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A Marriage is What You Make It
Couples seem to be divorcing these days at an ever-increasing rate. Much is made of “compatibility” – you hear them say, We just realised we weren’t all that compatible. ...
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Boundaries in Your Marriage
Why is it that so many marriages these days seem to end in divorce, and that many of those that don’t, fall so far short of what they should or could be? Why is that? The most ...
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My Best for My Marriage
Often in our planning for the future, the one thing we leave out of our thinking, is our marriage. The most important of all human relationships. As you begin to think about the ...
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Marriage – The Most Important Thing
There are days when being a husband to a wife simply isn’t easy. And sadly, it’s on days like those, that many a husband simply gives up. Marriage is the most wonderful idea. ...
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An Honourable Marriage
How is it that a marriage, that begins with such a great sense of hope and anticipation, can end just a few year later, in conflict, even divorce? Families are falling apart, ...
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Your Kids Need Your Marriage
More and more families are being torn apart by the scourge of divorce. In many countries, the divorce rate is approaching forty percent. And of those marriages that don’t end in ...
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Having the Marriage You Were Meant to Have
Marriage is a funny thing – most people get married, almost half end in divorce, another good percentage are unhappy – yet most people want to be married. If marriage is ...
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Dealing with Difficult People
There’s one thing about other people. They’re everywhere and we just can’t get away from them. At home. At work. At church. They’re there. And sometimes, they’re ...
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Dealing with Difficult People
If you haven’t noticed there are people everywhere. It’s hard to get away from them sometimes. And some of those people are difficult to deal with. Turns out that they can ...
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When You’re Guilty of Harm
In most countries, occupational health and safety (or OH&S, as it’s called) is a big deal. And rightly so, because in places where it isn’t, some terrible things end up ...
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Love Is (2)
We live in a go, go, go, hectic, run at a million miles an hour kind of world these days. And the busier and more connected that we become, the harder it is to remember what ...
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Love Is (1)
We live in a go, go, go, hectic, run at a million miles an hour kind of world these days. And the busier and more connected that we become, the harder it is to remember what ...
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Get out of Jail Free
Sometimes in life – things go wrong – a relationship, our work, money problems, kids….it’s a pretty long list. And when they do, it seems like nothing else ...
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My Redeemer Lives
Most of the time, when it comes to this whole Easter thing, the bit we remember most is the bit where Jesus died on the Cross, to pay for our sin. And that’s certainly a ...
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Unlocking The Power of Prayer (Pt 1)
It’s funny that survey after survey shows that 75% of all people have prayed in the last month. And yet most of them would never admit it. What’s prayer all ...
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Unlocking the Power of Prayer
So often, we see things happening in people’s lives and we feel so helpless. ‘The problem’s so big, so daunting….I can’t possibly make a difference. I guess if ...
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The Holy Spirit and Me
So many people live out a spiritually parched existence and all along God has a plan – a plan of power, a plan of peace, a plan of intimacy, a plan……of abundant life. ...
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Rejoice and Weep
Here’s a frightening piece of research. On average, we’ll spend almost 17 years of our lives with our faces buried in our mobile phones. That’s 145,800 hours or 33% of our ...
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Live Out a Defiant Faith
If only life were all sweetness and light. If only things would just go to plan so that we can be healthy, wealthy and wise. If only … but some days are dark days. So, how do ...
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The Art of Living (Pt 4)
We pay a lot of attention to a lot of things – but how we live our lives, isn’t generally one of them. Many people know that perhaps something isn’t quite right, ...
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The Art of Living (Pt 2)
We pay a lot of attention to a lot of things – but how we live our lives, isn’t generally one of them. Many people know that perhaps something isn’t quite right, ...
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The Art of Living (Pt 1)
We pay a lot of attention to a lot of things – but how we live our lives, isn’t generally one of them. Many people know that perhaps something isn’t quite right, ...
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The Art of Living
We pay a lot of attention to a lot of things – but how we live our lives, isn’t generally one of them. Many people know that perhaps something isn’t quite right, ...
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An Uncomfortable Christmas
We love to have a pantomime view of Christmas. Cutesy – Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus – the manger. But when you get down and dirty – when you check out Christmas ...
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The Freedom Paradox
Freedom is something that we all yearn for. Freedom from rules, from burdens, from responsibilities that weigh us down, from difficult relationships – you name it, we want to be ...
