Take a deep breath: You will survive, you are not alone and it has happened to someone else, there is hope.  You feel like your world is out of control right now and it probably is.  Remember it won’t stay this way forever.  Think of another time you felt overwhelmed, what did you do to handle it in a healthy way?  We all handle stress...

[flv:http://media.familylifecanada.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Family%20Life%20Today%20web%20vid.mp4 http://powertochange.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/wholeness-video.jpg 640 360] FamilyLife Canada had its humble beginnings in 1988 in Edmonton, Alberta when John and Ev Baerg began hosting Weekend to Remember conferences using video tapes of Family Life...

My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. (John 4:34 NKJV) Perhaps you have those days when you ask yourself  Why am I doing this? What moves me to be willing to give my life to serve God and serve others? As those who follow Christ, we often find ourselves giving of our time, resources,  even our very selves as we...

by Catherine Savard The other day I was watching a three year old playing a game designed to encourage "co-operation" amongst the players.  The basic idea was that you had to roll the die and then, according to whatever colour came up on the die, you could help yourself or help another player take imaginary vegetables out of the vegetable...

Got lingering anger, stress or high blood pressure? You may need to forgive someone (or to be forgiven yourself).That's the conclusion of an increasing number of social scientists. Religion has long held that forgiveness is an important component of a fruitful life. A recent Christianity Today article outlined secular research that also supports...

1. Illustration adapted from Zig Ziglar, See You at the Top (Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Co., 1979), p. 46. 2. Ibid., p. 49. 3. Ibid, p. 319. 4. Prince Michael of Greece, "I Am Fantastically Lucky," Parade Magazine, July 13, 1986, p. 4. 5. Ziglar, op. cit. 6. Hugh Sidey, To Dare Mighty Things," Time, June 9, 1980, p. 15. 7. Adapted...