Marriage & Family
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Peace Begins at Home
In many parts of the world, the way children are being raised these ...
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Don’t Ignore the Red Flags
I think we’d agree that looking for the good in others, seeing ...
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The Simple Power of Love
With so much bad stuff going on around us you have to ask yourself, ...
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Raising Resilient Children
The old biblical adage that those who spare the rod spoil the child ...
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Just In Case
Being married ain’t easy some days. There are so many things that ...
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Can You Be Trusted?
Could I ask you a somewhat awkward question today? Can you be ...
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Setting the Course
I wonder, as you take stock of the emotional and spiritual health of ...
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Breaking with the Past
It’s tragic when sin is passed down from generation to generation. ...
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The Ideal Family
No doubt from time to time you’ve thought: “If only my family ...
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The Dysfunctional Family
More often than not, you hear preachers like me talking about what ...
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Family Matters
Each one of us, individually, at some point has to choose – either ...
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Protracted Singleness (2)
Today I’d like to share a profound word about those who remain ...
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Protracted Singleness (1)
Whilst most people end up married, that’s not the case for ...
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De Facto Relationships
The world being what it is, with devices which only a few years ago ...
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Separation and Divorce (3)
So, question … does God permit divorce? Touchy subject. Many ...
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Separation and Divorce (2)
As someone who has been through the pain and the tragedy of divorce, ...
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Separation and Divorce (1)
Marital infidelity and divorce, these days, seem to be considered ...
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Drifting Apart
Our families are so incredibly important in our lives. And yet so ...
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The Mistakes Women Make (2)
The nagging wife is something of an unpleasant and unwelcome ...
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The Mistakes Women Make (1)
The biggest mistake I see women making in their marriages is, once ...
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The Mistakes Men Make (1)
Honestly … a man, when it comes to his family, can be such an oaf. ...
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Imperfect People
So here’s an uncomfortable question. Who, in your family, annoys ...
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It’s Not an Easy Road
So, can I ask you … how’s your family doing? How deep, how strong ...
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God’s Grand Design
We tend to take our families for granted. Most of us grew up in a ...
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Just Then
Anyone who’s married will be able to tell you that every now and ...
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Old-Fashioned Wisdom (5)
The Christian view of the respective roles of men and women these ...
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Old-Fashioned Wisdom (3)
Okay, today … today we’re going for a super dose of the ...
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Old-Fashioned Wisdom (2)
Any psychologist will tell you that, despite the whole ...
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Old Keys Don’t Unlock New Doors
We all have difficult relationships, don’t we? Some seem to fester ...
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A Marriage is What You Make It
Couples seem to be divorcing these days at an ever-increasing rate. ...
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Do You Have Your Presents Ready to Go?
When you think about it, the tradition of putting presents under the ...
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Your Love Must be Real
When you think about it, there’s a lot of shallow love going round ...
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Just Being There is What Counts
When someone else is hurting, a natural tendency (especially, let me ...
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How Great is the Father’s Love
In my neck of the woods, today is Father’s Day. If that’s not the ...
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Building Your Forever Home
People these days talk about their “forever home”. Young couples ...
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Being Told that You’re Wrong
Yesterday we read about God’s powerful advice for reducing conflict ...
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Know This!
When was the last time you blurted something out at someone without ...
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A Fast Mind
I think we Christians can sometimes over-spiritualise things. We’re ...
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Spoiling the Vineyard
At the end of the day, good, strong, enduring, loving, supportive ...
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The Sin of Sodom
Most of us last night slept in a soft, warm bed with a roof over our ...
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Investing in People
I want you to think of the one person on planet Earth that frustrates ...
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Motherhood
Most of us take our mothers for granted. They’ve always been in our ...
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Dealing with Menopause
Anyone who has ever been married knows that on their wedding day they ...
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Greener Pastures
We often think of marriage as an institution and yet when you get ...
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I Just Blew It
Nothing speaks more powerfully of who Jesus is, than when we show His ...
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We Are Now One People
The way we treat those with whom we disagree shows how well we’ve ...
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A Lonely Affair
How will you spend today? Surrounded by people, or completely alone?
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Husbands and Wives
Why is it that so many marriages either end in divorce or linger on ...
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The Halo Effect
It’s funny how often God speaks to us through simple ordinary ...