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Don’t Waste Your Life (2)
For so many people who believe in Jesus, there is a yawning gap between the life that Jesus promises, and the life that they’re actually leading. The compelling urgency of just ...
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Changing Values
Anyone who believes in Jesus in this day and age is under enormous pressure – pressure to conform to the world’s immorality, pressure to adopt its measures of success. Serious ...
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Don’t Waste Your Life (1)
For so many people who believe in Jesus, there is a yawning gap between the life that Jesus promises, and the life that they’re actually leading. The compelling urgency of just ...
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Don’t Waste Your Life
For so many people who believe in Jesus, there is a yawning gap between the life that Jesus promises, and the life that they’re actually leading. The compelling urgency of just ...
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Satisfied in Dry Lands
We all yearn for a sense of deep satisfaction with our lot in life; a contentment that’s equally present in the good and the bad; an abiding peace that persists through every ...
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Power Unlimited (2)
Believe it or not, God promises each person who believes in Jesus, the power to overcome. The power to overcome temptation. The power to overcome sin. The power to overcome ...
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Power Unlimited
Believe it or not, God promises each person who believes in Jesus, the power to overcome. The power to overcome temptation. The power to overcome sin. The power to overcome ...
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Signs, Wonders & Miracles(Pt 1)
Do you believe in signs, wonders and miracles for today? The supernatural power of God disrupting the natural order of things by breaking into your, natural, mundane little old ...
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Questioning the Word of God
It’s so incredibly tempting these days to question the Word of God; to cross out the inconveniently yucky verses from your Bible so the whole thing is more agreeable, more ...
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Just In Case
Being married ain’t easy some days. There are so many things that conspire to tear a marriage apart – from the lie that divorce is a valid lifestyle choice, to sickness, ...
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Building a Godly Family (Part 2)
Whatever state they’re in – we’re all part of a family. And, truth be known – our family really matters to us. There’s something special about family. ...
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Can You Be Trusted?
Could I ask you a somewhat awkward question today? Can you be trusted? And perhaps, more importantly, can your family trust you? Can they rely on you? Are you there, or are you ...
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Building a Godly Family (Part 1)
Whatever state they’re in – we’re all part of a family. And, truth be known – our family really matters to us. There’s something special about family. ...
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De Facto Relationships
The world being what it is, with devices which only a few years ago would have been considered to be supercomputers now in the palm of our hands, marital infidelity has never been ...
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Separation and Divorce (3)
So, question … does God permit divorce? Touchy subject. Many churches treat divorce as an unforgiveable sin, believing that once divorced you can’t remarry. But what does ...
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Separation and Divorce (2)
As someone who has been through the pain and the tragedy of divorce, I can tell you that the “easy come, easy go” attitude of contemporary society towards marriage these days ...
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Drifting Apart
Our families are so incredibly important in our lives. And yet so many families are struggling. So many families have, shall we call them … “issues”. And sadly, many ...
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Family: When Things Don’t Turn Out The Way You’d Hoped (2)
Families are something we tend to take for granted. Most of us grew up in a family for better or for worse and many of us have started our own families. And yet as much as this ...
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The Mistakes Women Make (2)
The nagging wife is something of an unpleasant and unwelcome stereotype that many women rail against. And fair enough too. But then again, some women do nag their husbands to the ...
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The Mistakes Women Make (1)
The biggest mistake I see women making in their marriages is, once the children come along, relegating their husbands to third, fourth or fifth place in the family hierarchy. Big ...
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Family: When Things Don’t Turn Out The Way You’d Hoped (1)
Families are something we tend to take for granted. Most of us grew up in a family for better or for worse and many of us have started our own families. And yet as much as this ...
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Family – When Things Don’t Turn Out the Way You’d Hoped
Families are something we tend to take for granted. Most of us grew up in a family for better or for worse and many of us have started our own families. And yet as much as this ...
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Why Do People Work So Hard?
As someone who believes in hard work (and I do!), as I’ve grown older and hopefully a tad wiser I’ve come to realise that hard work has a dark and dangerous underbelly. It’s ...
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All for Jesus
No matter who you are, where you live. or what your circumstances may be, there are always going to be some things that you just don’t want to do. And the more of those you ...
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Open My Eyes
Throughout life, we tend to search for wonderful things; good things that’ll bless us, good things that’ll enrich our lives and the lives of those we love. But those wonderful ...
