Focus on the Family Canada - Daily Broadcast

Pastor Kevin Thompson believes couples can have happy marriages, if they are intentional about maintaining a healthy, godly relationship. He shared a great story about the 70-year marriage of his grandparents, who lived hard lives but had an enduring love.

As a parent, you want to nurture your child’s spiritual development, and that can be intimidating! On this two-day Focus on the Family broadcast, mom of four Janel Breitenstein [BRITE-en-stine], identifies some spiritual life skills your child needs to become a disciple who is “on fire” for Jesus. She explores concepts like prayer, studying God’s Word, worship, self-control, service, and resilience. You’ll get an idea of some solid spiritual foundations and ways you can nurture those in your child’s life.

As a parent, you want to nurture your child’s spiritual development, and that can be intimidating! On this two-day Focus on the Family broadcast, mom of four Janel Breitenstein [BRITE-en-stine], identifies some spiritual life skills your child needs to become a disciple who is “on fire” for Jesus. She explores concepts like prayer, studying God’s Word, worship, self-control, service, and resilience. You’ll get an idea of some solid spiritual foundations and ways you can nurture those in your child’s life.

Tatum Green and Annie F. Downs describe the heartbreaking loss of Tatum’s 2nd child, TJ, who only lived for 56 days. In addition to navigating her own grief, Tatum had the extra challenge of helping her 2-year-old son Sam deal with the loss of his baby brother. A powerful program about trusting God and finding joy even in devastating grief.

Dr. John Townsend offers practical ideas for how to tank up on relational nutrients in your relationships and how to contribute to the lives of others for emotional and spiritual health. He describes the types of people who are needed on your “life team” to help you grow – and others who need to be held at arm’s length, as you seek balance in your relationships with friends and colleagues.

Combat veteran Chad Robichaux shares his stories of military heroism, which inspired his new novel Silent Horizons. He also talks about his testimony of healing from PTSD. Hear his encouragement and advice for reaching out to military Veterans.

In a message given at Moody Founder’s Week, Dr. Gary Chapman explains how we can begin to heal any relationship by taking responsibility for our part of the problem and seeking forgiveness from both God and the other person. He explains how small injustices can create bricks in a wall between us and our loved one, the place to start is tearing down the wall on our side. Dr. Chapman illustrates the concept of forgiveness through Bible verses and through descriptions of conflicts with his own wife and son.

In a message given at Moody Founder’s Week, Dr. Gary Chapman explains how we can begin to heal any relationship by taking responsibility for our part of the problem and seeking forgiveness from both God and the other person. He explains how small injustices can create bricks in a wall between us and our loved one, The place to start is tearing down the wall on our side. Dr. Chapman illustrates the concept of forgiveness through Bible verses and through descriptions of conflicts with his own wife and son.

You want to raise your children to be resilient and confident with a solid identity in Christ. That’s the ultimate goal! But sometimes, it feels like our kids are under attack. Between social media and the pressures of education and competition, drama within friend groups—there’s a lot that whittles away their confidence. Cyndie Claypool de Neve offers some tools you need to build up your child in healthy, positive ways, so they can become strong, functional adults. She’ll help you learn to steer clear from fear-based parenting so you can encourage your children to find their confidence and worth in God.

If you’re struggling to cram your busy schedule into each day, it may surprise you that finding time for rest is one of the most important things you can do to live a purpose-filled life. Naturalist Eryn Lynum shares how God has structured all of creation around the need for rest—Sabbath rest once a week and daily rest – to create margin in your overcrowded schedule. Eryn will help you to step away from information overload and stress to abide in Christ daily.

Laura and Jay Laffoon encourage dads to connect with their kids and build up their faith with intentional activities! Hear their fun ideas to make lasting memories.

J.John explains why we need to take the Great Commission seriously and share Jesus Christ with our friends and neighbors in a ‘natural’ way. He encourages us to invest in others through prayer, small acts of caring, and by reaching across social barriers.

J.John explains why we need to take the Great Commission seriously and share Jesus Christ with our friends and neighbors in a ‘natural’ way. He encourages us to invest in others through prayer, small acts of caring, and by reaching across social barriers.

Loving and happy marriages are built on the simplest of things — commitment, accepting each other’s differences, selflessness, treating each other an understanding way, and resiliency. Jim and Jean Daly and Greg and Erin Smalley share insights, humor and wonderful stories about what makes marriage work well.

Loving and happy marriages are built on the simplest of things — commitment, accepting each other’s differences, selflessness, treating each other an understanding way, and resiliency. Jim and Jean Daly and Greg and Erin Smalley share insights, humor and wonderful stories about what makes marriage work well.

The strength of your marriage depends on its foundation. Howard and Danielle Taylor are seasoned marriage coaches who describe how to build your relationship on rock-solid principles from the Bible. They share relatable stories about communication mishaps, managing expectations, and reigniting fun and friendship in marriage.

Dr. Erwin Lutzer brings his wealth of knowledge to inform you about the culture’s rejection of God, and how the church should respond. He gives a summary of the philosophies that have overtaken the secular world and are even creeping into the church. Hear his encouragement to stand fast for the Lord.

Dr. Erwin Lutzer brings his wealth of knowledge to inform you about the culture’s rejection of God, and how the church should respond. He gives a summary of the philosophies that have overtaken the secular world and are even creeping into the church. Hear his encouragement to stand fast for the Lord.

Sarah Mackenzie, author of The Read-Aloud Family, explains how parents can strengthen their relationships with their children by reading books together as a family.

In a world that feels fractured and frustrating, with so much stress and worry, can we still have fun? Is fun worth prioritizing when our schedules are packed and life is hard? Where do faith and fun intersect -- or do they? Annie F. Downs shares all the reasons you not only CAN have fun but SHOULD.