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Marriage

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Life Challenges
How this one pastor and his wife used Focus on the Family resources to help struggling marriages
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

When Michael and his wife,...

Marriage
How Reframing Your Perspective Can Transform Your Marriage
Oct 27, 2025 Rhonda Stoppe
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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!

Marriage
Intimate Deception
Dr. Sheri Keffer
Marriage
Words That Bruise: How to Know You’re in an Emotionally Abusive Marriage
Episode #20
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...

Marriage
Work Talk: Creating win-win solutions
Written by Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley

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

Marriage
Rescuing Your Marriage from Pornography (Part I-II)
Nov 12, 2025 Rosie Makinney
Marriage
Aftershock
Joann Condie with Geremy Keeton
Life Challenges
Narcissism in marriage: What to watch for and how to respond
Written by Amy Van Veen

The word...

Marriage
Rescuing Your Marriage from Pornography (Part II-II)
Nov 13, 2025 Rosie Makinney
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Marriage
Free video series
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Helpful and practical advice from noted Christian experts

Parenting

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Marriage
Free video series
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Helpful and practical advice from noted Christian experts

Marriage
Being the Man Your Family Needs (Part 1 of 2)
Oct 25, 2022 Brant Hansen
Parenting
Explaining LGBT pronoun usage to our kids
Written by Focus on the Family

“Alright class. Today we’re going to introduce...

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

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

Parenting
Finding a mentor who can encourage your child
Written by John Trent and Focus on the Family

When you hear the words, “4X4,” you likely think of a rugged,...

Parenting
Giving Teen Girls (and Yourself) a Brighter Future (Part 2 of 2)
Mar 12, 2025 Jessie Minassian
Parenting
Love Her Well
Kari Kampakis
Parenting
Discovering Your New Identity as a Stay-at-Home Mom
Jun 23, 2022 ​Jen Babakhan
Parenting
Praying the Scriptures for Your Teens
Jodie Berndt
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...

Parenting
Rapid onset gender dysphoria: A social contagion?
Written by Rhonda Robinson

I didn’t mean to lie. In fact, it took me years, well...

Parenting
Giving Teen Girls (and Yourself) a Brighter Future (Part 1 of 2)
Mar 11, 2025 Jessie Minassian

Life Challenges

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Life Challenges
Healing the Scars of Addiction
Gregory L. Jantz with Ann McMurray
Life Challenges
Bonnie and Bryan Pue: Finding Freedom From Sexual Brokenness and Shame
Episode #19
Life Challenges
Guilt vs. shame: How to tell the difference?
Written by Jenn Hall

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

Life Challenges
Finding Hope in the Aftermath of Domestic Violence
Oct 16, 2025 Karen DeArmond Gardner
Life Challenges
Narcissism in marriage: What to watch for and how to respond
Written by Amy Van Veen

The word...

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Life Challenges
Free digital booklets
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Biblically based and psychologically sound advice for mental health and relationships

Life Challenges
Using Humour to Get Through the Best and the Worst of Times (Part 2 of 2)
Jun 30, 2023 Kenn Kington
Life Challenges
Empowering Women to Take Control of Their Finances
Oct 9, 2023 Deborah Pegues
Life Challenges
How this one pastor and his wife used Focus on the Family resources to help struggling marriages
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

When Michael and his wife,...

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
Hope For Healing From Domestic Abuse
Karen DeArmond Gardner
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Marriage
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Faith And Culture

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Faith and Culture
Marvel’s Thunderbolts*: A tale of trauma, loneliness, and hope
Written by Subby Szterszky

Just when it felt like...

Faith and Culture
Jesus’ Resurrection: A treasury of hope, comfort, and joy
Written by Subby Szterszky

Now if Christ is proclaimed as...

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Faith and Culture
God’s sovereignty, national identity, and the Kingdom of God
Written by Subby Szterszky

As Christ’s ambassadors, we have a mandate to seek the shalom of our society and to speak truth into...

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Faith and Culture
What do we mean when we say, “God is love”?
Written by Subby Szterszky

“God is love” is one of the best-known phrases in the Bible, but it is often misused to downplay sin, righteousness, or God’s judgment.

Faith and Culture
Life Is Funny Until It's Not
Chonda Pierce
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
Bible translations: Which one is best for you?
Written by Subby Szterszky

This is it – the year you’re planning to read...

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Faith and Culture
Beautiful Hearted Women of the Bible
Linsey Driskill
Marriage
How to Stay Crazy in Love with Your Spouse (Part II of II)
Dec 5, 2023 Greg Smalley, Erin Smalley
Faith and Culture
Leading the Charge as a Woman
Mar 7, 2025 Deborah Pegues
Faith and Culture
Best of 2024: Who God Says You Are
Dec 24, 2024 J.John
Faith and Culture
Taking Steps to Live out Your Dreams
Feb 10, 2025 Kathi Lipp

Clergy Care

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Clergy Care
Anxiety and the mind of Christ
Written by Luke Campbell

“‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord....

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
Christmas revisited
Written by Merrie Eizenga

I have always loved the Christmas story, and with a name like Merrie and being the pastor’s kid,...

Clergy Care
The gift of hospitality
Written by Wendy Kittlitz

Serving in the background of our retreat ministries is an amazing group of men and women without...

Clergy Care
Replacing the lies of imposter syndrome with God’s truth
Written by Pauline Doerksen

One of the things that makes...

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...

Impact Stories

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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
One woman’s journey through miscarriages launched a ministry to support grieving mothers
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Jenita knows loss at a...

Testimony
God guided Annedien’s pregnancy decisions
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Several years ago, Annedien and her husband, Vincent, found out...

Testimony
When she learned others struggle with anxiety, this woman felt less alone
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

One day, Maureen saw a...

Testimony
How a road trip and an audiobook helped this father establish a relationship of trust and openness
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

When Terry’s* sons...

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...