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Learning to Set Boundaries (2)
Setting boundaries in our lives is incredibly important. Most arguments, most wars begin because someone’s stepped over someone else’s boundary. But not all boundaries are ...
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Learning to Set Boundaries (1)
Setting boundaries in our lives is incredibly important. Most arguments, most wars begin because someone’s stepped over someone else’s boundary. But not all boundaries are ...
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Learning to Set Boundaries
Setting boundaries in our lives is incredibly important. Most arguments, most wars begin because someone’s stepped over someone else’s boundary. But not all boundaries are ...
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Breaking Free from the Power of Sin (Pt 1)
Just about everybody I talk to is able to point to something in their lives that’s just not working. A Relationship. Just how they feel about themselves. ...
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Your Road to Spiritual Victory (2)
One of the things that the Bible promises us over and over again, is spiritual victory. We aren’t just conquerors God tells us, but more than conquerors. Spiritual victory is ...
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Becoming an Overnight Success
Wouldn’t it be nice to become an overnight success. I think that’s pretty much everyone’s secret dream. Success without the hard work, by next Thursday. Just perfect! ...
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Your Road to Spiritual Victory (1)
One of the things that the Bible promises us over and over again, is spiritual victory. We aren’t just conquerors God tells us, but more than conquerors. Spiritual victory is ...
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Why Jesus Came for Me
People talk about “Jesus” – but what was He about. Why did He come to planet Earth. Bottom Line – Why did He come for Me? I mean He’s got to be ...
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My Redeemer Lives (2)
Most of the time, when it comes to this whole Easter thing, the bit we remember most is the bit where Jesus died on the Cross, to pay for our sin. And that’s certainly a ...
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My Redeemer Lives
Most of the time, when it comes to this whole Easter thing, the bit we remember most is the bit where Jesus died on the Cross, to pay for our sin. And that’s certainly a ...
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Old-Fashioned Wisdom (5)
The Christian view of the respective roles of men and women these days is often sneered at. It’s often criticised because it seems out of touch with today’s 21st century ...
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Old-Fashioned Wisdom (4)
Monogamy is one of Christianity’s greatest contributions to the society in which we live today. Requiring men to show love, to serve and to exercise self-control in their ...
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The Long Road Home
Sometimes we can find ourselves wandering in a spiritual wilderness. We’ve all been there at some stage in our life. And when we are there – it’s as though the ...
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The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength (1)
The big mistake we make in this life is that we think that happiness and joy are the same thing. They simply aren’t. Happiness relies on our circumstances, and they can change, ...
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The Joy of the Lord is My Strength
The big mistake we make in this life is that we think that happiness and joy are the same thing. They simply aren’t. Happiness relies on our circumstances, and they can change, ...
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Close Encounters
It’s always interesting to tap into the experiences of other people, particularly when those experiences are close encounters with God. And that’s exactly what this ...
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A Heart After God
So much of what happens in our lives – is dictated by what’s going on in our hearts. And so many people want to be close to God – yet they pay no attention to what’s going ...
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Breaking Down the Barriers
It’s amazing how we build up barriers in our relationships. Relationships with other people, and in our relationship with God. And those barriers are barriers to closeness, ...
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How to Get Close to God
Sometimes, amidst the trials and tribulations of life – it can feel like God’s a million miles away. Our circumstances are so – real – we can wonder “Where is God? ...
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How to Get Close to God
No matter who we are, We live in a world that moves by so quickly – somehow there doesn’t seem to be time for relationships. With family. With friends… let alone with God. ...
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New Year, Fresh Start (1)
As we step into this new year, there are so many people for whom the hurts, the losses, the failures, the regrets of last year are holding them back, robbing them of that sense of ...
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A New Year, A Fresh Start
As we step into this new year, there are so many people for whom the hurts, the losses, the failures, the regrets of last year are holding them back, robbing them of that sense of ...
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He’s Already Blessed Your Socks Off
Inevitably, as we compare this past year that’s just been with the year that we’re hoping lies ahead, there are some things that we’d hope would turn out differently this ...
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Onwards and Upwards
OK. Another year’s over. Another one is about to begin. So … what about next year? What do you want it to be like? Why don’t you join Berni Dymet in this new series, as ...
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Thank God for Grace
Yep, it’s Christmas Eve … time to get serious about wrapping our hearts and our minds around the vast, incomprehensible yet intensely personal truth of God’s grace toward ...
