Out of the Orphanage

For decades, we’ve seen the heart- touching pictures and heard the gut-wrenching stories—from Africa to Asia, from Latin America to...

Young, Single and Adopting

Courtnay Phillips will never forget the day she made two elderly men cry at the grocery store—on two separate aisles.​...

Abandoning 
the Faith

From churches that meet in steepled buildings with stained-glass windows to those located in former Walmarts, (churches) vary more today...
Bride and groom

Why Care About Marriage?

“Why should we care about marriage?” That’s the question Jim Daly, Focus on the Family President, asks in the prologue of...

Traffic Stop

Earlier this year, Citizen brought you a pair of stories about the sex trafficking of minors (“Shut Down” and “Turning the Page,” March). Those stories...

Training Days

When legislators gather officially in some states, their day starts with a prayer. Some members take it to heart. But...