Conversations
Grammy-winning country singer Ronnie Milsap celebrates the release of his first gospel album by discussing his lifelong passions for God, family and music.
Conversations, Youth Trends & Issues, Counsel & Commentary
The cartoonists behind Zits discuss their popular comic strip, the teen years and what parents can do to help the sometimes bitter pill of adolescence go down a little easier.
Conversations
A gifted filmmaker takes us behind closed doors, describing a crazy day he experienced shortly before leaving Tinseltown to produce videos for Focus on the Family.
Conversations
In 1994, the founder of Focus on the Family's media-discernment ministry talked with a pop culture icon undergoing an image change.
Conversations
Even fans of Bono's poetry and social awareness have scratched their heads now and then. What really drives this band? Find out from the man who wrote the book on U2.
Counsel & Commentary, Youth Trends & Issues, Conversations
In a scary economy, financial expert Dave Ramsey explains how we can learn from the recession and help teens slay monstrous cultural habits.
Conversations, Youth Trends & Issues, Modern Technology
The VeggieTales creator explains how rapid growth and ambition cost him his company, humbled him before God and inspired a big idea for online children’s programming.
Conversations
Christian Hosoi skated hard, lived hard and fell hard. Now, after doing time and overcoming drug addiction, he craves the adrenaline rush of living for Jesus.
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Taking his place as electronic pop's brightest young star, Adam Young is a committed Christian eager to create music parents can feel good about.
Conversations
Best known for playing Reuben Kincaid on The Partridge Family, Dave talks about his years on that classic TV series and the award-winning radio drama Adventures in Odyssey.
Youth Trends & Issues, Conversations, Counsel & Commentary
We talk with the Ferris Bueller’s Day Off actor about his clever documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, which puts Darwin on trial and argues for intelligent design.
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The Christian singer talks about celebrity, her family and what it was like as a teen to have her music connected with popular films.
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This principled country singer talks about the power of music and why he recorded a song about our culture's objectification of young women.
Conversations
We caught up with the Oscar-nominated filmmaker to ask why healthy, two-parent families have been the exception rather than the rule at Disney.
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C.S. Lewis’ stepson talks about Disney’s adaptation of Prince Caspian, meeting the Chronicles of Narnia author, and helping children grasp the "magic of God."
Conversations
The gifted screenwriter and director of Over the Hedge talks about his world-wise animated hit, as well as what separates DreamWorks from Disney.
Conversations, Counsel & Commentary
What does it take to impact young people? A life well lived, as proven by former Air Force football coach Fisher DeBerry, who talked about the need for positive role models.
Conversations
This singer/songwriter with hard-rocking band Flyleaf shares stories of her tumultuous teen years, and explains her outreach to unsaved musical peers and young fans on the edge.
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This member of the Christian rock band Kutless describes some of the challenges facing teens and why Christian artists must rise above labels.
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Best known for lighting the fuse on big-screen actioners, the producer discusses the power of film, high-octane sequels and his racially charged sports drama, Glory Road.
Conversations
Super Bowl? Super guy. The league's classiest commentator shares his
unlikely journey from heavily recruited basketball prospect to Emmy-winning
NFL analyst.
Youth Trends & Issues, Conversations
What’s an NFL kicker to do after winning the Super Bowl? Release a worship CD as half of the duo Connersvine … and keep on ministering to teens.
Youth Trends & Issues, Conversations
A godly rocker talks about his edgy style, reaching teens in pain, the need for authentic relationships, and what makes Christian music "Christian."
Conversations
After 25 years in the industry, this prolific producer and professing Christian talks about one of his most popular series, the X-Men trilogy.
Media Discernment, Youth Trends & Issues, Conversations, Counsel & Commentary
A columnist/author’s helpful advice for parents struggling to protect their children against "cultural terrorism" as they set boundaries in an out-of-control, relativistic society.
Conversations
The scribe behind The Rookie, Secretariat, Finding Forrester and The Nativity Story is a Christian who believes it's still possible to make a positive impression on Hollywood.
Conversations
This comic actor and star of Dan in Real Life talks about his onscreen family from that film, as well as his own experiences with dating and fatherhood.
Youth Trends & Issues, Conversations
What’s it like to have a Disney movie made about your Cinderella-like rise from ordinary football fan to NFL athlete? We asked former Philadelphia Eagle walk-on Vince Papale.
Media Discernment, Conversations, Counsel & Commentary
From roles on McHale’s Navy and The Carol Burnett Show to his role with the Parents Television Council, this funnyman has plenty of opinions about TV.
Modern Technology, Conversations
Meet Bill Aho, whose multifaceted content-filtering system is giving parents more control than ever over movie content … and giving the film industry fits.
Conversations, Youth Trends & Issues
Best known as Back to the Future bad guy Biff Tannen, actor Tom Wilson talks about being bullied himself as a teen, and how those experiences prepared him for the years to come.
Conversations, Media Discernment, Youth Trends & Issues
On Nov. 15, 1995, a Tennesse high schooler opened fire on his teachers and classmates. We talk with Jamie Rouse about media choices that fueled his rage that fateful day.
Conversations, Youth Trends & Issues, Modern Technology
Author and youth expert Andy Braner explains why Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are doing more to isolate our kids than create real community.
Conversations, Youth Trends & Issues, Media Discernment
Convinced your child has ADD? Not so fast. A respected neurosurgeon discusses the impact of TV and video games on the minds and attention spans of young children.
Media Discernment, Conversations, Counsel & Commentary
The founder of the Parents Television Council talks about a la carte cable, TV’s evolution in the Internet age, and how families can hold the industry accountable.
Conversations
We talk with Focus on the Family president Jim Daly
about modern media and ministry, including ways entertainment has impacted
his own young family.
