Parents as Teachers for Children
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” (KJV) Ecclesiastes 3:1
My daughter's birthday is in August but there has never been a time she has not asked if every ...
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Talking it over
"Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body."(NIV) Ephesians 4:25
I have always been a firm believer in talking straight, ...
Overlooking faults
“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven ...
A virtuous wife
"A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life." ...
Critical choices – Who to marry?
“This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one” (NLT) Genesis 2:24.
“The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favour ...
Stewards as parents
“Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not turn from it.” (NIV) Proverbs 22:6
I believe as a Christian, it is important to take care of everything that was received especially ...
Parental influence in spiritual matters
"Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, ...
Marriage bliss
"Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well. Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets? Let them be only your own, and not for strangers with ...
Marriage is still God's idea (II
... childbearing and parenting issues. Marriage is of a divine origin.
One important truth about marriage is that God established it as the fundamental element of human society. While the family is the foundation ...
Marriage is still God's idea (I
“The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." ... So, the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. ...
You are not a quitter!
“Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” (NIV) Mark 10:9
A man who wants to save his seven-year-old marriage from dissolving because his wife wants a divorce, went to his father ...
Is Marriage Redefined?
"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter." (NIV) Isa. 5:20
Apart from the Church, the institution ...
Critical choices – Who to marry?
“This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one” (NLT) Genesis 2:24.
“The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favour ...
The Christian Home
... that whatever he did was good including the creation of the home. Broken families, single parenting and increasing crime from broken homes are making marriage unattractive to some people. Humanity is losing ...
A Still Small Voice
... Many workers are stressed up from pressures of work. Many students are saddled with daunting lecture notes and reading lists. Many married people are confronted with childbearing, parenting, in-law issues. ...
Encourage one another
... and parenting, working for others, Christian ministry duties etc. are not easy. If even the physical activities are difficult to pursue, imagine what it takes to be on an invisible spiritual journey with ...
Your choice, your responsibility
... hard work and serious studies, marriage requires commitment, working demands sacrifice and selflessness, parenting invokes a sense of responsibility and vigilance, Worshiping God requires commitment, dedication, ...
Love and respect forgives
... Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged." (NLT) Colossians 3:18-21
So, as we dedicated this month to "Relationships, Marriage and Parenting", I believe most of the scripture ...
Overlooking faults
“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven ...
You are not a quitter!
“Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” (NIV) Mark 10:9
A man who wants to save his seven-year-old marriage from dissolving because his wife wants a divorce, went to his father ...