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How this youth pastor uses Brio magazine to reach his community

Tyler and his wife had big hopes for where in the world they might be called into ministry. “We had lots of ideas and plans about the mission field,” he recalls. “We felt a change coming.” When his wife became unexpectedly pregnant, they found the...

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Managing expectations in your marriage this holiday season

The stress of the holiday season has also provided plenty of opportunity for us to learn about mutual respect, forgiv...

Marriage • Generosity

5 ways helping others can improve my marriage

Whether it’s serving in your local church, volunteering at your child’s school, babysitting for friends, or helping n...

Self-care and your marriage

Learn the value of taking care of your own emotional, mental, physical and spiritual health

Marriage • Faith and marriage

How to be content as a couple at Christmas

It’s not always easy to avoid the consumerism that pushes us to lust after more things, even though those desires can...

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Parenting • Family and relationships

Handling holiday conflict with family

The holidays can be a time to show your kids how to handle conflict with extended family.

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Parenting • Traditions / family of origin

How to have a Christmas Eve candlelight service at home

Enthralled by the story coming alive before our eyes, my sisters and I listened intently as my father described the j...

Parenting • Gratitude

Dealing with the Christmas gimme-gimmes

In a materialistic, consumer-oriented culture, parents face a real challenge in teaching thankfulness and contentment...

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Life Challenges • Grief and loss

Coping with sadness during the "merry" season

I didn’t know how to cope with my mother's illness during a season when the world was telling me I was “supposed” to ...

Life Challenges • Marriage

The grief of infertility

Physical barrenness is beyond our control, but Kerrie and I can take steps to ensure we don’t suffer spiritual barren...

Life Challenges • Parenting

Q&A: Helping an adult child caught up in the opioid epidemic

Here's how to approach your child and get them to take a second look at their choices.

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Faith and Culture • Faith and religion

Psalms of the Messiah: An Advent reflection

The book of Psalms is especially rich with foreshadows of the promised Messiah. These messianic psalms offer plentifu...

Christmas and Advent reflections

Scriptural meditations on the coming of the Messiah

Faith and Culture • Society and culture

Christmas in Canada, where worlds meet

Looking back at Christmases that stood at the crossroads of two cultures, it helps me appreciate how Christ’s gift of...

Faith and Culture • Society and culture

The women in Jesus' genealogy: An Advent reflection

The four women in Jesus’ genealogy stand out like beacons in a stream of male names. Who were these women? And why we...

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