South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[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] As I drove towards my garage the other day I noticed how I had parked my car in a way that would make it impossible for my husband to come in and park his. I realised that simple act or image, although […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] After watching uTatakho, a show on Mzansi Magic helping people search for their identity and find their long-lost fathers my heart broke for the lady who cried once it was confirmed that the man who raised her was not her real father. […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] I met my husband Rest while we were students at the University of Cape Town in 1996. We were friends throughout our remaining years at university. He is from the Bushbuckridge area in Mpumalanga while I am from Port Elizabeth in the […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice]“For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay” (Habakkuk 2:3)Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up disputes but love covers all offenses Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up disputes but […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] As any responsible South African citizen I have been glued to my screen this last week watching the State of the Nation address in parliament. I am always interested to see what our leadership has outlined as a way forward for the […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Something profound happened to me just before Christmas. I had one of those ‘Aha’ moments that come to people to help them in their decision process. As people were doing their last minute shopping for Christmas and starting to cook their Christmas […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] If you were to closely follow a wedding procession you will realise that the bride and the groom come at different times. It is normally the groom who goes to the altar and waits for his bride. A wedding might take different […]
A year ago Neziswa Kanju received a special birthday gift from her husband, Rest — a book that he had compiled from some of the articles published in ‘Life in Full Bloom‘, her popular fortnightly Gateway News column dealing with family, marriage and relationships. The unique book gift inspired Neziswa […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] What if the very thing that you prayed for brings destruction? What if the husband that you prayed for brings HIV into the home? He brings so much hurt and pain. You remember the days when it was calm, when there was […]