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    What is spiritual abuse in marriage?
    Written by Darby Strickland

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    How to keep business travel from killing your marriage
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    Marriage
    Rescuing Your Marriage from Pornography (Part II-II)
    Nov 13, 2025 Rosie Makinney
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    Rescuing Your Marriage from Pornography (Part I-II)
    Nov 12, 2025 Rosie Makinney
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    Marriage
    Cultivating Healthy Emotional Habits with Your Children
    Jan 17, 2025 Michelle Nietert
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    Marriage
    Rethinking Godly Sexuality in Your Marriage (Part 2 of 2)
    Jul 15, 2022 Juli Slattery
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    Life Challenges
    What is sexual abuse in marriage?
    Written by Darby Strickland

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    What is financial abuse in marriage?
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    When husbands are victims of marital abuse
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    Marriage
    Enjoy! The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women
    Joyce Penner, Clifford Penner
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    Life Challenges
    Sexual trauma and its effect on marriage
    Written by Aline-Vanya Guillaume

    “I was seven years old. Or maybe eight?” she...

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    A Home Built from Love & Loss
    Sabrina McDonald
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    Parenting

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    How to trust God with your adult children
    Written by Jodie Berndt

    “I just don’t think people get married anymore.” My friend...

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    Parenting
    Joyfully Embracing God’s Children (Part II of II)
    Feb 25, 2026 Josh and Heather Avis
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    Parenting
    Hope for parents of prodigal children
    Written by Joannie DeBrito

    Over the past several years, I’ve listened as many parents of...

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    Parenting
    Mental and emotional health: Ongoing conversations with your children
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    Imagine you’re at a...

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    Parenting
    Parenting Adult Children When They Walk Away from God (Part 2 of 2)
    Nov 19, 2025 Mary DeMuth
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    Life Challenges
    How to Equip Your Teens with a Biblical Understanding of Sexuality
    Feb 23, 2026 Jim Burns
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    Parenting
    Resolve Conflict and Find Peace and Hope with Adult Children
    Kathy Koch
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    Adventures in Odyssey teaches these children real-life lessons for living out their faith
    Written by Focus on the Family Canada

    Focus on the Family Canada held a contest giving away an Adventures in Odyssey prize pack. Mauricio and Christin were one of over 4,500 entrants and won!

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    Parenting
    Remembering your other children while parenting a prodigal
    Written by Jim Putman

    I remember when my wife and...

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    Best of 2025: Cultivating Healthy Emotional Habits with Your Children
    Dec 15, 2025 Michelle Nietert
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    Children's Advent Stories for Bedtime
    Julie Lavender and David Lavender
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    ADHD in children and parents: When your child’s diagnosis feels familiar
    Written by Amy Van Veen

    Sort through your emotions, reactions, and even grief as you grapple with this new reality. 

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    Sexual trauma and its effect on marriage
    Written by Aline-Vanya Guillaume

    “I was seven years old. Or maybe eight?” she...

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    Hope For Healing From Domestic Abuse
    Karen DeArmond Gardner
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    When husbands are victims of marital abuse
    Written by Weslie Onsando

    For professional golfer Lucas Glover, abuse...

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    Life Challenges
    What is financial abuse in marriage?
    Written by Darby Strickland

    Focus on the Family Canada is dedicated to bringing healing and restoration to couples who are...

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    Life Challenges
    What is spiritual abuse in marriage?
    Written by Darby Strickland

    Focus on the Family Canada is dedicated to bringing healing and restoration to couples who are...

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    Life Challenges
    Breaking Free from Unhealthy Eating Habits
    Jan 22, 2026 Amber Lia
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    How to Equip Your Teens with a Biblical Understanding of Sexuality
    Feb 23, 2026 Jim Burns
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    Life Challenges
    Healing as a Parent from Childhood Trauma (Part 1 of 2) (Best of 2025)
    Mar 10, 2026 Melanie Shankle
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    Life Challenges
    One Choice Away from Change
    Justin and Trisha Davis
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    Life Challenges
    What can you do to safeguard your teen from suicide?
    Written by Beth Saadati

    I no longer remember where my husband and two younger kids were...

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    Life Challenges
    Healing as a Parent from Childhood Trauma (Part 2 of 2) (Best of 2025)
    Mar 11, 2026 Melanie Shankle
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    Do your children suffer from depression?
    Written by Don Morgan

    “I’m depressed, Linus. I need an encouraging word...

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    One Choice Away from Change
    Justin and Trisha Davis
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    Jesus' seven words from the cross: A Lenten reflection
    Written by Subby Szterszky

    During the season of Lent,...

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    Faith and Culture
    Your Journey from Broken to Blessed
    John Trent, Kari Trent Stageberg
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    Faith and Culture
    Ten things everyone should know about a Christian sexual ethic
    Written by Glenn T. Stanton

    In this brief summary, Glenn...

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    Repentance and confession: Gifts from a kind, compassionate God
    Written by Subby Szterszky

    It’s fair to say that...

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    Faith and Culture
    5 actual good things to emerge from the pandemic
    Written by Subby Szterszky

    Everyone loves to hear good news, especially in times of...

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    Faith and Culture
    Reclaiming My Faith from Modern Skepticism
    Oct 20, 2025 Alisa Childers
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    A tale of two authors: Separating a writer from their work
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    Best of 2025: From Shame to Shine: Inspiring Others in Christ! (Part 2 of 2)
    Dec 12, 2025 Sheila Walsh
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    Best of 2025: From Shame to Shine: Inspiring Others in Christ! (Part 1 of 2)
    Dec 11, 2025 Sheila Walsh
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    Separating science from scientism, and why it matters
    Written by Subby Szterszky

    Debates about science and faith are as old as the church and as...

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    Best of 2025: Comedy Mayhem from a Midwesterner’s Mind
    Jan 1, 2026 John Branyan
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    What I learned from a Christmas tree
    Written by Pauline Doerksen

    The Christmas season is upon us and I would like to share some stories about a blending of...

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

    Becoming the Chief Operating...

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    What pastors’ kids need from their parents
    Written by Luke Campbell

    Most of my memories from childhood involve waiting around an...

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    Clergy Care
    Book review: When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People by Gary Thomas
    Written by Marshall Eizenga

    “If someone is getting in...

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    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...

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    5 lessons for a pastor’s wife from a pastor’s wife
    Written by Merrie Eizenga

    Life’s funny, isn’t it? I always assumed the most important...

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    Focus resources helped this woman reach her children and her community
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    The encouragement this woman heard from the broadcast as a teenager sustained her through trials years down the road 
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    The impact one couple’s saved marriage had on their children
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    Because of you, marriage are...

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    What happens when a troubled marriage is pulled from the brink
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    From burnout to rejuvenation: How Kerith Retreats helped this pastoral couple discover rest
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    When Paul and Julie signed...

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