Lockdown in South Africa has birthed all sorts of ways for individuals and families to keep busy and productive. One common activity seems to be “spring cleaning”. We often say we don’t have the time for so many things, but all of a sudden we have too much time on […]
Originally published in Fox News President Trump announced yesterday that he plans to attend the March for Life tomorrow, which would make him the first president in history to speak at America’s largest annual gathering of pro-life activists. “See you on Friday…Big Crowd!” Trump tweeted. See you on Friday…Big Crowd! […]
November is an important month in the adoption community. The 9th of November is #World Adoption Day, a global day to raise awareness of adoption, and it is celebrated throughout the month of November. Interestingly, for us as a family, November has always been a significant month in regards to […]
South Africa is a country with more than 2 million children who have been orphaned, abandoned or placed into child protection because their parents cannot care for them. For an estimated 500 000 of those children, adoption is their only option for long-term family care, and to avoid growing up […]
Focus on the Family Africa recently hosted a parenting event in various cities around South Africa called “Surviving and Thriving” to help parents raise their children in the face of challenges created by the digital age. Rob Parsons and Katharine Hill, two well-known parenting experts from the United Kingdom who […]
Originally published in Urban Christian News Pro-life organisation “40 Days for Life” has announced 446 confirmed reports of babies saved from abortion through their campaign efforts which coincide with the season of Lent. 40 Days of Life’s mission is “to bring together the body of Christ in a spirit of […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Recently we celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. As always when one celebrates an anniversary there are moments of looking back at your journey as a couple. This milestone was no different for us as we went down memory lane remembering the good […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Every time I hear of a couple divorcing my first thought is “What happened?” I have had this conversation with many married people as I ponder on what happens to two people who really love each other. What happens to the love […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Dr Gary and Barb Rosberg are co-founders of the international ministry America’s Family Coaches, respected marriage conference speakers, executive life and marriage coaches, award-winning authors and radio hosts. Together, they have written over a dozen prominent marriage and family resources and DVD […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] There is no marriage that starts with divorce in mind. Even the most educated, modern couple, they want their marriage to work. Yes they know about the high divorce rate but they believe that their marriage will be among those that make it. […]