t do what she<br />
wanted to do and did what was<br />
right for her adopted country.<br />
Her sacrificial love later helped<br />
me understand <strong>the</strong> magnitude<br />
of what Jesus had sacrificed<br />
for me. In <strong>the</strong> same way,<br />
ficti<strong>on</strong> entertains, but sometimes<br />
it also dem<strong>on</strong>strates<br />
faith principles in <strong>the</strong> lives of<br />
its characters. Here are two<br />
authors who strive to impart<br />
God’s truths in <strong>the</strong>ir fun-toread<br />
middle-grade books:<br />
“D.L. Moody is quoted as saying, ‘If I could relive<br />
my life, I would devote my entire ministry to<br />
reaching children for God.’ Today’s child, more<br />
than ever, needs clear biblical foundati<strong>on</strong>s to<br />
build up<strong>on</strong>—al<strong>on</strong>g with enough comedy and<br />
entertainment to hold <strong>the</strong>ir attenti<strong>on</strong>. These are<br />
my goals in writing ‘The Magnificent Mulligans’<br />
book series—<strong>the</strong> adventures of eight bro<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
and sisters working toge<strong>the</strong>r to run <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
family’s wild animal park . . . as told by <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
pet chimpanzee.”<br />
—Bill Myers, bestselling author<br />
“Though Bro<strong>the</strong>r Andrew looked and acted differently<br />
than my character, I loosely based <strong>the</strong> Bible<br />
smuggler in my book Big Risks in Russia <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
life of this Dutch missi<strong>on</strong>ary. I also had cousins<br />
who smuggled Bibles in <strong>the</strong> 1980s. They gave me<br />
details about how guards took apart cars and <strong>the</strong>n<br />
left <strong>the</strong>m. Reality is different than ficti<strong>on</strong>, but my<br />
hope is that this story will inspire o<strong>the</strong>rs to bravely<br />
follow Jesus and be willing to risk for o<strong>the</strong>rs in<br />
need. Bro<strong>the</strong>r Andrew died while I was writing this<br />
book, but <strong>the</strong> faith legacy of what he did lives <strong>on</strong>.”<br />
—Marianne Hering, award-winning author<br />
PICTURE BOOKS<br />
Otter B Friendly<br />
Book No. 12 in <strong>the</strong><br />
“Otter B” series<br />
by Pamela Kennedy<br />
and Anne Kennedy Brady<br />
Since <strong>the</strong> Baby Came<br />
by Kathleen L<strong>on</strong>g Bostrom<br />
KIDS BOOKS<br />
Smoke in <strong>the</strong> Air!<br />
Book No. 3 in<br />
“The Magnificent<br />
Mulligans” series<br />
by Bill Myers<br />
Big Risks in Russia<br />
Book No. 31 in<br />
“The Imaginati<strong>on</strong> Stati<strong>on</strong>” series<br />
by Marianne Hering<br />
YA NOVELS<br />
The Sec<strong>on</strong>d Storm<br />
Book No. 4 in <strong>the</strong><br />
“High Water” series<br />
by Tim Shoemaker<br />
Heart of Bel<strong>on</strong>ging<br />
Book No. 6 in <strong>the</strong><br />
“Riverbend Friends” series<br />
by C.J. Darlingt<strong>on</strong><br />
BOOKS FOR ADULTS<br />
Elisabeth Elliot: A Life<br />
by Lucy S.R. Austen<br />
The Woman from Lydia<br />
by Angela Hunt<br />
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FOCUS ON THE FAMILY CANADA<br />
DEC <strong>2023</strong> / JAN <strong>2024</strong>
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