Timothy S. Goeglein is the vice president of government and external relations at Focus on the Family and the co-author of the new book What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Freedom, and Family (Fidelis, 2026).
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Over the past several years, I have had the honor to write a series of columns on issues dear to my heart: faith, family, and… Read More
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In a recent interview on Fox News, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch remarked, “We need to know our history in order to preserve it.” As… Read More
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For the past several decades, church attendance has become an increasingly female-oriented activity. Church leaders have either given into that fact and no longer try… Read More
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It is becoming increasingly evident that smartphones—and the social media that comes with them—are resulting in alarming rates of depression and other detrimental behaviors among… Read More
EducationCommentary
Another year has come and gone, and America’s educational death spiral continues. The most recent numbers from The Nation’s Report Card, put out by the National Assessment… Read More
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Focus on the Family recently surveyed more than 3,800 Americans on how faith impacts personal decisions about marriage and recorded married respondents’ self-assessments of their… Read More
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In the introduction of his 1984 book, “The Naked Public Square,” then-Lutheran pastor Richard John Neuhaus wrote about the relationship between religion and politics in society, Politics and… Read More
EducationCommentary
In 1965, the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote: “The role of the family in shaping character and ability is so pervasive as to be easily… Read More
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Conservatives have a rare reason to cheer the United States Postal Service: It is releasing a stamp in honor of one of the godfathers of American conservatism, William F…. Read More
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When we think about rural communities, we tend to conjure up images of faith, large families, friendly neighbors, and conservative values—the exact opposite of the… Read More
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Why are so many Americans waiting so long to get married? One-third of young adults will likely never marry, according to recent research. Lyman Stone,… Read More
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Up until the 1960s, the traditional nuclear family—one man, one woman, and at least one child—was seen as the societal ideal. But in the 1960s,… Read More
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I’ve spent a lifetime trying to better discern Jesus’ great parable on the organic tension between God and mammon. I am always smitten with Jesus’ admonition… Read More
Health CareCommentary
“I cannot even imagine where I would be today, were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of… Read More
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For decades, avowed atheist Richard Dawkins has built a small industry attacking biblical Christianity and Christians, authoring books such as “The God Delusion.” That’s why so… Read More
LawCommentary
The opening of this year’s Supreme Court term on the first Monday of October will mark the release of a new Forever stamp featuring the late… Read More
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My colleague Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, wrote the following in his book “Marriage Done Right: One Man, One Woman”: “[Marriage] is… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Sept. 11, 2001, dawned in Washington as the most beautiful day of that year and one of the most beautiful days I have ever experienced…. Read More
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The cover of Time magazine dated April 8, 1966, asked readers: “Is God Dead?” In the 56 years since, so-called experts have proclaimed the impending… Read More
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In his book “Loneliness,” University of Chicago professor John Cacioppo wrote that negative risks of living alone are far worse than air pollution or obesity…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Last year, in the midst of all the COVID-19 chaos, it was easy to miss a major milestone in the history of American conservatism and… Read More
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Nearly three years ago, Fox News host Tucker Carlson made the following statement: “Study after study has shown that when men make less than women, women generally… Read More
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A few weeks ago, the Pew Research Center came out with its most recent survey on the faith of today’s teenagers. While there are a… Read More
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During these tumultuous times, as practically every American institution comes under attack from the far left and its allies, two of our most essential values… Read More
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America has lost a voice that strongly and consistently provided the road map to steer us away from the political and cultural abyss we currently… Read More
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Attorney General William Barr gave an extraordinary speech at Notre Dame Law School last week, providing one of the most robust defenses of religious freedom… Read More
InternationalCommentary
One hundred years ago today, April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I. The Great War’s centennial is especially poignant because of the… Read More
