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Life Challenges • Parenting

Adventures in Odyssey showed this woman what a godly father looks like

When Elizabeth* was five years old, she and her sisters were gifted a copy of Adventures in Odyssey, including six audio cassettes. “I just fell in love with it,” she says. “Mr. Whittaker was this figure of what a man is supposed to be like. This ...

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Resources • Marriage

Five Ways to Grow Closer as a Couple (Part 2 of 2)

Greg & Erin Smalley and Mrs. Jean Daly

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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...

Marriage • Communication

ADHD and marriage: How to handle common conflict patterns

When ADHD and marriage go hand in hand, you can face specific, repeating conflict patterns. The arguments often cente...

Self-care and your marriage

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

Marriage • Emotional intimacy

Make date night with your spouse a weekly habit

I’ve learned there are different seasons in family life. It seems there are weeks that are slower-paced, and the wate...

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Parenting • Finances

Financial literacy for teens: The power of compound interest

Help your teen understand how investing for the long term can super-size their savings.

Parenting • Finances

Financial literacy for teens: Using credit cards wisely

Help your teen understand how credit cards work and why they should avoid accumulating credit card debt.

Parenting • Dating

Preparing teens for healthy dating

Your teen wants to start dating. So how can you make sure they're ready to date responsibly? Here are some tips to help.

Thriving as a blended family

Help for parents and step-parents on bonding as a family

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Life Challenges • Parenting

The vicious truth about drug addiction and alcoholism

The teen who's asked Christ to be Lord of his life should know that drug use can damage his soul as well as his body.

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 • Mental health

Unpacking the stigma of depression

My great concern is that a lot of people, because of this shame-based thinking about depression, fail to reach out an...

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Faith and Culture • Society and culture

Elections, winding rivers, and a sovereign God

For genuine followers of Jesus, if we truly wish to honour our Lord, then we need to bring our approach to political ...

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Resources for navigating tough questions and challenging ideas in our current culture

Faith and Culture • Society and culture

Book review: The Deconstruction of Christianity

A new book by apologists Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett, The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Des...

Faith and Culture • Society and culture

Rebecca McLaughlin: Loving God with all of the mind

As a public intellectual, Rebecca McLaughlin walks in the footsteps of C.S. Lewis and Timothy Keller. She speaks and ...

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