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Marriage

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Marriage
Identifying Harmful Patterns to Heal Your Marriage (Part 1 of 2)
Aug 26, 2025 Pastors Justin and Trisha Davis
Marriage
Why self-care is important to your marriage
Written by Amy Van Veen

What fills your tank? Perhaps you already know the answer to...

Marriage
Identifying Harmful Patterns to Heal Your Marriage (Part 2 of 2)
Aug 27, 2025 Pastors Justin and Trisha Davis
Marriage
Low self-esteem and your marriage
Written by Shana Schutte

When Ed married Mona, he adored her red hair and freckles. Ten years later, he still admired...

Marriage
Vacation vanity: When God checks our hearts for selfishness
Written by Gary Thomas

I was really looking forward...

Marriage
Six surefire ways to win an argument (and harm your marriage)
Written by Teresa Turner Vining

Wham! The front door slammed...

Life Challenges
Q&A: Fallout of an affair: Low self-esteem and forgiveness issues
Written by Focus on the Family

Question: My husband had an...

Marriage
Sexual self-control can enhance sex in marriage
Written by Dannah Gresh

I was sitting on a cruise ship with my husband of two...

Parenting

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Parenting
Teaching self-control: Guiding your child with discipline
Written by Catherine Wilson

At some point in time...

Parenting
Protecting our kids from harmful entertainment
Written by Carol Cuppy

Today’s entertainment is a continual flood of different...

Parenting
Raising Selfless Kids
Jul 1, 2022 Sami Cone
Parenting
The source of self-worth
Written by Alex McFarland

Dennis Smith was rushing to class at a Christian school, when he met one of his students...

Parenting
Moms are Human, Too: Why Self-Care is a Good Thing
Jun 26, 2023 Kari Kampakis
Parenting
6 ways to develop self-confidence and positive self-image in children
Written by Carol Cuppy

Anna watched as her...

Parenting
First steps in self-control: Helping your child identify their emotions
Written by Catherine Wilson

When you think about your...

Life Challenges
Lies and likes: Unlinking teen self-worth from social media
Written by Cara Plett

Keeping up with the Joneses...

Life Challenges

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Life Challenges
Lies and likes: Unlinking teen self-worth from social media
Written by Cara Plett

Keeping up with the Joneses...

Life Challenges
How one girl was saved from her self-harm
Written by Holly Dawn Hunter

The first week of October holds special meaning for me. Like...

Life Challenges
Q&A: How do we convince our teen that "sexting" is harmful?
Written by Focus on the Family

Question: We recently...

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...

Life Challenges
The long road to reconciliation: Seeking harmony in strained family relationships
Written by Tiffany Stuart

Although Carol, Sheila and...

Life Challenges
Q&A: Fallout of an affair: Low self-esteem and forgiveness issues
Written by Focus on the Family

Question: My husband had an...

Faith And Culture

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Faith and Culture
The cult of the selfie
Written by Subby Szterszky

What the subjects of our photos can tell us about ourselves Although rapidly fading from...

Faith and Culture
Building Racial Harmony in Our Communities
Jan 19, 2026 Carey Casey

Clergy Care

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Clergy Care
20 things I’d tell my younger self in 2020
Written by Marshall Eizenga

Well January is upon us, and it’s not just a new year but an...

Clergy Care
Self-control: Checking the state of your walls
Written by Steve Klassen

With up to 31 days in a month and the book of Proverbs...

Clergy Care
The 10 self-assessment questions pastors should ask
Written by Laird Crump

“When it stops being fun, find another sport.” That was the...