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Stories of impact: Focus Canada turns 40

It’s Focus on the Family Canada’s 40th anniversary! That’s four decades of helping Canadian families thrive. I’m continually amazed at how God has moved throughout our country over these past forty years. One of the ways I most see God’s hand at w...

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Video series: Combatting the Lies That Can Destroy Your Marriage

Inspiring faith: Tony Evans

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Radio Broadcast Sep 21, 2023

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Drawing Closer to God and Each Other (Part 2 of 2)

Gary Thomas

Guest: Gary Thomas

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Marriage • Boundaries

A marital unity myth: 1+1=1

Discovering a healthier model for marriage eventually turned our marriage around. But I had to let go of my false ide...

Marriage • Boundaries

How boundaries with your extended family can improve your marriage

Healthy boundaries are a protective hedge around your marriage, before and after you say your vows.

In-laws

Helping you and your spouse create a healthy dynamic with extended family

Marriage • Physical intimacy / sex

Five newlywed pitfalls

As I’ve spoken with newly married couples, the same issues keep coming up as challenges. Here are five potential pitf...

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Parenting • Sex education

Your daughter and puberty

Tips for talking to your daughter about the physical and emotional changes associated with puberty.

Parenting • Sex education

Guiding your son through puberty

Is your son entering puberty? Here’s how to help him understand this mysterious body morph.

Parenting young adults

Guiding kids through the transition to adulthood

Parenting • Parenting tips

Terrified of bedtime: Help with toddler sleep regression

Illness, nightmares and night terrors can leave toddlers afraid of their own bed, leading to meltdowns at bedtime. He...

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Life Challenges • Parenting

How to begin healing after a miscarriage

The pain and grief suffered by moms and dads who have lost babies to miscarriage is just as real as the grief of thos...

Trauma

Understanding and navigating this complex area of mental health

Life Challenges • Marriage

Dealing with the grief of losing your spouse

Have you just lost your spouse or have a friend who is in mourning? A widower shares ways you can best comfort a grie...

Life Challenges • Sexual abuse

Sexual abuse: The healing journey

The healing journey for survivors entails intense work at the stage of identifying what wrongs were done to them, own...

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Faith and Culture • Society and culture

God’s redemptive love for orphans, widows and outsiders

Why does God care so deeply about orphans, widows and outsiders? The simple answer is that it reflects his own loving...

Faith and Culture • History

The story of Ruth: A sunny oasis in a dark era

The story of Ruth offers a gracious interruption to the canonical flow of Scripture on several levels. Like a brightl...

Faith and Culture • Society and culture

Back to school: Education to the glory of God

For students of any age who are also followers of Jesus, their education is a gateway to the wisdom of their Creator ...

Exploring Scripture

A closer look at the historical background, literary genres and overarching themes of the Bible

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