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Rescuing Your Marriage from Pornography (Part I-II)

Nov 12, 2025 Rosie Makinney

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Marriage

How to keep business travel from killing your marriage

Written by Dr. Greg Smalley

Randy and Kim* were dumbfounded when friends said they were...

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Life Challenges

What is financial abuse in marriage?

Written by Darby Strickland

Focus on the Family Canada is dedicated to bringing healing and restoration to couples who are...

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12 min

Marriage

Cultivating Healthy Emotional Habits with Your Children

Jan 17, 2025 Michelle Nietert

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Life Challenges

Sexual trauma and its effect on marriage

Written by Aline-Vanya Guillaume

“I was seven years old. Or maybe eight?” she...

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11 min

Life Challenges

What is spiritual abuse in marriage?

Written by Darby Strickland

Focus on the Family Canada is dedicated to bringing healing and restoration to couples who are...

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12 min

Marriage

Rescuing Your Marriage from Pornography (Part II-II)

Nov 13, 2025 Rosie Makinney

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Marriage

Rethinking Godly Sexuality in Your Marriage (Part 2 of 2)

Jul 15, 2022 Juli Slattery

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Life Challenges

When husbands are victims of marital abuse

Written by Weslie Onsando

For professional golfer Lucas Glover, abuse...

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14 min

Marriage

Enjoy! The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women

Joyce Penner, Clifford Penner

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Marriage

A Home Built from Love & Loss

Sabrina McDonald

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Life Challenges

What is sexual abuse in marriage?

Written by Darby Strickland

Focus on the Family Canada is dedicated to bringing healing and restoration to couples who are...

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13 min

Parenting

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Parenting

Mental and emotional health: Ongoing conversations with your children

Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Imagine you’re at a...

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9 min

Parenting

Adventures in Odyssey teaches these children real-life lessons for living out their faith

Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Focus on the Family Canada held a contest giving away an Adventures in Odyssey prize pack. Mauricio and Christin were one of over 4,500 entrants and won!

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Life Challenges

How to Equip Your Teens with a Biblical Understanding of Sexuality

Feb 23, 2026 Jim Burns

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Parenting

Remembering your other children while parenting a prodigal

Written by Jim Putman

I remember when my wife and...

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5 min

Parenting

Children's Advent Stories for Bedtime

Julie Lavender and David Lavender

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Parenting

How to trust God with your adult children

Written by Jodie Berndt

“I just don’t think people get married anymore.” My friend...

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5 min

Parenting

Parenting Adult Children When They Walk Away from God (Part 2 of 2)

Nov 19, 2025 Mary DeMuth

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Parenting

Joyfully Embracing God’s Children (Part II of II)

Feb 25, 2026 Josh and Heather Avis

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Parenting

ADHD in children and parents: When your child’s diagnosis feels familiar

Written by Amy Van Veen

Sort through your emotions, reactions, and even grief as you grapple with this new reality.

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9 min

Parenting

Resolve Conflict and Find Peace and Hope with Adult Children

Kathy Koch

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Parenting

Best of 2025: Cultivating Healthy Emotional Habits with Your Children

Dec 15, 2025 Michelle Nietert

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Hope for parents of prodigal children

Written by Joannie DeBrito

Over the past several years, I’ve listened as many parents of...

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11 min

Life Challenges

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One Choice Away from Change

Justin and Trisha Davis

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Life Challenges

Hope For Healing From Domestic Abuse

Karen DeArmond Gardner

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Life Challenges

When husbands are victims of marital abuse

Written by Weslie Onsando

For professional golfer Lucas Glover, abuse...

Article

14 min

Life Challenges

Healing as a Parent from Childhood Trauma (Part 2 of 2) (Best of 2025)

Mar 11, 2026 Melanie Shankle

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Life Challenges

How to Equip Your Teens with a Biblical Understanding of Sexuality

Feb 23, 2026 Jim Burns

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Life Challenges

What can you do to safeguard your teen from suicide?

Written by Beth Saadati

I no longer remember where my husband and two younger kids were...

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7 min

Life Challenges

What is financial abuse in marriage?