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An Uncomfortable Christmas
When we were teenagers, changes are that even the best advice from our parents was like water off a duck’s back. “What would they know?” In hindsight – a ...
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Some Things You Can Be Sure of, But…
One of the most difficult things for us to do is to step out in faith when we’re surrounded by uncertainty, to invest our time, energies and resources in a good work when the ...
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Spreading Your Investments
All the things in this world that we take for granted – whilst they’re here today – could very well be gone tomorrow. In fact, one day no matter how permanent the things of ...
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Old Story, New Twist
Christmas is a time of celebration, right? And yet how many times have you been through Christmas and it just wasn’t all that it should have been? Well, there’s a reason for ...
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When Christ Calls
Have you ever had the sense that God’s calling you to do something for Him? You know … that little voice, that nudge in your spirit. It can be a tad disconcerting because ...
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God’s Very Best for You (2)
One of the easiest things to do in this world, is to idolise God’s blessings. In other words, we elevate the blessings of this world, above God Himself. We’ve all done it and ...
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God’s Very Best for You (1)
One of the easiest things to do in this world, is to idolise God’s blessings. In other words, we elevate the blessings of this world, above God Himself. We’ve all done it and ...
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God’s Very Best For You
One of the easiest things to do in this world, is to idolise God’s blessings. In other words, we elevate the blessings of this world, above God Himself. We’ve all done it and ...
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I Have Only You
So let me ask you today, what’s at the top of your prayer list? What are the top three things that you want to ask God to give you? Perhaps health, or financial security, or a ...
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That Yearning
If you believe in Jesus, then you’ve no doubt found that your relationship with Him has had its ups and downs. Sometimes you feel on fire, other times … not so much. And the ...
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Oh God, I Need a Rest (Pt 1)
Tiredness. We all feel tired sometimes. And actually, it’s something that creeps up on us – so subtly, so unexpectedly that we don’t even realise it. In fact – ...
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Oh God I Need a Rest
Tiredness. We all feel tired sometimes. And actually, it’s something that creeps up on us – so subtly, so unexpectedly that we don’t even realise it. In fact – ...
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The Dividends of Shunning Evil
There are two approaches to pretty much anything in life that’s worth doing. The first, the one most people take most of the time, is the half-hearted approach. The second, the ...
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Breaking Free from the Power of Sin (Pt 1)
Just about everybody I talk to is able to point to something in their lives that’s just not working. A Relationship. Just how they feel about themselves. ...
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Your Road to Spiritual Victory (Part 2)
One of the things that the Bible promises us over and over again, is spiritual victory. We aren’t just conquerors God tells us, but more than conquerors. Spiritual victory is ...
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The Big Mistake
One of the biggest mistakes that we can make in believing in Jesus, in being a so-called Christian, is turning what’s meant to be a lifelong, indeed an eternal relationship, ...
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Your Road to Spiritual Victory (Part 1)
One of the things that the Bible promises us over and over again, is spiritual victory. We aren’t just conquerors God tells us, but more than conquerors. Spiritual victory is ...
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Your Road to Spiritual Victory
When we’re travelling through uncomfortable, difficult, tragic or frightening times, what we really want to do, is to get out of that place as quickly as possible. But God … ...
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Get Out of Jail Free
Sometimes in life – things go wrong – a relationship, our work, money problems, kids….it’s a pretty long list. And when they do, it seems like nothing else ...
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The Grace Transformation (2)
When we’re travelling through uncomfortable, difficult, tragic or frightening times, what we really want to do, is to get out of that place as quickly as possible. But God … ...
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The Grace Transformation
When we’re travelling through uncomfortable, difficult, tragic or frightening times, what we really want to do, is to get out of that place as quickly as possible. But God … ...
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The Grace Transformation (1)
When we’re travelling through uncomfortable, difficult, tragic or frightening times, what we really want to do, is to get out of that place as quickly as possible. But God … ...
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The Power of Monogamy
In many parts of the world, marriage is becoming less and less fashionable. People just live together, break up, move on, find another partner … and that’s life. That’s just ...
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Life on the Inside
You walk past people on the street – blank, emotionless faces and you think – I wonder what’s going on in their hearts today. Those faces hide so many hurts and pains ...
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Dealing with Loneliness
Sometimes it seems the more people we have around us, the lonelier we feel. Loneliness is running at epidemic proportions around the world. And it can strike when we ...