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Marriage

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Marriage
A Home Built from Love & Loss
Sabrina McDonald
Marriage
12 questions every father should ask his future son-in-law
Written by Dr. Greg Smalley

Taylor isn’t just my daughter;...

Life Challenges
When you lose a spouse
Written by Wendy Kittlitz

Losses are not rated on a continuum, but for those who have been blessed with a loving,...

Marriage
Q&A: Disagree about financial giving
Written by Focus on the Family

Question: I’m in the middle of a serious disagreement with my spouse about giving and...

Marriage
How to transform your marriage with mission
Written by Amy Van Veen

When someone talks about "being on mission," what’s the first...

Life Challenges
Codependency: What is it?
Written by Dr. Russ Rainey

What is codependency? Jill told her counsellor about her efforts to save two failed marriages,...

Life Challenges
Tough love in adult relationships: What it is, what it’s not and how to use it
Written by Focus on the Family

My husband’s problem...

Parenting

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Parenting
When God Gives You the Family You Never Expected (Part 2 of 2)
Nov 16, 2023 Jillana Goble, Jean Daly
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Marriage
A Home Built from Love & Loss
Sabrina McDonald
Life Challenges
Tough love in adult relationships: What it is, what it’s not and how to use it
Written by Focus on the Family

My husband’s problem...

Parenting
The dad he didn't have to be: Bonding as a blended family
Written by Sabrina Beasley McDonald

Having a blended family was...

Parenting
Living in a stepfamily: Advice for teens
Written by Ron L. Deal

Life changes often come without warning. Whether it’s the...

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
How remarriage affects kids
Written by Cyndi Lamb Curry

Because Mike and I were widowed, not divorced, we thought we’d found the easy button for...

Parenting
When God Gives You the Family You Never Expected (Part 1 of 2)
Nov 15, 2023 Jean Daly, Jillana Goble
Parenting
9 ways to help children cope with a father's death
Written by Holland Webb

At 13 months old, I received my membership card into what my...

Life Challenges

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Life Challenges
When you lose a spouse
Written by Wendy Kittlitz

Losses are not rated on a continuum, but for those who have been blessed with a loving,...

Faith and Culture
Understanding God’s heart for the traumatized
Written by Wendy Kittlitz

Since the concept of trauma and the specific word “trauma” is...

Life Challenges
Codependency: What is it?
Written by Dr. Russ Rainey

What is codependency? Jill told her counsellor about her efforts to save two failed marriages,...

Life Challenges
Tough love in adult relationships: What it is, what it’s not and how to use it
Written by Focus on the Family

My husband’s problem...

Life Challenges
8 tips for dealing with a diagnosis together
Written by Focus on the Family

If you're like most couples, you breezed through the "in...

Life Challenges
Why moms who struggle with anger need to be brave
Written by Catherine Wilson

Loneliness isn’t typically associated with motherhood....

Faith And Culture

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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
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
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
God’s redemptive love for orphans, widows and outsiders
Written by Subby Szterszky

It’s impossible to read...

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
Understanding God’s heart for the traumatized
Written by Wendy Kittlitz

Since the concept of trauma and the specific word “trauma” is...

Clergy Care

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Clergy Care
Foster and adoptive children in your children’s ministry
Written by Wendy Kittlitz

Once upon a time, our church...