Focus on the Family Canada

Your family’s resource
library

Parenting, marriage, life, faith, and more! Explore a rich, biblically based library full of articles, podcasts, videos, and books for all your family's needs.
Search results
136

Articles

Clergy Care
Handling church conflict
Written by Steve Fleming

All conflict can be stressful, but when it is combined with church relationships – where our community and mission intersect – it can really ramp up.

Clergy Care
Stewarding our health as ministry leaders
Written by Beth Fleming

Thirty years ago this March, Steve and I travelled to Hawaii...

Clergy Care
Is time your friend or your foe?
Written by Doug Meyers

Almost every year at the beginning of January, I’m reminded of a book one of my professors,...

Clergy Care
Self-control: Checking the state of your walls
Written by Steve Klassen

With up to 31 days in a month and the book of Proverbs...

Clergy Care
Cultivating gentleness by abiding in Christ
Written by Steve Klassen

My wife’s grandfather is a wonderful man. He is good, faithful,...

Clergy Care
Faithfulness in friendship, even in the most difficult times
Written by Roxy Meyers

This day has become etched...

Clergy Care
Grasping and reflecting God’s goodness
Written by Doug Meyers

In the last few weeks, something has repeatedly caught my...

Clergy Care
Kindness is the oil that takes the friction out of life
Written by Beth Fleming

Near the end of May while...

Clergy Care
Sabbath: Be still and discover the rest of God
Written by Steve Klassen

As a young, newly commissioned pastor who was scheduled to...

Clergy Care
Parenting in the waiting
Written by Pauline Doerksen

It’s a normal day in your home. Juggling schedules, packing lunches, overseeing homework and...

Clergy Care
Bringing shalom to a world in chaos
Written by Wendy Kittlitz

One of the richest experiences I have had over the past year has been watching a new video...

Clergy Care
Check your gauges: What are they telling you?
Written by Steve Klassen

On a recent commute to work, I had the sudden awareness of...

Clergy Care
Remembering to choose joy
Written by Steve Fleming

There was a time that I would have been satisfied with being happy, but that was before I...

Clergy Care
Love and honour for everyone
Written by Steve Witmer

“Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with...

Clergy Care
Anxiety and the mind of Christ
Written by Luke Campbell

“‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord....

Clergy Care
The rest of the year
Written by Steve Klassen

Christmas is coming! But what about the rest of the year? My five-year-old loves to utter the...

Clergy Care
Finishing the race well
Written by Steve Fleming

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” (2 Timothy...

Clergy Care
Clergy Appreciation Month: Making a difference
Written by Beth Fleming

Do you ever wonder if you’re really making a difference? Over...

Clergy Care
Working under a narcissistic pastor: What it means and what you can do
Written by Vicki Hooper

It’s not uncommon to hear...

Clergy Care
How changing our expectations of ministry can help us avoid unnecessary pain
Written by Luke Campbell

You might not think about it...

Page 1 of 7