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Marriage

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Marriage
The Smart Stepfamily Guide to Financial Planning
Ron Deal, Greg Pettys, David Edwards
Marriage
Practical Tips to Transform Your Marriage
Nov 17, 2025 Jason and Tori Benham
Marriage
10 Choices for a Better Marriage
Ron Welch
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
Work Talk: Creating win-win solutions
Written by Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley

Many couples have experienced their share of pitched battles...

Marriage
100+ marriage tips
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

We’ve come up with some practical ways to help strengthen your marriage. Check back to see our new ideas!

Marriage
The Care Cycle
Written by Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley

How to care for your heart when your buttons are pushed. What should you do when your spouse...

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
Highly Sensitive Spouses: What You Need to Know
Episode #25
Marriage
How to Break Bad Habits and Cultivate a Healthy Marriage (Part 2 of 2)
Jan 15, 2026 Tricia Goyer
Marriage
How to Break Bad Habits and Cultivate a Healthy Marriage (Part 1 of 2)
Jan 14, 2026 Randy Schroeder
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Marriage
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Helpful and practical advice from noted Christian experts

Parenting

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Parenting
Answering kids’ questions about LGBT friends
Written by Focus on the Family

This article was originally published...

Parenting
Helping Teen Girls Love Their Families Well (Part 1 of 2)
Jul 25, 2022 Jessie Minassian
Parenting
Learning Your New Role as the Parent of an Adult Child
Mar 3, 2025 Jim Burns
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Marriage
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Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Helpful and practical advice from noted Christian experts

Parenting
Handling holiday conflict with family
Written by Jill Hart

With the holidays in full swing, knowing how to deal with...

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. 

Marriage
When Lives Collide: Navigating Remarriage and Stepfamily (Part 1 of 2)
Feb 27, 2024
Parenting
100+ parenting tips
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

We’ve come up with some fun and innovative ways to make parenting your kids easier. Check back often to see our new ideas!

Parenting
Preparing teens for healthy dating
Written by Danny Huerta

As a parenting expert and therapist, I often get asked the question, “Should my teen date?” It’s...

Parenting
Helping Teen Girls Love Their Families Well (Part 2 of 2)
Jul 26, 2022 Jessie Minassian

Life Challenges

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Life Challenges
Building Healthy Friendships Among Men
Sep 19, 2022 Tommy Woodard and Eddie James
Life Challenges
Building the Bridge to Forgiveness (Part 1 of 2)
Jun 18, 2025 Gary Chapman
Life Challenges
Five newlywed pitfalls
Written by Suzanne Gosselin

My husband of three days stood in stunned silence at my sudden outburst of tears as we...

Life Challenges
ADHD and marriage: How to handle common conflict patterns
Written by Christy Billings

When Tim and Marcy* started...

Life Challenges
Building the Bridge to Forgiveness (Part 2 of 2)
Jun 19, 2025 Gary Chapman
Life Challenges
Living Reconciled
P. Brian Noble
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Life Challenges
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Biblically based and psychologically sound advice for mental health and relationships

Life Challenges
Dealing with emotional crises in marriage
Written by Leslie LaRo Hayes

Dwayne and Karen came to me for counselling because they had an...

Testimony
Focus on the Family Canada supported this woman through her husband’s autism diagnosis
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Gina* was at an extended...

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Marriage
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Helpful and practical advice from noted Christian experts

Marriage
Healthy Ways to Interact with Extended Family
Nov 22, 2023 Mike Bechtle

Faith And Culture

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Faith and Culture
Cultures in Conflict #16 DVD
Ray Vander Laan
Faith and Culture
Confronting Others With Grace
Jun 9, 2020 Deborah Pegues
Faith and Culture
Engaging Hearts and Minds in a Broken Culture
Apr 18, 2024 Ray Vander Laan
Faith and Culture
The Thriving Family Podcast Season 3: God's Full Life For You
Episode #28
Faith and Culture
God and Job: Ancient wisdom foreshadowing modern science
Written by Subby Szterszky

In the supposed conflict...

Faith and Culture
Barbie, Oppenheimer, and life’s big existential questions
Written by Subby Szterszky

Are you seeing Barbie,...

Faith and Culture
The A-list of theologians who shaped the Christian faith
Written by Subby Szterszky

According to historian Sarah...

Faith and Culture
Stories of women in early Christianity, Part Two
Written by Subby Szterszky

In the beginning, God created men and women equally in his...

Faith and Culture
Let’s Not Fight: Godly Peacemaking
May 11, 2021 Brian Noble
Life Challenges
Living Reconciled
P. Brian Noble
Faith and Culture
Summer reading for truth and pleasure
Written by Subby Szterszky

For many of us, preparing for summer includes curating our...

Faith and Culture
Dune: Part Two – Heroic journey or cautionary tale?
Written by Subby Szterszky

Ever since Frank Herbert...

Clergy Care

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

You might not think about it...

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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
When forced, unexpected termination comes knocking
Written by Marshall Eizenga

I sat quietly and listened as the pastor shook his head in both...

Clergy Care
Book Review: Emotionally Healthy Discipleship by Peter Scazzero
Written by Sam Doerksen 

A few months ago, the book...

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...

Impact Stories

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Testimony
A couple discovers a perfect anniversary getaway at a Marriage Enrichment Retreat
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Helena Morales and her...

Testimony
Focus on the Family Canada supported this woman through her husband’s autism diagnosis
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Gina* was at an extended...

Testimony
Hope Restored equipped this couple to save their marriage
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Marc and Renita were hanging...