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    Warning signs that your spouse has mental health issues
    Written by Julie Holmquist

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    Marriage
    How to Set Healthy Boundaries in Your Marriage (Part 1 of 2)
    May 25, 2026 Dr. John Townsend
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    Marriage
    In Sickness and In Health
    David Hawkins with Tyson Hawkins & Joshua Hawkins
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    Newlywed sex: How will you respond to the challenges you'll be facing? 
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    Building an Emotionally Healthy Marriage (Part 1 of 2)
    May 5, 2026 Ron Deal
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    What to do when your spouse is diagnosed with a chronic illness
    Written by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott

    When we get married and say...

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    Marriage
    Building an Emotionally Healthy Marriage (Part 2 of 2)
    May 6, 2026 Ron Deal
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    Marriage
    The power of healthy conflict in marriage
    Written by Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley

    What’s happening when your spouse pushes your buttons? Conflict...

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    The Emotionally Healthy Marriage
    Dr. David Stoop, Dr. Jan Stoop
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    How to Set Healthy Boundaries in Your Marriage (Part 2 of 2)
    May 26, 2026 Dr. John Townsend
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    Marriage
    Healthy individuals create healthy marriages
    Written by Jill Savage

    Standing in the kitchen, I heard the text notification on my...

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    5 things experts wish you knew about healthy sex in marriage
    Written by Ginger Kolbaba

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    5 Traits of a Healthy Family
    Gary Chapman
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    Tips for Building a Healthy Family (Part 2 of 2)
    May 28, 2026 Gary Chapman, Dr. Shannon Warden
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    Parenting
    How to set healthy boundaries with kids
    Written by Dr. John Townsend

    We love our kids, but parenting them is a complex and often...

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    3 major grandparenting challenges
    Written by Josh Mulvihill

    Larry and Sarah’s son and his wife planned a seven-day vacation to Hawaii. So Larry and Sarah...

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    Parenting
    Proven Strategies to Help Your Children Establish Healthy Boundaries (Part 1 of 2)
    Jun 23, 2026 Dr. John Townsend
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    Mental and emotional health: Ongoing conversations with your children
    Written by Focus on the Family Canada

    Imagine you’re at a...

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    Parenting
    Tips for Building a Healthy Family (Part 1 of 2)
    May 27, 2026 Gary Chapman, Dr. Shannon Warden
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    Parenting
    Helping adopted children develop a healthy racial identity
    Written by Tara Bradford

    I remember the first time I...

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    Preparing teens for healthy dating
    Written by Danny Huerta

    As a parenting expert and therapist, I often get asked the question, “Should my teen date?” It’s...

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    Proven Strategies to Help Your Children Establish Healthy Boundaries (Part 2 of 2)
    Jun 24, 2026 Dr. John Townsend
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    7 ways to improve mental health within your family
    Written by Dr. Patricia Landry

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    Seeking healthy rhythms instead of work-life balance
    Written by Jennifer Antonsen

    While the term “work-life balance” is commonly...

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    Life Challenges
    What to do when your spouse is diagnosed with a chronic illness
    Written by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott

    When we get married and say...

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    How to Nourish Mental Health in Your Family (Part 1 of 2)
    Feb 5, 2026 Debra Fileta
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    Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You
    Dr. Henry Cloud
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    This pastor, father and husband discovers healthier boundaries at Kerith Retreats
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    Life Challenges
    Living with healthy grief
    Written by Glenn Lutjens

    Learn how to deal with the grief that comes from the death of a loved one or from divorce. It...

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    Life Challenges
    Learning to Build Healthy Trust (Part 1 of 2)
    Apr 15, 2025 Henry Cloud
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    How to Nourish Mental Health in Your Family (Part 2 of 2)
    Feb 6, 2026 Debra Fileta
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    Finding Jesus’ healing love in the midst of chronic pain
    Written by Focus on the Family Canada

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    Healthy Habits for Reducing Stress and Anxiety
    Aug 25, 2025 Dr. Charles Stone
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    What my chronic illness taught me about God
    Written by Sarah Coft

    On January 20, 2014, my life, as I knew it, came crashing...

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    In Sickness and In Health
    David Hawkins with Tyson Hawkins & Joshua Hawkins
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    Fit Over 50: Make Simple Choices Today for a Healthier, Happier You
    Walt Larimore, MD, Phillip Bishop, EdD
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    The joys and challenges of raising a family in missions
    Written by Dwayne K. Buhler

    A young mother talked to us...

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    This pastor, father and husband discovers healthier boundaries at Kerith Retreats
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    Faith and Culture
    Learning to Build Healthy Trust (Part 2 of 2)
    Apr 16, 2025 Henry Cloud
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    Mary knows where to turn when challenges come
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    When Mary’s* young adult daughter announced to her...

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    Faith and Culture
    Special Guest Sam Owusu: A Pastor's Thoughts on Healthy Grief, Faith Communities And Embracing Change
    Season 1 Episode #6
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    Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You
    Dr. Henry Cloud
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    Faith and Culture
    How to Answer Challenges to Your Faith (Part 2 of 2)
    Mar 18, 2026 Greg Koukl
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    Grief, disability, mental health, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
    Written by Subby Szterszky

    Popular entertainment isn’t...

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    How to Answer Challenges to Your Faith (Part 1 of 2)
    Mar 17, 2026 Greg Koukl
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    Ministering to people with mental health issues
    Written by Wendy Kittlitz

    By its very nature, ministry is people-intensive work. Some...

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    Book review: The Emotionally Healthy Leader
    Written by Sam Doerksen 

    Peter Scazzero is best known for his work in regards to being a...

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    Book Review: Emotionally Healthy Discipleship by Peter Scazzero
    Written by Sam Doerksen 

    A few months ago, the book...

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    Clergy Care
    Stewarding our health as ministry leaders
    Written by Beth Fleming

    Thirty years ago this March, Steve and I travelled to Hawaii...

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    Mary knows where to turn when challenges come
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    When Mary’s* young adult daughter announced to her...

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    A woman struggling with mental health found a safe place in the radio broadcast
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    The lessons we learn as...

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    This pastor, father and husband discovers healthier boundaries at Kerith Retreats
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    One woman found freedom in talking about mental health
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    Hanna was going through her email recently when she spotted a...

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    Finding Jesus’ healing love in the midst of chronic pain
    Written by Focus on the Family Canada

    When Jocelyn was 11 years old,...

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