Weekend to Remember: Honest Stories from Real Attendees This is my second collection of firsthand, anonymized reviews from Christians who attended Weekend to Remember (WTR), the...
Marriage Intensives & Retreats
Can a Weekend to Remember Marriage Retreat Fix a Bad Marriage?
🕊️ Weekend to Remember Marriage Retreat: Can it Fix a Bad Marriage? FamilyLife’s Weekend to Remember (WTR) is one of the most recognizable Christian marriage retreats in the...
Hope Restored or False Hope? Inside the Unverified Science of Focus on the Family’s Marriage Intensive
🧩 Introduction In 2011, Focus on the Family’s Hope Restored marriage intensive—then known as the National Institute of Marriage (NIM)—published a paper it claimed proved the...
When Hope Restored Stops the Process: Why You Can’t Choose Divorce Inside the Focus on the Family Marriage Intensive
💔 When Hope Restored Stops the Process: Why You Can’t Choose Divorce at Focus on the Family’s Marriage Intensive If you’re reading this, you might be in a marriage that feels...
Book Review: Restoring Hope by Robert S. Paul, Robert K. Burbee, and Christine A. Arnzen
Book Review: Restoring Hope by Robert S. Paul, Robert K. Burbee, and Christine A. Arnzen Can Focus on the Family’s “Hope Restored” Intensive Truly Heal a Desperate Marriage? See...
Will Focus on the Family’s Hope Restored Marriage Intensive Fix My Desperate Marriage?
Will Focus on the Family’s Hope Restored Marriage Intensive Fix My Desperate Marriage? A closer look at Focus on the Family’s marriage-intensive program and the dangers of...
Will a Hope Restored Marriage Intensive Fix My Marriage?
A Hope Restored Marriage Intensive: Will It Fix My Marriage? If someone had told me years ago that Focus on the Family’s Hope Restored program would claim, with breathtaking...
The Truth About Focus on the Family’s “Hope Restored” Study: What the 2011 Research Really Says
The Truth About Focus on the Family’s “Hope Restored” Study: What the 2011 Research Really Says Keywords: Hope Restored marriage intensive, Focus on the Family research, Robert...
Don’t Sign a Vow Renewal at a Marriage Retreat
Don't Sign a Vow Renewal at Family Life's Weekend to Remember Events . 3 Reasons You Shouldn't Sign a Vow Renewal at Weekend to Remember or any other marriage retreat or marriage...
Will A Marriage Intensive Fix Your Marriage?
Will A Marriage Intensive Fix Your Marriage? Video: Transcript Natalie Hoffman: [00:00:00] Welcome to episode 269 of the Flying Free podcast. Today we have back one of my...
Hope Restored: What Do They Teach About Kids and Divorce
Hope Restored Marriage Intensives Want to Scare You About Divorce and Children I’m doing a multi-part series on the HOPE RESTORED marriage intensives from Focus on the Family....
Are Focus On The Family’s Hope Restored Marriage Intensive Miracle Claims True?
Critique: Hope Restored Marriage Intensives Are Not the "Miracle" Abused Wives Seek If you are new, read this first: This is Part 1 of a series on Hope Restored Marriage...