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    Marriage

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    Rescuing Your Marriage from Pornography (Part II-II)
    Nov 13, 2025 Rosie Makinney
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    Life Challenges
    Sexual trauma and its effect on marriage
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    “I was seven years old. Or maybe eight?” she...

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    Life Challenges
    When husbands are victims of marital abuse
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    What is spiritual abuse in marriage?
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    Marriage
    Rescuing Your Marriage from Pornography (Part I-II)
    Nov 12, 2025 Rosie Makinney
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    Tips for Making Marriage Work from a Seasoned Perspective (Part 2 of 2)
    Apr 22, 2026 J.John
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    Tips for Making Marriage Work from a Seasoned Perspective (Part 1 of 2)
    Apr 21, 2026 J.John
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    Life Challenges
    What is sexual abuse in marriage?
    Written by Darby Strickland

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    How to keep business travel from killing your marriage
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    Randy and Kim* were dumbfounded when friends said they were...

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    Marriage
    Enjoy! The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women
    Joyce Penner, Clifford Penner
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    What is financial abuse in marriage?
    Written by Darby Strickland

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    A Home Built from Love & Loss
    Sabrina McDonald
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    Mental and emotional health: Ongoing conversations with your children
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    Adventures in Odyssey teaches these children real-life lessons for living out their faith
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    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
    How to Free Your Child from Addictive Screen Habits
    Jun 8, 2026 Melanie Hempe
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    Remembering your other children while parenting a prodigal
    Written by Jim Putman

    I remember when my wife and...

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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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    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 Wisdom from the Bible's Most Influential Mothers (Part 2 of 2)
    May 8, 2026 Rhonda Stoppe
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    Proven Strategies to Help Your Children Establish Healthy Boundaries (Part 1 of 2)
    Jun 23, 2026 Dr. John Townsend
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    Resolve Conflict and Find Peace and Hope with Adult Children
    Kathy Koch
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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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    Proven Strategies to Help Your Children Establish Healthy Boundaries (Part 2 of 2)
    Jun 24, 2026 Dr. John Townsend
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    Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality and Gender Identity
    Hillary Morgan Ferrer with Amy Davison
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    Life Challenges

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    What is financial abuse in marriage?
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    Break Free from Bad Habits to Find True Change (Part 1 of 2)
    May 13, 2026 Erwin Lutzer
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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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    Break Free from Bad Habits to Find True Change (Part 2 of 2)
    May 14, 2026 Erwin Lutzer
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    Hope For Healing From Domestic Abuse
    Karen DeArmond Gardner
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    Sexual trauma and its effect on marriage
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    Life Challenges
    When husbands are victims of marital abuse
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    Healing as a Parent from Childhood Trauma (Part 2 of 2) (Best of 2025)
    Mar 11, 2026 Melanie Shankle
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    What is spiritual abuse in marriage?
    Written by Darby Strickland

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    What can you do to safeguard your teen from suicide?
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    I no longer remember where my husband and two younger kids were...

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    When Children Walk Away from Jesus
    Paul Mallard
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    Healing as a Parent from Childhood Trauma (Part 1 of 2) (Best of 2025)
    Mar 10, 2026 Melanie Shankle
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    Fact check: Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?
    Apr 3, 2026 Lee Strobel
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    Powerful Self-Talk from the Psalms
    Jon Gauger
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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: From Shame to Shine: Inspiring Others in Christ! (Part 1 of 2)
    Dec 11, 2025 Sheila Walsh
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    Jesus' seven words from the cross: A Lenten reflection
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    Faith and Culture
    A tale of two authors: Separating a writer from their work
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    Think of your favourite...

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    Repentance and confession: Gifts from a kind, compassionate God
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    It’s fair to say that...

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    Best of 2025: Comedy Mayhem from a Midwesterner’s Mind
    Jan 1, 2026 John Branyan
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    The multiverse hypothesis: Separating science from fiction
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    Sometimes an idea is just...

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    Responding to the sexual revolution: An interview with Glynn Harrison
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    Glynn Harrison’s book, A...

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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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    One Choice Away from Change
    Justin and Trisha Davis
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    From pastoral to parachurch ministry: Learning new rhythms and a new identity
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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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    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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    Book review: When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People by Gary Thomas
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    “If someone is getting in...

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    How to step back from being a helicopter leader
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    I was sitting in our adult Sunday school class a while back...

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    What pastors’ kids need from their parents
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    Most of my memories from childhood involve waiting around an...

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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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    Focus resources helped this woman reach her children and her community
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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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    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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