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Marriage

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Marriage
Navigating Midlife Transitions in Your Marriage (Part 1 of 2)
Aug 13, 2024 Bill and Pam Farrel
Marriage
Testimonial: This Couple Found Safety in Their Marriage Through Hope Restored
Season 1 Episode #11
Marriage
Navigating Midlife Transitions in Your Marriage (Part 2 of 2)
Aug 14, 2024 Bill and Pam Farrel
Marriage
False Intimacy
Dr. Harry W. Schaumburg
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...

Marriage
Finding Your Purpose in the Empty Nest Years (Part 2 of 2)
Apr 19, 2023 Jim Burns
Marriage
How to cope when your spouse is dying
Written by Susan Schreer Davis

We didn’t linger long in the windowless room. A doctor...

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Marriage
5 tips for managing time as a couple
Written by Allison Barron

We’re still learning how to make this work, but here’s what we’re doing to streamline our time management and give us enough rest.

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Marriage
Free video series
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Helpful and practical advice from noted Christian experts

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 Smart Stepfamily Marriage
Ron L. Deal, David H. Olson
Marriage
Why I care about your sex life and so should you
Written by Dr. Juli Slattery

In most churches and even marriage ministries, sex is addressed...

Parenting

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Free video series
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Parenting
100+ fun family traditions
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Traditions are a valuable way to strengthen families and create lasting memories.

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!

Marriage
The Smart Stepfamily Marriage
Ron L. Deal, David H. Olson
Parenting
Parenting Adult Children When They Walk Away from God (Part 1 of 2)
Nov 18, 2025 Mary DeMuth
Parenting
Parenting Adult Children When They Walk Away from God (Part 2 of 2)
Nov 19, 2025 Mary DeMuth
Parenting
How to make Father’s Day feel less awkward when there’s no dad to celebrate
Written by PeggySue Wells

Greeting card holidays like...

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...

Parenting
Bless your child with an adult mentor
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

There is something incredibly special about being seen and...

Life Challenges

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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...

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Marriage
Free video series
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Helpful and practical advice from noted Christian experts

Life Challenges
Surviving a child's suicide
Written by Beth Saadati

Loss of a child to suicide is devastating. Each moment after discovering your child has passed...

Life Challenges
What really is self-care?
Written by Jayne Schooler

Three years ago, I was preparing to speak to a roomful of social workers. The topic for the...

Marriage
False Intimacy
Dr. Harry W. Schaumburg
Life Challenges
Relying on God to carry the burden of depression
Written by Paul Asay

One Thanksgiving when I was a kid, my dad wanted to go for a...

Life Challenges
Real life with Joni and Ken
Written by Joni Eareckson Tada

The Tada marriage is anything but conventional. My husband, Ken, is an athletic high-school...

Faith And Culture

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Faith and Culture
Godly Rhythms to Help You Live Life to the Full (Part 2 of 2)
Sep 4, 2024 Debra Fileta
Faith and Culture
Godly Rhythms to Help You Live Life to the Full (Part 1 of 2)
Sep 3, 2024 Debra Fileta
Faith and Culture
Book review: Jesus Through the Eyes of Women 
Written by Subby Szterszky

If the women who followed Jesus could tell you what he was...

Faith and Culture
The Olympic Games: Perishable wreaths, gold medals and true identity
Written by Subby Szterszky

Do you not know that in a race...

Faith and Culture
Facets of love in the Song of Songs
Written by Subby Szterszky

We humans love to talk about love. We love to sing about it, write about it, laugh about it, cry...

Faith and Culture
God among the gods, ancient and modern
Written by Subby Szterszky

God stands in the divine assembly; he pronounces judgment among...

Faith and Culture
Repentance and confession: Gifts from a kind, compassionate God
Written by Subby Szterszky

It’s fair to say that...

Faith and Culture
God and Job: Ancient wisdom foreshadowing modern science
Written by Subby Szterszky

In the supposed conflict...

Clergy Care

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Clergy Care
Building a thriving marriage in the midst of ministry
Written by Vicki Hooper

I’m what many in the church refer to as a “pastor’s wife.” I...

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
“In a little while”: Waiting with anticipation
Written by Steve Witmer

“In a little while you will see me no more, and then...

Clergy Care
4 reminders if you’re facing discouragement
Written by Merrie Eizenga

We are now almost two years into a global pandemic. To say that...

Clergy Care
What pastors’ kids need from their parents
Written by Luke Campbell

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

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...

Impact Stories

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Testimony
From burnout to rejuvenation: How Kerith Retreats helped this pastoral couple discover rest
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

When Paul and Julie signed...