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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
Preventing Heartbreak: Strategies to Stop an Affair Before It Starts (Part 1 of 2)
Feb 17, 2026 Gary Thomas
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Marriage
Becoming a Husband
Karen Leann Murphy
Marriage
How to make couple friends with your spouse
Written by Ashley Durand

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

Marriage
Before the Wedding Bells: Essential Pre-Marital Tips for Couples
Mar 16, 2026 Leann Karen Murphy
Parenting
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Marriage
100+ great date ideas
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

We’ve come up with some fun, romantic ways to spend time with your spouse. Check back often to see our new date ideas!

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Marriage
Becoming a Wife
Karen Leann Murphy
Marriage
5 tips for managing time as a couple
Written by Allison Barron

We’re still learning how to make this work, but here’s what we’re doing to streamline our time management and give us enough rest.

Marriage
Simple Ways to Improve Your Marital Communication
Mar 6, 2026 Dr. Ken Wilgus
Marriage
100+ marriage tips
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

We’ve come up with some practical ways to help strengthen your marriage. Check back to see our new ideas!

Marriage
Why your marriage mindset matters more than you think
Written by Amy Van Veen

Nearly ten years into their marriage, Cristy and Josh have faced their share of valleys, including challenging in-law dynamics, infertility, grief and loss, career changes, and more.

Parenting

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Parenting
Teaching Kids Character Through Sports
Mar 5, 2026 Dr. Ed Uszynski, Brian Smith
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Parenting
Come On Home
Jessica Smartt
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.

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Parenting
God’s Colorful Kingdom Storybook Bible
Esau McCaulley
Parenting
Overcoming Anxiety in Your Family, Faith and Life (Part 2 of 2)
Mar 4, 2026 Jason and Tori Benham
Parenting
100+ fun family traditions
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Traditions are a valuable way to strengthen families and create lasting memories.

Parenting
Compassionate conversations about homelessness with your kids
Written by Camryn Munday

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

Parenting
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Parenting
What Kids Need to Know About God, Faith, and Fun!
Mar 23, 2026 Dr. Champ Thornton
Parenting
100+ parenting tips
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

We’ve come up with some fun and innovative ways to make parenting your kids easier. Check back often to see our new ideas!

Parenting
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. 

Parenting
How to Help Your Teen Overcome Anxiety
Mar 19, 2026 Amber Lia, Ollie Lia

Life Challenges

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Life Challenges
How Focus on the Family Canada helped one single mom through a dark and difficult season
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

After Colleen’s marriage...

Faith and Culture
Simplify Your Life and Open Your Heart to Spiritual Growth
Mar 20, 2026 Joshua Becker
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Life Challenges
Look Again
Tim Tebow
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Life Challenges
Bad Thoughts
Judah Smith & Dr. Les Parrott
Life Challenges
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
Controlling Your Tongue
Mar 26, 2026 Deborah Pegues
Life Challenges
Preparing your family members for AI phone scams
Written by Camryn Munday

At 10 p.m. on a Wednesday night, Laura* received a call from...

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

The word...

Life Challenges
Learning the Lost Art of Listening
Mar 12, 2026 Becky Harling
Life Challenges
Starting Your Day in a Better Way
Mar 13, 2026 Pastor Kevin Thompson
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,...

Parenting
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Faith And Culture

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Faith and Culture
What do we mean when we say, “God is love”?
Written by Subby Szterszky

“God is love” is one of the best-known phrases in the Bible, but it is often misused to downplay sin, righteousness, or God’s judgment.

Faith and Culture
Addressing MAID with truth and grace
Written by Subby Szterszky

When addressing MAID, as with all things, followers of Jesus are called to be compassionate, faithful ambassadors of our Lord...

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Faith and Culture
All In, All Yours
Heidi Lee Anderson
Faith and Culture
The cosmic, compassionate Christ in the book of Hebrews
Written by Subby Szterszky

Long ago, at many times and in...

Faith and Culture
Recovering the stories of silenced women in ancient literature
Written by Subby Szterszky

Historian Emily Hauser seeks to recreate the lives of marginalized women in Bronze Age Greece.

Faith and Culture
Simplify Your Life and Open Your Heart to Spiritual Growth
Mar 20, 2026 Joshua Becker
Faith and Culture
How to Answer Challenges to Your Faith (Part 2 of 2)
Mar 18, 2026 Greg Koukl
Faith and Culture
30 Days to Taming Your Tongue
Deborah Smith Pegues
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Faith and Culture
Facing Mortality: Embracing Eternity (Part 2 of 2)
Mar 25, 2026 Senator Ben Sasse
Faith and Culture
God’s sovereignty, national identity, and the Kingdom of God
Written by Subby Szterszky

As Christ’s ambassadors, we have a mandate to seek the shalom of our society and to speak truth into...

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Faith and Culture
Facing Mortality: Embracing Eternity (Part 1 of 2)
Mar 24, 2026 Senator Ben Sasse

Clergy Care

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Clergy Care
Handling church conflict
Written by Steve Fleming

All conflict can be stressful, but when it is combined with church relationships – where our community and mission intersect – it can really ramp up.

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Clergy Care
The Leadership Style of Jesus
Michael Youssef
Clergy Care
Is time your friend or your foe?
Written by Doug Meyers

Almost every year at the beginning of January, I’m reminded of a book one of my professors,...

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

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

Clergy Care
Cultivating gentleness by abiding in Christ
Written by Steve Klassen

My wife’s grandfather is a wonderful man. He is good, faithful,...

Clergy Care
Faithfulness in friendship, even in the most difficult times
Written by Roxy Meyers

This day has become etched...

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
Lead Like It Matters
Craig Groeschel

Impact Stories

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Testimony
This pastor, father and husband discovers healthier boundaries at Kerith Retreats
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

When Dave went to Kerith...

Testimony
Focus on the Family Canada supported this woman through her husband’s autism diagnosis
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Gina* was at an extended...

Testimony
Kerith Retreats helped one woman with burnout and renewed her passion for ministry
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

After three years of...

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

When Jocelyn was 11 years old,...

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...