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Starry, Starry Night
When all is said and done, Christmas is all about Jesus. That may not ...
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God’s Family
Let’s be honest. Church can be a pain in the neck sometimes. ...
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De Facto Relationships
If you’re expecting God to get all politically correct on us here ...
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Separation and Divorce
Marriage isn’t always a bed of roses. We wish it was, but it’s ...
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Drifting Apart
These days divorce is so common that it’s completely unremarkable. ...
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The Mistakes Women Make
What I have to share with you today may not come across as being all ...
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The Mistakes Men Make
Families are falling apart, being torn apart en masse these days. And ...
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Imperfect People
Every family has it’s – what shall we call them – “issues”, ...
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It’s Not an Easy Road
Family is something we just take for granted. Most of us grew up in a ...
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God’s Grand Design
Families are great … until they aren’t. Families are wonderful ...
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Setting Boundaries with Your Children
The relationship between parents and their children across society ...
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Boundaries in Your Marriage
Why is it that so many marriages these days seem to end in divorce, ...
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Workaholic
We all know people with an unbalanced perspective on their working ...
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My Children, My Family
Okay, so when you hear that word “church” what images, what ...
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The “L” Word
We live in a disposable society. Look at the packaging they wrap ...
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Sibling Rivalry
It’s easy to go along to church each Sunday, sing the songs, listen ...
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Last Mothers’ Day
Today is Mother’s Day in most parts of the world. Not everywhere, ...
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Single Mothers
Those of us who live in a more traditional family unit, husband, ...
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Three Things to Teach All Children
Bringing up children is a huge responsibility. It’s a huge ...
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Respecting Women
With all the sexual abuse scandals in the news and the #metoo ...
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It’s All About Love
It bothers me a lot, when I see churches tearing themselves apart ...
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Fathers Be Warned
We all want to be good parents when we bring children into the world, ...
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A Parent’s Responsibility
In a world that’s becoming ever more materialistic, in a world ...
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Dream Date
Some things that Christians believe seem so patently out of touch ...
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Being an Agent for Peace
It doesn’t matter which country you visit, there’s conflict. ...
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Blood is Thicker than Water
Families are something that, all too often, we take for granted. ...
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Old Men and Old Women
In some societies, older people are respected, looked up to, valued. ...
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Burning Enthusiasm
On a scale of zero to ten, how passionate are you about your faith in ...
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Things That Matter
Just think for a moment about all the stuff that you own. The ...
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My Best for My Children
The Bible says that children are a blessing from God, and, of course, ...
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My Best for My Marriage
Often in our planning for the future, the one thing we leave out of ...
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Sense of Humour Failure
When was the last time you had a sense of humour failure? You know, ...
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The Fruit of Discipline
I don’t think there’s a single person alive on this planet today, ...
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Guys and Girls
These days loose living, hopping into bed with anyone you please, ...
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Better than Silver or Gold
None of us likes being criticised, let alone being disciplined. And ...
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Fellowship
Making time for other people is becoming more and more difficult. ...
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The Teenagers on the Train
Disciplining children, these days, has become somewhat politically ...
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Slow to Anger
Yah, so you blew it again! The same temptation, the same sin. Again! ...
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Dad’s Kids
It’s easy to refer to God as our Father, and yet, I wonder how many ...
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Thinking About Divorce?
Marriages seem to be falling apart at an ever-increasing rate of ...
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The Power of Beauty
Wives often get quite a raw deal out of marriage. Especially, let me ...
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What He Needs
The Bible has some incredibly politically incorrect things to say ...
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What She Needs
As the respective roles of men and women continue to change, it’s ...
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Marriage – The Most Important Thing
There are days when being a husband to a wife simply isn’t easy. ...
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Let’s Get Personal
Have you noticed lately, just how impersonal the world has become? ...
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My Soul Thirsts for You
Can I ask you today, in your heart of hearts, do you long for God? Or ...
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Family Tip Number 5
Building a godly family, in this day and age, is not an easy thing. ...
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Family Tip Number 4
Bringing up children is one of the toughest challenges in life. And ...
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Family Tip Number 3
The more affluent we become, the more technologically connected we ...
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Family Tip Number 2
I don’t think that it’s a particularly controversial thing to ...
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Family Tip Number 1
Sadly, there’s no manual for being a perfect husband or wife, or ...