{"id":244633,"date":"2022-12-27T09:10:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T15:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampaseo.expert\/focus\/?p=244633"},"modified":"2022-12-28T09:40:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T15:40:52","slug":"what-kind-of-future-are-you-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampaseo.expert\/focus\/2022\/12\/27\/what-kind-of-future-are-you-building\/","title":{"rendered":"What kind of future are you building?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If the LORD wills&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We stand at a pivotal time in our culture. &#8220;None&#8221; is America&#8217;s fastest-growing religious affiliation. Public displays of immorality like pride parades and &#8220;family friendly drag queen&#8221; shows continue to grow. The churches of Christ continue to decline in number, and many congregations have precious few attendees under the age of 40.<\/p>\n<p>Something has to be done. Somebody has to take up God&#8217;s charge and say &#8220;Here am I, send me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>And that&#8217;s exactly what we&#8217;re striving to do.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You see, our aims at Focus Press are simple. We aim&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To teach the church to go on offense rather than always playing defense.<\/li>\n<li>To teach truth on subjects others won&#8217;t touch.<\/li>\n<li>To hold lines many will no longer defend.<\/li>\n<li>To make stronger individual disciples, who will make stronger families, who will make stronger churches, who will make a stronger society, winning the world for Christ.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To that end, we have big plans for 2023. We&#8217;re developing more free content like blogs and podcasts, more premium content like Think Magazine and new online exclusives, more books, devotionals, and videos than ever before.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In order to do all we have planned, we need your support.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Will you consider donating to Focus Press today?<\/p>\n<p>As a 501(c)(3), all donations are tax deductible. And, for every dollar you donate a donor has pledged to match up to $50,000, making your donation go twice as far!<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways you can donate:<br \/>\nOnline at <a href=\"https:\/\/tampaseo.expert\/focus\/donate\">focuspress.org\/donate<\/a><br \/>\nVenmo: @FocusPress-Inc<br \/>\nPhone: 615-324-5870<br \/>\nOr mail: Focus Press, Inc.<br \/>\n625 Bakers Bridge Ave.<br \/>\nSuite 105<br \/>\nFranklin, TN\u00a0 37067<\/p>\n<p>Thank you in advance for partnering with us. Please continue to keep Focus Press and our staff in your prayers.<\/p>\n<p>God bless,<br \/>\nBrad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the LORD wills&#8230; We stand at a pivotal time in our culture. &#8220;None&#8221; is America&#8217;s fastest-growing religious affiliation. Public displays of immorality like pride parades and &#8220;family friendly drag queen&#8221; shows continue to grow. 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