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There are plenty of times in a marriage when both husband and wife would feel that they do not feel loved anymore. Have you ever felt that the person you pledged to spend the rest of your life with does not show you any love? I remember a couple who wanted their marriage vows to go something like, “till our love runs…
She wrote: “Our marriage collapsed because we failed to share our real feelings with one another. I began to share my real feelings with my sister and close friends rather than with my husband. It began subtly at first and it began to drive a wedge between us. He wrote: If I had to identify one reason for our separation it would…
We live in such a materialistic world that these days if something does not work, rather than try and fix it we throw it out and buy a new one. Ironically, this is often easier and cheaper to do. As well as this, powerful advertising encourages us to focus on what we do not have rather than being grateful for what we…
In this past week I read an article that reflected on the decline of the church in the UK and asked the question what does the future hold for the church in Australia. There is no doubt that in the next 10-20 years, a large number of churches will close and some denominations will probably cease to exist. However, despite this realistic…
Over the last week and a half, it was great to get away for a break. As many of you know, one of the things we love to do as a family is to go camping. We find a place that is quiet, we pitch our tents, set up our gear and then stay there for as long as we can. It…
In working out how God could ever use us in His service, I thought this light hearted read might be worth while reflecting on how God uses people who are faithful and obedient to Him. Adam: Good man but has problems with his wife. One reference told us how he and his wife enjoyed walking nude in the woods. Noah: Former pastorate for…
What is the world coming to? It only takes a glance at the news on TV, a look at the pain and suffering around us, to prompt people to ask this question. It could be triggered by what we see happening in Iraq, where innocent people are murdered or aid workers beheaded in callous cold blood. Or maybe we hear of what…
We all get used to TV advertisements. Some grate on us, others we hardly notice and from time to time there are classics. Who will ever forget the Yellow Pages Gogomobile! or the ATM machine, or ‘Sorry Tom Cruise, but mum’s doing a lamb roast’! There are some however, who are doing great damage to the fundamental building blocks of a healthy community.…
About 3 years ago at our parish AGM, someone raised the need for us as a parish to begin planning towards employing a full time children’s and youth worker to help in the ministry of our church. At that time, it seemed like a good and necessary step to be taking as a parish, since the task of organising programs, training leaders,…
At a wedding I was involved in many years ago, the couple wanted to change their vows from “as long as we both shall live” to “when our love runs out”. I have met many couples who have told each other “I no longer love you”. Often this is the lead up to “I’m leaving you” or “I want a divorce”. These…
