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Marriage

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Marriage
Preventing Heartbreak: Strategies to Stop an Affair Before It Starts (Part 2 of 2)
Feb 18, 2026 Gary Thomas
Marriage
How to make couple friends with your spouse
Written by Ashley Durand

When my husband and I were newlyweds, we longed for...

Marriage
How to Speak the Love Language Your Spouse Needs Most (Part 2 of 2)
Feb 13, 2026 Gary Chapman, Les Parrott
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,...

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Marriage
I Want Him to Want Me
Sheri Mueller
Marriage
How to keep business travel from killing your marriage
Written by Dr. Greg Smalley

Randy and Kim* were dumbfounded when friends said they were...

Marriage
Preventing Heartbreak: Strategies to Stop an Affair Before It Starts (Part 1 of 2)
Feb 17, 2026 Gary Thomas
Marriage
Simple Ways to Improve Your Marital Communication
Mar 6, 2026 Dr. Ken Wilgus
Marriage
Work Talk: Creating win-win solutions
Written by Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley

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

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

The word...

Marriage
10 Ways to a Stronger Marriage
Trey & Lea Morgan
Marriage
Heart Talk: The way to true intimacy in marriage
Written by Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley

The most powerful way to be seen and known (true intimacy) is...

Parenting

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Parenting
Simple Ways to Show Your Child Love (Part 2 of 2)
Feb 4, 2026 Lisa Jacobson, Matt Jacobson
Parenting
Work-life balance: Nurturing families in today’s world
Written by Dr. Richard A. Swenson

Futurists of the 1960s...

Parenting
Guiding Your Preteen Daughter to Find Her Identity in Christ
Feb 9, 2026 Heather Holleman
Parenting
Compassionate conversations about homelessness with your kids
Written by Camryn Munday

Give kids a better informed, more compassionate perspective on homelessness.

Parenting
Mama Bear Apologetics Guide To Sexuality
Hillary Morgan Ferrer with Amy Davison
Parenting
Let your kids be bored this summer
Written by Camryn Munday

Summer break: a time for Pinterest-worthy beach vacations, meticulously planned family...

Parenting
Teaching Kids Character Through Sports
Mar 5, 2026 Dr. Ed Uszynski, Brian Smith
Life Challenges
How to Equip Your Teens with a Biblical Understanding of Sexuality
Feb 23, 2026 Jim Burns
Parenting
How to help your overscheduled and busy kids
Written by Ann Ordway

My 7-year-old son climbed into the car with a scowl on his face...

Parenting
Mother’s Day: A sacred space to celebrate an elderly mom
Written by Angie Haley

Through the years, I have come...

Parenting
The Really Radical Book for Kids
Champ Thornton
Parenting
Standing up to covert bullying
Written by Camryn Munday

This invisible mistreatment is widespread, difficult to identify, and immensely damaging – but that doesn’t mean it’s hopeless.

Life Challenges

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Life Challenges
How to Nourish Mental Health in Your Family (Part 1 of 2)
Feb 5, 2026 Debra Fileta
Life Challenges
ADHD and marriage: How to handle common conflict patterns
Written by Christy Billings

When Tim and Marcy* started...

Life Challenges
From Broken Boy to Mended Man
Patrick Morley
Life Challenges
Break Free from Bad Habits to Find True Change (Part 2 of 2)
Jan 27, 2026 Erwin Lutzer
Life Challenges
What does it take to be a foster/adoptive parent? 5 characteristics in becoming a trauma-competent healing parent
Written by Jayne Schooler

Some years ago, at a retreat...

Life Challenges
Guilt vs. shame: How to tell the difference?
Written by Jenn Hall

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

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,...

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

The word...

Life Challenges
The Power to Change
Craig Groeschel
Life Challenges
How to Equip Your Teens with a Biblical Understanding of Sexuality
Feb 23, 2026 Jim Burns
Life Challenges
How to forgive your spouse
Written by Bill Arbuckle

What comes to mind when you hear, “Forgive your spouse?” The big stuff, right?...

Life Challenges
How to Nourish Mental Health in Your Family (Part 2 of 2)
Feb 6, 2026 Debra Fileta

Faith And Culture

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Testimony
Brio equips Hannah to share God’s truth in love
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

As a Christian teenager trying to navigate an increasingly...

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Faith and Culture
How to Answer Challenges to Your Faith (Part 2 of 2)
Mar 18, 2026 Greg Koukl
Faith and Culture
Why the Virgin Birth is vital to the Gospel
Written by Subby Szterszky

Amidst the pageantry and imagery associated with the...

Faith and Culture
The Rings of Power: Upholding Tolkien’s Christian themes
Written by Subby Szterszky

It’s been 20 years since...

Faith and Culture
Discovering Jesus: An introduction to the Gospel
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Have you ever felt disconnected? Like you belong somewhere, but...

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Faith and Culture
The Life You Were Reborn to Live
Gary Thomas
Faith and Culture
Political homelessness: Charting a path to a better country
Written by Subby Szterszky

These all died in faith, not...

Faith and Culture
An Olympic Champion’s Journey to Real Life and Meaning (Part II of II)
Feb 11, 2026 Scott Hamilton
Faith and Culture
Learning to Delight in the Presence of Jesus
Feb 27, 2026 Asheritah Ciuciu
Faith and Culture
Your Journey from Broken to Blessed
John Trent, Kari Trent Stageberg
Faith and Culture
How this youth pastor uses Brio magazine to reach his community
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Tyler and his wife had big...

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Faith and Culture
How to Answer Challenges to Your Faith (Part 1 of 2)
Mar 17, 2026 Greg Koukl

Clergy Care

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Clergy Care
Bringing shalom to a world in chaos
Written by Wendy Kittlitz

One of the richest experiences I have had over the past year has been watching a new video...

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
How to love yourself as you love others
Written by Luke Campbell

“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and...

Clergy Care
Raising “drafted” kids on the mission field
Written by Shari Lau

My mum has always said, “We were called; they were drafted.”...

Clergy Care
From pastoral to parachurch ministry: Learning new rhythms and a new identity
Written by Len DenBraber

Becoming the Chief Operating...

Clergy Care
How to step back from being a helicopter leader
Written by Pauline Doerksen

I was sitting in our adult Sunday school class a while back...

Impact Stories

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Testimony
A couple’s response to God’s call for fostering
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

In the early stages of their...

Testimony
One woman found freedom in talking about mental health
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Hanna was going through her email recently when she spotted a...

Testimony
Brio equips Hannah to share God’s truth in love
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

As a Christian teenager trying to navigate an increasingly...

Testimony
Focus was a guiding light to this widow and her young sons
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Linda’s life took many turns...

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
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...