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Life Challenges • Parenting

How a troubled seven-year-old girl was given a lifeline

Because of you, one family was able to come back from a breaking point and find restoration Megan*, just seven years old, had already witnessed drug addiction and the dissolution of her parent’s marriage, had been rejected by her mom, and was adju...

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President’s Picks: Shine God’s light on Halloween

Focus presents: Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley

Gary Chapman returns for Canadian tour

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Radio Broadcast Oct 15, 2019

Resources • Life Challenges

Grieving, Healing and Hoping After Miscarriage

Guest: Adriel Booker

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Parenting • Drugs

The truth about vaping: Help for parents

Is vaping dangerous? The short answer is yes, it is dangerous. And here's more that parents need to know.

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Marriage • Emotional intimacy

How to reconnect when you’re lonely in your marriage

Loneliness in marriage is a fact of life. No matter what stage you’re at, there are likely times ahead when one or bo...

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Spiritual intimacy

Learn the value of making Christ the centre of your relationship

Marriage • Well-being

Healthy individuals create healthy marriages

A thriving marriage is made of two thriving individuals building a relationship together. That would explain why the ...

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Marriage • Self image and identity

Loving your introverted or extroverted spouse

To find out about the personality of your partner and their specific emotional needs is to take an intentional step o...

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Parenting • Family wounds

How parental attachment determines a child's emotional health

If you were offered a test that could predict how emotionally healthy your child will become, would you take the test...

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Parenting teens

Helping you build a thriving relationship with your teen

Parenting • Parents of teens

Follow the bouncing ball: Sports from a Christian family perspective

While involvement in sports helps our kids develop in many positive ways, it's easy for sports to become an idol. Her...

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Parenting • Development stages

Social and emotional milestones in child development

Save yourself unfounded worry or unnecessary frustration by understanding what your child is capable of at each devel...

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Addiction

Finding support as you or your loved one journey toward freedom

Life Challenges • Physical health

6 ways to show compassion to someone struggling with chronic pain

If someone you care about lives with chronic pain, the following tips can help you effectively share his or her burde...

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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...

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Life Challenges • Anxiety

5 signs that it's time to look for a counsellor

Few if any of my clients have ever regretted their decision to seek out the assistance of a licensed therapist

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Faith and Culture • History

A banquet, not a buffet: an outline of biblical history

The 66 books of the Bible trace a single story of creation, fall, redemption and restoration. To better understand th...

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Faith and Culture • Society and culture

Art and the Christian: common pitfalls in a complex relationship

The relationship between the church and the arts has been complex, but there are a few pitfalls we can avoid if we wa...

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Arts, culture and creativity

A look at cultural expression in its varied forms, created and enjoyed by men and women made in the image of God

Faith and Culture • Faith and religion

Genres of the Bible: one story in diverse voices

The 66 books of the Bible tell a unified story of creation, fall, redemption and restoration. But they do so in a kal...

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How a troubled seven-year-old girl was given a lifeline

The Focus blog Focus blog Read more

President’s Picks: Shine God’s light on Halloween

Focus presents: Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley

Gary Chapman returns for Canadian tour

Featured resources View more

Grieving, Healing and Hoping After Miscarriage

The truth about vaping: Help for parents

Featured products View more

We're here to help All services Our impact

How can we pray for you and your family?

Talking with someone can be a huge help

Free resources and services to help your family thrive

Get our free Focus on the Family magazine

Marriage View more

How to reconnect when you’re lonely in your marriage

Spiritual intimacy

Healthy individuals create healthy marriages

Loving your introverted or extroverted spouse

Parenting View more

How parental attachment determines a child's emotional health

Parenting teens

Follow the bouncing ball: Sports from a Christian family perspective

Social and emotional milestones in child development

Life Challenges View more

Addiction

6 ways to show compassion to someone struggling with chronic pain

Dealing with the grief of losing your spouse

5 signs that it's time to look for a counsellor

Faith and Culture View more

A banquet, not a buffet: an outline of biblical history

Art and the Christian: common pitfalls in a complex relationship

Arts, culture and creativity

Genres of the Bible: one story in diverse voices

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