As you are reading this piece, 20 women in America are being physically abused by their marriage partners. Not to mention the women who are being verbally abused. One in four women and one in seven men have been victims of serious physical violence by an intimate partner. If you have four married male friends […]
Read moreDuring my quiet time, I got a message from my wife asking me to think about a friend and her husband who had an appointment with a psychologist. Their marriage was hanging by a thread. A thread so thin, that the man said he didn’t want to continue. They were done, reasoning it’s time to […]
Read moreIt brings me great joy to watch young love. The two young people in love are in each other’s space bubbles all the time. Sometimes I wonder if my son still knows that this is his parents’ house and not just a pit stop for clean clothes and pocket money. It also brings me great […]
Read moreWe constantly help married couples who have decided they’ve had enough of being married. They got married initially because their differences drew them to each other. Now they say they differ too much. This is the push force that pushes people out of marriage. Other reasons push people out of wedlock, some justified, some not. […]
Read moreJust one more about marriage. God has given people a number of frameworks to help us live successfully. He gave Adam a partner, because He realised that the man won’t make it alone. He put this relationship within marriage and this forms the basis of society. When the relationship is broken, the results are catastrophic. […]
Read moreEphesians 5:21-33 The relationship between parent and child is very special. I always say my children made me more human. They give more value to my life. Without children I would’ve missed out on a lot. When a man and a woman marry their relationship is valued more than that between parents and children. 31And […]
Read moreEphesians 5:21-33 Paul gives the Ephesians good advice. First, he identified and addressed all those wrong roads which they took so often. Now he focuses on marriage, the most important cornerstone of society. One that is taking a massive beating in our time. Paul knows how important it is to a healthy society and gives […]
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