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Jan 2025

11m 17s

Don’t Spend All Your Time on a Screen

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY

About this episode

So many voices online are competing for our kids' attention. To illustrate that point, John and Danny share about times their kids heard views on the internet they didn't agree with. Plus, Jim Daly and David Murrow bring up why it matters for us to focus on Jesus, when the screens are constantly calling for our attention.

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