[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 […]
Women
Tea and testimonies at Pretoria pregnancy crisis centre
You are invited to a Garden Morning Tea event at Amato Pregnancy Crisis Centre at 787 Arcadia Street, Arcadia, Pretoria from 10am to 12.30pm on Saturday, October 3, 2015. “There will be testimonies [at the tea] that will stir your heart,” says Heila Chapman of Amato, which is a Christian based organisation […]
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 […]
Choosing well with Angelique du Toit
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] What would you do if you were not afraid? What kind of life would you have? The majority of us are not living the life of our dreams. We are not living the life we envisioned for ourselves at this time in […]
There is a sure hope in the midst of disappointment
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Approximately 10 years ago, July of 2005, we lost our second child through a miscarriage. The dictionary describes a miscarriage as “a spontaneous abortion and pregnancy loss. It is the natural death of an embryo or foetus before it is able to survive […]
Navigating the mists of life
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] The Word says in Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no vision people perish but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” Since 1990 I have been living with short sightedness. My highschool teacher, Mrs Robb, saw that I struggled with seeing […]
Fan the flames of your marriage
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] As we sat around the fire last night as a family –I am sure a scene familiar to so many families around the world in the winter — we watched as the flame started small and with each log added grew bigger […]
Women’s turn for a Godly conference in the Karoo!
“For years already God’s men have been enjoying gathering at the Karoo Mighty Men Conference,” says Sonja Spies, coordinator of the first God’s Karoo Women Willowmore Conference on November 7 and 8, 2015. “We are swelled with excitement about this coming event. We trust the Lord for a blessed woman’s […]
Time to appreciate, nurture young ones
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] I have always loved Michael W Smith music and have my favourites. I must admit though that I have not taken the time to learn the stories behind some of his well known songs. At the concert he held last Friday at […]
Pressured? Ask for help
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] “I feel under pressure! I feel so under pressure” How many times have we heard these words from others and how many times have we felt the same way? So many people feel stress and feel anxious because of internal or external […]