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🌎 10 Christian Leaders Reflect on James Dobson’s Impact on Families and the Church


September 01, 2025

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10 Christian leaders reflect on James Dobson’s impact on families and the church

Christian leaders are remembering Focus on the Family founder James Dobson not only as a staunch defender of biblical values but also as a friend whose ministry touched millions of families worldwide. Dobson died Aug. 21 at the age of 89 following a life that saw him become one of the most influential evangelical leaders and trusted voices in modern American history....


U.S. unauthorized immigrant population reached a record 14 million in 2023

In the years after the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. immigration policy changes fueled a sharp rise in both legal and illegal immigration. Lawful admissions jumped, as did encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border between migrants and U.S. authorities. ...


7,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria this year, group says

More than 7,000 Christians had been killed in Nigeria during the first 220 days of 2025, a civil-society watchdog said. This is an average of 35 killings a day, according to the recent report published by the Nigeria-based human-rights NGO....


The biggest Planned Parenthood in the country is closing

Gulfcrest Street curves sharply and rises slowly as what had been the nation’s largest Planned Parenthood facilities comes into view. The blue-windowed building stairsteps into the sky, looming over Houston’s Gulf Freeway as a bastion to....


Mormon women can wear new sacred undergarments. Some wonder: Why now?

Even on scorching summer days, faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wear sacred religious garments underneath their clothing. But Brigham Young University student Dara Layton answered the door on a 100....



FROM FAITH ON VIEW

Focus on the Family Founder James C. Dobson dead at 89: Tributes and tensions remain

James C. Dobson, Jr., a prominent evangelical psychologist and founder of Focus on the Family, died August 21 at age 89, the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute (JDFI) confirmed. The ministry did not release a cause of death....


Ray Comfort rejects the Sinner’s Prayer as unbiblical

After five decades of open-air ministry, evangelist Ray Comfort shared his lessons with CBN News. The New Zealand native, now 75, co-founded The Way of the Master with actor Kirk Cameron in 2002. Living in Southern California since 1989....


The importance of being Cromwell: Using “Subversive Play” to teach the English Reformation

We meet at “The Gift” a few minutes after high noon on a sunny spring afternoon. Though our feet are planted in Iowa soil, our hearts and minds had been transported back in time five hundred years. “The Gift” stands near the main classroom....


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COMMENTARY

How Trump's Heaven Comment Misses What the Bible Says about Salvation

U.S. President Donald Trump made headlines this week after following an appearance on Fox & Friends, where he claimed that helping end the war between Ukraine and Russia would get him to Heaven. Trump, who recently held....


James Dobson’s harsh, disciplinarian Christianity changed GOP politics

One of psychologist James Dobson’s more famous books, “The Strong-Willed Child,” advocated hitting children as punishment. Dobson, the 89-year-old founder of Focus on the Family, who died Thursday, promoted a harsh, disciplinarian....


A Path To a Healthy Black Evangelicalism

A few years ago, our son Jaden called my wife and me and said he wanted to be a pastor. When we got off the phone, I was excited and fearful. It warmed my heart to hear that my 20-year-old Black son could be a third-generation preacher in our....


Why is School Choice So Controversial?

It makes intuitive sense that we care about our kids’ education. But why is giving other parents choices in this area so controversial? School choice is in the news again thanks to a federal bill; here is my take on the matter for today, especially....


Cornerstone University continues its move to the MAGA Right by appointing Eric Metaxas

Last year Cornerstone University terminated its humanities and arts programs as part of a purge of faculty who opposed the appointment of a Christian Right president. Get up to speed with these posts. We covered it extensively.....



GOOD NEWS

See Baby Hippo Refuse to Get Out of Pool Until He Gets ‘Mom Stare’

There appears to be something universal about the “mom stare.” A video of a funny interaction between a baby hippo and his mother has gone viral, racking up over 4.6 million likes as social media users compare the moment to a standoff between a....


Christian Teen Wins Battle After School Bans Her Bible Verse Designs

A high school senior successfully challenged her New York school district after officials rejected her request to include Bible verses and Christian symbols on her paid parking space. Faith is not just for Sundays. We should carry our faith....


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