Written by Darby Strickland

Focus on the Family Canada is dedicated to bringing healing and restoration to couples who are...

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12 min

Life Challenges

Do your children suffer from depression?

Written by Don Morgan

“I’m depressed, Linus. I need an encouraging word...

Article

8 min

Life Challenges

Sexual trauma and its effect on marriage

Written by Aline-Vanya Guillaume

“I was seven years old. Or maybe eight?” she...

Article

11 min

Life Challenges

Breaking Free from Unhealthy Eating Habits

Jan 22, 2026 Amber Lia

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Life Challenges

Healing as a Parent from Childhood Trauma (Part 1 of 2) (Best of 2025)

Mar 10, 2026 Melanie Shankle

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Life Challenges

What is spiritual abuse in marriage?

Written by Darby Strickland

Focus on the Family Canada is dedicated to bringing healing and restoration to couples who are...

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12 min

Faith And Culture

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Faith and Culture

Best of 2025: From Shame to Shine: Inspiring Others in Christ! (Part 2 of 2)

Dec 12, 2025 Sheila Walsh

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Faith and Culture

A tale of two authors: Separating a writer from their work

Written by Subby Szterszky

Think of your favourite...

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5 min

Faith and Culture

Separating science from scientism, and why it matters

Written by Subby Szterszky

Debates about science and faith are as old as the church and as...

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7 min

Faith and Culture

Best of 2025: From Shame to Shine: Inspiring Others in Christ! (Part 1 of 2)

Dec 11, 2025 Sheila Walsh

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Faith and Culture

Best of 2025: Comedy Mayhem from a Midwesterner’s Mind

Jan 1, 2026 John Branyan

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Faith and Culture

Jesus' seven words from the cross: A Lenten reflection

Written by Subby Szterszky

During the season of Lent,...

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8 min

Faith and Culture

5 actual good things to emerge from the pandemic

Written by Subby Szterszky

Everyone loves to hear good news, especially in times of...

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8 min

Faith and Culture

Repentance and confession: Gifts from a kind, compassionate God

Written by Subby Szterszky

It’s fair to say that...

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11 min

Faith and Culture

Ten things everyone should know about a Christian sexual ethic

Written by Glenn T. Stanton

In this brief summary, Glenn...

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6 min

Faith and Culture

Reclaiming My Faith from Modern Skepticism

Oct 20, 2025 Alisa Childers

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Life Challenges

One Choice Away from Change

Justin and Trisha Davis

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Faith and Culture

Your Journey from Broken to Blessed

John Trent, Kari Trent Stageberg

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Clergy Care

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Clergy Care

5 lessons for a pastor’s wife from a pastor’s wife

Written by Merrie Eizenga

Life’s funny, isn’t it? I always assumed the most important...

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7 min

Clergy Care

Book review: When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People by Gary Thomas

Written by Marshall Eizenga

“If someone is getting in...

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5 min

Clergy Care

What I learned from a Christmas tree

Written by Pauline Doerksen

The Christmas season is upon us and I would like to share some stories about a blending of...

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6 min

Clergy Care

How to step back from being a helicopter leader

Written by Pauline Doerksen

I was sitting in our adult Sunday school class a while back...

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6 min

Clergy Care

What pastors’ kids need from their parents

Written by Luke Campbell

Most of my memories from childhood involve waiting around an...

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5 min

Clergy Care

From pastoral to parachurch ministry: Learning new rhythms and a new identity

Written by Len DenBraber

Becoming the Chief Operating...

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6 min

Impact Stories

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Testimony

From burnout to rejuvenation: How Kerith Retreats helped this pastoral couple discover rest

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When Paul and Julie signed...

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Testimony

The encouragement this woman heard from the broadcast as a teenager sustained her through trials years down the road

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Thanks to you, we’re able to...

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Testimony

Focus resources helped this woman reach her children and her community

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Manon first heard about...

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Testimony

What happens when a troubled marriage is pulled from the brink

Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Thanks to your support,...

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Testimony

The impact one couple’s saved marriage had on their children

Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Because of you, marriage are...

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2 min

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