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Marriage

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Marriage
How One Couple Overcame Infidelity and Broke Generational Cycles (Part 1 of 2)
Jan 28, 2026 Tim and Kathy Bush
Marriage
Us In Mind
Ted Lowe
Marriage
Heart Talk: The way to true intimacy in marriage
Written by Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley

The most powerful way to be seen and known (true intimacy) is...

Marriage
How to Set Healthy Boundaries in Your Marriage (Part 2 of 2)
Oct 22, 2025 Dr. John Townsend
Marriage
Marriage in Transition
Sean and Lanette Reed
Life Challenges
Nicole and Brandon experienced a miracle at Hope Restored in the midst of a crisis
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Brandon was prepared to...

Marriage
How One Couple Overcame Infidelity and Broke Generational Cycles (Part 2 of 2)
Jan 29, 2026 Tim and Kathy Bush
Marriage
Safe and secure in marriage
Written by Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley

When two people feel safe and secure, they relax and open their hearts. Next to our...

Marriage
The power of healthy conflict in marriage
Written by Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley

What’s happening when your spouse pushes your buttons? Conflict...

Marriage
Words That Bruise: How to Know You’re in an Emotionally Abusive Marriage
Episode #20
Life Challenges
Narcissism in marriage: What to watch for and how to respond
Written by Amy Van Veen

The word...

Marriage
Managing expectations in your marriage this holiday season
Written by Pam Woody

It was supposed to be the most...

Parenting

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Parenting
Helping kids stand firm in the ever-changing landscape of transgenderism
Written by Daniel L. Weiss

Parents today are getting...

Parenting
Overcoming Anxiety in Your Family, Faith and Life (Part 1 of 2)
Mar 3, 2026 Jason and Tori Benham
Parenting
Counter deconstruction to head off doubt in your teen
Written by Alisa Childers

We’ve all seen social media posts of people ­announcing they’re...

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!

Parenting
How Adventures in Odyssey’s One Grand Party blessed one Canadian family
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Carma and Richard’s family were one of nearly 6,000 contest entrants and were flown down to join in the festivities. 

Parenting
Work-life balance: Nurturing families in today’s world
Written by Dr. Richard A. Swenson

Futurists of the 1960s...

Parenting
Inconvenient Parenting
Melissa Hannigan
Parenting
Overcoming Anxiety in Your Family, Faith and Life (Part 2 of 2)
Mar 4, 2026 Jason and Tori Benham
Parenting
Jason Weening: Fatherhood, Calling And Influence
Episode #29
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. 

Parenting
Precious in His Sight
Rachel Norman
Parenting
Guiding Your Preteen Daughter to Find Her Identity in Christ
Feb 9, 2026 Heather Holleman

Life Challenges

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Life Challenges
Have a Heart - Adventures in Odyssey
Mar 2, 2026
Life Challenges
Gary and Joy found safety in their marriage through Hope Restored
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Gary and Joy had been...

Life Challenges
Hope Always: How to Be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide
Matthew Sleeth
Life Challenges
This mom found hope in Christ in the midst of her daughter’s eating disorder diagnosis
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Beth knew her daughter Heather...

Life Challenges
How to Nourish Mental Health in Your Family (Part 2 of 2)
Feb 6, 2026 Debra Fileta
Life Challenges
How to Nourish Mental Health in Your Family (Part 1 of 2)
Feb 5, 2026 Debra Fileta
Life Challenges
Adventures in Odyssey showed this woman what a godly father looks like
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

When Elizabeth* was five years...

Life Challenges
Nicole and Brandon experienced a miracle at Hope Restored in the midst of a crisis
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Brandon was prepared to...

Life Challenges
Starting Your Day in a Better Way
Mar 13, 2026 Pastor Kevin Thompson
Life Challenges
Seeking healthy rhythms instead of work-life balance
Written by Jennifer Antonsen

While the term “work-life balance” is commonly...

Life Challenges
Narcissism in marriage: What to watch for and how to respond
Written by Amy Van Veen

The word...

Life Challenges
In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God
Colleen Chao

Faith And Culture

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Faith and Culture
Stories of love and friendship in the Scriptures
Written by Subby Szterszky

Love. Friendship. Connection. Belonging. As beings created by...

Faith and Culture
Discovering Jesus: An introduction to the Gospel
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Have you ever felt disconnected? Like you belong somewhere, but...

Faith and Culture
Priests of History: Stewarding the Past in an Ahistoric Age
Written by Subby Szterszky

“[W]e have entered...

Faith and Culture
The cosmic, compassionate Christ in the book of Hebrews
Written by Subby Szterszky

Long ago, at many times and in...

Faith and Culture
Recovering the stories of silenced women in ancient literature
Written by Subby Szterszky

Historian Emily Hauser seeks to recreate the lives of marginalized women in Bronze Age Greece.

Faith and Culture
Best of 2025: Three Ways to Introduce Your Friends to Jesus (Part 2 of 2)
Dec 24, 2025 J.John
Faith and Culture
Christmas in Canada, where worlds meet
Written by Subby Szterszky

Growing up as the only child of immigrant Hungarian parents...

Faith and Culture
Learning to Delight in the Presence of Jesus
Feb 27, 2026 Asheritah Ciuciu
Faith and Culture
The Powerful Purpose of Introverts
Holley Gerth
Faith and Culture
Building Racial Harmony in Our Communities
Jan 19, 2026 Carey Casey
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Faith and Culture
All In, All Yours
Heidi Lee Anderson
Faith and Culture
Finding Happiness in the Chaos of Life
Jan 13, 2026 Tricia Goyer

Clergy Care

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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
When couples need extra help in their marriage
Written by Wayne Reed

There is something about a Canadian spring that makes me want...

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
Does God lead us into the wilderness?
Written by Dr. Steve Witmer

I spent most of my teen years living on a family ranch in...

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

This day has become etched...

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

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

Impact Stories

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Testimony
Brio equips Hannah to share God’s truth in love
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

As a Christian teenager trying to navigate an increasingly...

Testimony
One woman found freedom in talking about mental health
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Hanna was going through her email recently when she spotted a...

Testimony
How this community member used Adventures in Odyssey to raise her local church’s visibility
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

When Judy thought about her...

Testimony
Finding Jesus’ healing love in the midst of chronic pain
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

When Jocelyn was 11 years old,...

Testimony
One woman’s journey out of an abusive relationship and into the freedom of Christ
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Skylar grew up in a...

Testimony
One woman’s journey with depression and the hope she finds in Christ
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Having grown up with trauma...