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The gospel superstar talked with us about his art, his desire to be a witness in the music industry, and his friendship with controversial R&B superstar R. Kelly.
Conversations
A leading Christian apologist talks about the "militant atheism" infecting our culture, how entertainment is fueling skepticism, and what parents can do about it.
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The award-winning director of Flipped and The Princess Bride talks about his movies, his famous father, and why he wanted to change his name as a child.
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Prior to his passing in 2000, we spoke with this respected TV pioneer about the moral decline of the medium he loved and helped shape during a kinder, gentler era.
Conversations, Youth Trends & Issues
As a teenager, Jaci Velasquez was among the hottest young voices in Christian music. She also had a strong sense of what youth leaders must do to reach her peers.
Conversations
On the 75th anniversary of Disney¹s animated masterpiece, the young star of Mirror Mirror reflects on beauty, fairy tales and what makes her Snow White unique.
Conversations, Counsel & Commentary
Through his live Taste Worship events, Christian singer and songwriter Peder Eide is changing the way families connect with God … and each other.
Conversations
We talk with actor Ioan Gruffudd about his teen
years, the power of cinema and his heroic roles in The Fantastic Four and
the William Wilberforce biopic Amazing Grace.
Conversations
Former Korn guitarist Brian Welch talked with us about his dark, destructive past, his encounter with God, and the little girl who may have saved his life.
Conversations
Hear what happened when an outspoken Christian encountered the shock-rocker responsible for the CDs Smells Like Children and Antichrist Superstar … and his fans.
Conversations, Counsel & Commentary
Author Jim Ware examines the power of myths, revealing spiritual truths hidden within classic fairy tales that point back to the true story of the Gospel.
Conversations
The world's most famous frog pulled up a lily pad for a candid conversation about his distinguished career, Miss Piggy, and his family-friendly image.
Youth Trends & Issues, Conversations, Modern Technology
Are video games pushing your child's buttons? Authors Kurt and Olivia Bruner explain how their son fell prey to electronic games designed to become an obsession.
Conversations, Media Discernment
Don't tell KJ-52 that he sounds like Eminem. He knows. But what used to be a sore subject has enhanced the Christian rapper's ability to reach fans with a positive alternative.
Media Discernment, Conversations
Since 1990, Focus on the Family's Plugged In team has helped millions of families choose media wisely. Senior Editor Bob Smithouser explains why.
Conversations, Media Discernment
Want to film a heartwarming sports biopic? Call the writer/director who talked with us about his hits The Rookie and The Blind Side, which managed to impress audiences and critics.
Conversations
We talk with the Christian singer about her bold lyrics and angsty pop-rock style, as well as how parents and teens can improve communication.
Conversations, Counsel & Commentary
We asked the Lord of the Rings cast, "While working on these films, did you learn a life lesson that would be valuable for teenagers today?" Here's what they said...
Media Discernment, Conversations
Meet filmmaker Alex Kendrick (Fireproof, Facing the Giants), the Georgia media minister who, along with his brother Stephen, is following God’s call to make movies that matter.
Conversations, Counsel & Commentary, Media Discernment, Youth Trends & Issues
We sit down with apologetics experts Josh and Sean McDowell to discuss parenting, the power of media and a particular movie that changed their relationship.
Conversations, Media Discernment, Youth Trends & Issues
Fresh off her hit A Walk to Remember, the pop singer/actress talks about her virginal character and a song on her self-titled album that sends a very different message.
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Prior to launching a career in reality TV, the youngest Baldwin brother talked with us about his faith, family and the culture’s impact on teens.
Conversations
Fifteen years after his directorial debut, Disney animator Tony Bancroft shares his love for a Chinese princess, and how his faith shaped her story.
Counsel & Commentary, Conversations
With so many seasonal CDs vying for our attention—and new ones flooding the market every year—which holiday discs do Plugged In's editors never get tired of?
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We talk with Christian singer, author and actress Rebecca St. James about her commitment to sexual purity, and how she's helping young people follow her example.
Conversations
Sandra Bullock won the Oscar, but she's not the biggest star in The Blind Side. At 6'10", 360 pounds, that distinction goes to young Quinton Aaron, who talked with us about his breakout role.
Youth Trends & Issues, Conversations
As a rebellious teenager, Christian recording artist Bruce Carroll let drugs get the better of him. That is until he discovered his true identity in Jesus Christ.
Media Discernment, Conversations, Counsel & Commentary
Mom and former record executive Darlene Brock talks about the media, challenges facing girls today, and what it means to raise daughters with grit and grace.
Conversations, Counsel & Commentary
As Rocky and Rambo, screen actor Sylvester Stallone adrenalized the 1980s. Here, he alludes to his religious faith while describing his cinematic comeback, Rocky Balboa.
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Whether adapting Nicholas Sparks novels or bringing Ramona and Beezus to life, Hollywood producer Denise DiNovi is at her best when courting families.
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Ads. Previews. Behind-the-scenes featurettes. An executive with one theater chain talks about the decisions that determine what you see while you¹re waiting for your movie to start.
Conversations, Media Discernment, Youth Trends & Issues, Modern Technology
An army killologist explains how America's lust for violent entertainment is destroying our culture … and our kids. What can we do to keep our children from being desensitized?
Conversations
Have you ever seen life turn on a dime? Regie Hamm has. Learn how God’s grace, a special-needs orphan and American Idol changed the world of a would-be pop star.
Conversations, Counsel & Commentary, Media Discernment, Youth Trends & Issues
This generation faces an identity crisis. Discover how Royal Tailor's music—and lead singer—square off against a culture that wants our kids to settle for less than God's best.