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 […]
Family
Lessons from 15 years of marriage
[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 […]
Love has no limits…or does it?
[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 […]
A chat with leading marriage mentor, Barb Rosberg
[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 […]
Your marriage can blossom again!
[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. […]
Cultivating the rare fruit of gentleness
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] As a church we were very blessed this past Sunday when our former pastor came to visit. We had a very special service at church when we were welcoming for the first time our senior pastoral couple who got married two weeks […]
Stand at the door and knock
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Revelation 3:20 says, “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” I have always read this and understood […]
Not a single fight in 75 years of marriage
Originally published in Testimony1.com An elderly Christian couple from Wisconsin, USA, was featured on Time magazine and other US media recently when they revealed to a local news network that they never had even a single argument in their 75 years of blissful marriage. Arlene and Richard Baughman, age 96 […]
Porn linked to child abuse
Originally published in Times Live Porn addicts are at high risk of sexually abusing children, including their own. This is according to research by Dr Antoinette Basson, of Unisa’s youth research unit, who interviewed convicted child-sex offenders in prisons in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape. The study, which focused on […]
Pro-life and family conference in Cape Town
Human Life International is hosting the “Protect our Families in South Africa Pro-life and Family Conference” at St John’s Church, Maitland, Cape Town from Thursday, May 28 to Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Topics that will be addressed include crisis pregnancy and abortion, birth control, African pro-life policy, euthanasia, human trafficking, […]