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Marriage

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Marriage
Building Bridges in Intimate Loneliness
Episode #17
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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.

Marriage
How One Couple Overcame Infidelity and Broke Generational Cycles (Part 1 of 2)
Jan 28, 2026 Tim and Kathy Bush
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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!

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Marriage
100+ great date ideas
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

We’ve come up with some fun, romantic ways to spend time with your spouse. Check back often to see our new date ideas!

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Marriage
Free video series
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Helpful and practical advice from noted Christian experts

Marriage
Why your marriage mindset matters more than you think
Written by Amy Van Veen

Nearly ten years into their marriage, Cristy and Josh have faced their share of valleys, including challenging in-law dynamics, infertility, grief and loss, career changes, and more.

Marriage
How to Cultivate Lasting Love
Jan 23, 2026 Dino and Ashley Petrone
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Marriage
The Marriage Game Plan
George and Tondra Gregory
Marriage
The Secret Language of Successful Couples
Bill and Pam Farrel
Marriage
How One Couple Overcame Infidelity and Broke Generational Cycles (Part 2 of 2)
Jan 29, 2026 Tim and Kathy Bush
Marriage
Work Talk: Creating win-win solutions
Written by Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley

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

Parenting

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Parenting
Four ways to survive being a single mom
Written by Linda Weber

For most single moms, that means working outside the home while...

Life Challenges
How Focus on the Family Canada helped one single mom through a dark and difficult season
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

After Colleen’s marriage...

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Parenting
Kingdom Family Devotional
Tony Evans, Jonathan Evans
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Marriage
Free video series
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Helpful and practical advice from noted Christian experts

Marriage
God’s design for sex
Written by Glenn T. Stanton

Sex, for good and bad, can be “awe-fully” consequential. As such, it is always...

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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
Jason Weening: Fatherhood, Calling And Influence
Episode #29
Parenting
Answering kids’ questions about LGBT friends
Written by Focus on the Family

This article was originally published...

Life Challenges

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Life Challenges
My Search for a Father's Love (Part I of II)
Oct 18, 2023 Lynsi Snyder and Sean Ellingson
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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
Guilt vs. shame: How to tell the difference?
Written by Jenn Hall

Beth* felt defeated. Earlier, a sexually explicit image...

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
Bonnie and Bryan Pue: Finding Freedom From Sexual Brokenness and Shame
Episode #19
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...

Life Challenges
How Focus on the Family Canada helped one single mom through a dark and difficult season
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

After Colleen’s marriage...

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

The word...

Life Challenges
My Search for a Father's Love (Part II of II)
Oct 19, 2023 Lynsi Snyder and Sean Ellingson
Life Challenges
My Search for a Father's Love (Part 2 of 2)
Feb 1, 2022 Lynsi Snyder and Sean Ellingson

Faith And Culture

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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
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
Dating Tips for Today's Singles
Feb 17, 2025 Lisa Anderson, Jonathan “JP” Pokluda
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Parenting
Kingdom Family Devotional
Tony Evans, Jonathan Evans
Testimony
This pastor, father and husband discovers healthier boundaries at Kerith Retreats
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

When Dave went to Kerith...

Faith and Culture
Divorce, hard hearts, and the image of God
Written by Subby Szterszky

What does the Bible teach about separation and divorce? It’s an...

Faith and Culture
Special Guest Sam Owusu: A Pastor's Thoughts on Healthy Grief, Faith Communities And Embracing Change
Season 1 Episode #6
Marriage
Celebrate Your Marriage
Jay and Laura Lafoon
Faith and Culture
What happened between the Old and New Testaments?
Written by Subby Szterszky

There’s a roughly 400-year gap between the final events...

Faith and Culture
No Greater Love: A Biblical Vision for Friendship
Written by Subby Szterszky

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his...

Faith and Culture
Finding Family as a Single Adult
Sep 6, 2018 Lisa Anderson

Clergy Care

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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
Clergy Appreciation Month: Making a difference
Written by Beth Fleming

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

Clergy Care
Turning “ticked off“ into “curiosity”
Written by Pauline Doerksen

Do you ever have one of those days that moves along really...

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

You might not think about it...

Impact Stories

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Testimony
One woman’s story of addiction, recovery and coming back to Christ
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Carol was raised in a...

Testimony
Focus resources continue to encourage and inspire this single woman
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

When the COVID-19 pandemic...

Testimony
This pastor, father and husband discovers healthier boundaries at Kerith Retreats
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

When Dave went to Kerith...

Testimony
Focus resources helped this family grow closer through open and honest dialogue
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Carolyn’s connection to...

Testimony
Focus was a friend this woman could always depend upon
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

When Connie and her husband first got married, they realized...

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...