Originally published in Christian Today A picture taken of a young couple praying fervently moments before they got married has become a huge hit online, drawing countless visitors and inspiring other couples to seek God first before tying the knot. In the photo taken by wedding photographer Dwayne Schmidt, US […]
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Cherish your spouse!
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] CHERISH; a word that couples, the world over, say on their wedding day when they say their vows to each other. They say, “I vow to love, honour and cherish you”. Cherish. I don’t think that many of us take the time […]
50 years later her testimony is still turning hearts to Jesus
Sonya, 73 and Ray Joubert, 76 will celebrate 50 years of marriage later this year and have served the Lord together for all that time. They have led Bible studies together, they were missionaries in Zambia, and for 20 years Sonya was national coordinator of Renewing Love Ministries South Africa. […]
To know God is to love Him!!!!!!
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] I would honestly say that I never knew God growing up. Yes, I went to church every Sunday and grew up in a family that respected the things of God. My mother made sure that I was confirmed in the Anglican Church […]
UK Judge gives go-ahead for ‘marriage-lite’ legal case
Originally published in The Christian Institute A heterosexual couple who want a civil partnership have been given a green light to legally challenge the Government. Charles Keidan and Rebecca Steinfeld do not want to get married and are calling for civil partnerships – which currently are for homosexual couples only […]
The value of honour
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] These past few weeks in South Africa we have heard and heard over again the word “honourable” while watching the State of the nation address (SONA) and while watching the debate the parliamentarians had on what happened at the SONA. That word […]
Nick and Kanae Vujicic — Love Without Limits: Book Review
Book Review by Val Viljoen Love Without Limits by Nick and Kanae Vujicic Nick Vujicic is the author of the international bestseller Unstoppable, in which he tells the remarkable story of how he overcame the very considerable disability of being born with no legs and arms to become a successful […]
Get rid of “stinky stuff”
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] There is a concept; a process; a principle that we see in all of life; a process that is VITAL to the very existence of life. Without this process a living being finds itself/himself facing a crisis or even death. This principle […]
12 ways to keep your marriage together
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] In December my husband Rest and I were invited to be guest speakers at the wedding of one of our family members in Port Elizabeth. She said to us that she is asking us as a young married couple who are happy […]
What grade will you advance to in 2015?
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. Mama!!!!!!!!!!! I am going to […]