Timothy S. Goeglein

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” (2026).

To All Who Served, Thank You

Commentary A few weeks ago, in anticipation of Veterans Day, I had the privilege of visiting the National ...

Viewpoints November 12, 2026
How to Avoid the ‘New Dark Ages’

Commentary America, like many parts of the world, is amid a literary crisis—one that threatens the future of ...

Viewpoints November 12, 2026
Social Support Is Critical to Solving America’s Demographic Cliff

It is not a coincidence that the drop in the birthrate has coincided with the falloff in religious ...

Viewpoints October 31, 2026
Dating Is Not in a Recession, It Just Needs Direction

Commentary My friends at the Institute for Family Studies recently published a commentary by Andrea Gurney on a ...

Viewpoints October 8, 2026
Celebrating the Uniqueness of Mothers and Fathers

Working together, a father and a mother—serving in their distinct roles—become a powerful team that raises confident and ...

Viewpoints September 26, 2026
Why Men Aren’t Marrying

Young men haven't given up on marriage. But many have no internal road map or GPS to help ...

Viewpoints September 15, 2026
We Are Heading Down a Demographic One-Way Street

Commentary The institute for Family Studies recently released its 2026 report highlighting the decline of American fertility and ...

Viewpoints July 22, 2026
Young Adults Are Returning to Faith, but Will It Last?

Commentary A few weeks ago, The New York Times reported on a new trend of young adults returning to or joining the Catholic ...

Opinion May 29, 2026
Why America’s Public Schools Are Closing Their Doors

American parents are voting with their feet.

Opinion May 19, 2026
Why Faith, Freedom, and Family Are More Relevant Than Ever

Commentary As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this July 4, ...

Opinion April 9, 2026
Family Formation Is the Key to Societal Health

The welfare of the state depends on the health of the family.

Viewpoints January 24, 2026
What’s Ahead in 2026 for Faith and Freedom

Commentary As 2025 draws to a close, there is much to be thankful for, as we have seen ...

Viewpoints December 30, 2025
The Legacy of Clarence Thomas

The U.S. Supreme Court justice has played a critical role in reshaping the court as an institution that ...

Viewpoints December 4, 2025
Let’s Give Thanks for the Pilgrims’ Legacy of Freedom

Commentary In a recent interview, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch remarked, “We need to know our history in order ...

Viewpoints November 25, 2025
Why Family Dinners Are Important

Commentary I still remember it vividly. I was a 16-year-old boy sitting around the dinner table with my ...

Viewpoints November 8, 2025
Another Year, Another Depressing Report on the State of American Education

Commentary Another year has come and gone, and America’s educational death spiral continues. The most recent numbers from The Nation’s Report ...

Opinion September 20, 2025
Gen Z Rediscovers Faith

Another generation has found that secularism leaves a void not only in their souls, but also in the ...

Viewpoints September 18, 2025
How Remote Work Changed Working Moms

A significant number of moms who had been working remotely decided that they would rather stay home.

Opinion August 21, 2025
The Resilience of Marriage

Commentary In a recent report for the Institute for Family Studies (IFS), the authors wrote: "Marriage is not dead ...

Viewpoints August 7, 2025
George Gilder: A Prophetic Voice on the State of the American Male

Commentary In his book "Men and Marriage" (an expanded edition of his 1973 work "Sexual Suicide"), first published ...

Viewpoints July 19, 2025
Divorce Is Not Good for Children

Commentary In his book "Solid Answers," James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, wrote: “It is now known ...

Viewpoints July 6, 2025
How Family Structure Leads to Academic Success

Commentary In 1965, the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote: “The role of the family in shaping character and ability is ...

Viewpoints May 16, 2025
Reasons Behind Our Digitally Depressed Generation

Commentary In his book "The Anxious Generation," social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt writes: “At the turn of the ...

Viewpoints April 29, 2025
Gen Z Learns the Power of Commitment

Commentary In her book "Generations," which takes a detailed look at the characteristics of each generation over the past ...

Viewpoints April 11, 2025
Our Birth Dearth Is Becoming Our Death Knell

Commentary One of our current cultural mantras is “you do you”—putting your personal desires over the greater good ...

Viewpoints February 14, 2025
The Disappearing Company Man

Commentary Sixty years ago, one of the compliments often bestowed on an American male was that he was ...

Viewpoints January 8, 2025
Two-Parent Families Are the Key to Safer Cities

Commentary Several years ago, after a particularly violent weekend in Chicago, then-Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, said: “This may not be ...

Viewpoints November 13, 2024