Family Matters

When and How to Tell Family About Marital Crisis

When a marriage is seemingly at breaking point, who should a couple trust with this information, even within family? Allowing too many voices offering opinions and comments can become tiresome and detrimental to the situation, but sometimes there are key people who need to know before anything goes public

12 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Tithing and Giving While in Debt

With the cost of living constantly on the rise, debt has unfortunately become a reality for many people, and the strain of repaying that debt is causing countless Christians to navigate the importance of tithing and giving to the kingdom of God. We know that the consequences of not repaying…

11 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Teen Feels "Sick" on School Day Mornings

If you’re the parent of a tween or teen, you must have had to deal with claims that they are feelig unwell on school mornings, and making th eright call in these situations can often be quite tricky. No mom wants to send a sick child to school, but what…

10 Aug 2021 6PM 3 min

Sexual Intimacy and Sexual Trauma in Marriage

If sex in your marriage has become tainted by the inclusion of pornography and other forms of perversion, Stay tuned for we’ll be disussing sexual intimacy and sexual trauma in marriage.

9 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Restoring Trust in Marriage

Trust in a marriage is vital to the success of the relationship. When there have been issues and hurts in which trust has been broken, it is often extremely difficult to restore the brokenness and regain trust. We’ll delve deeper into the truth about trust and forgiveness.

8 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Relating to an Imprisoned Adult Child

Parenting an adult child who has made bad decisions in life, and finds himself paying dearly for those wrong choices can be a truly devastating position to find yourself in. We want to discuss ways in which parents can relate to an imprisoned adult child.

5 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Parenting When Friends and Relatives Have Different Values

If you’re a parent you’ll understand that it’s not a job for the fainthearted, and you’ll know the amount of effort it takes to uphold the values and convictions that are important to your family. But, what happens when the community surrounding you doesn’t share those same convictions and beliefs,…

4 Aug 2021 6PM 3 min

-DELETED- Relating to an Imprisoned Adult Child

Parenting an adult child who has made bad decisions in life, and finds himself paying dearly for those wrong choices can be a truly devastating position to find yourself in. We want to discuss ways in which parents can relate to an imprisoned adult child.

4 Aug 2021 6PM 3 min

Having Babies After Forty

What should we expect with a pregnancy in later life? My wife is in her early forties and we just learned that she is expecting a child. We're happy but stunned (to say the least). We already have three children (all in their teens now), so we're familiar with the…

3 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Encouraging Family Fun and Humor

You may have heard the expression: ‘Laughter is the best medicine’, well, if you want to find out just how important it is to laugh together as a family, and to make sure that your family is having fun together.

2 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Disciplining a child who runs away

How do we deal with a small child who takes off and has to be chased down every time he misbehaves and suspects that he's about to be punished? He tends to run away whenever any kind of problem surfaces, and we have to run after him just to talk…

1 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Bedwetting

When a child is betwetting beyong the age of potty training it can cause much distress and frustration in both the parents as well as the child. Perhaps you have been concerned that there is an underlying problem with your child who can’t seem to have consitently dry nights

29 Jul 2021 6PM 4 min

Working Mom Struggling to Make Time for Kids

Are you finding it almost impossible to make time for your kids in the busyness of life? Do you wish that your relationship with your chiildren was deeper and more meaningful? We can blink and realise that our kids are a year older and we wonder where the time went…

28 Jul 2021 6PM 4 min

Wife Feels She Has Grown Apart

After many years of marriage, sometimes one or both parties feel as though the relationship has become stale and that there is no point in staying together, because it doesn’t feel like love anymore

27 Jul 2021 6PM 4 min

Teaching Children to Be Respectful in A Coarsened Culture

How can I teach my children good manners? It seems etiquette has become a thing of the past, both for children and adults. This is something I'm determined to instill in my kids, but I can see that it won't be easy. How do I teach them to treat people…

26 Jul 2021 6PM 4 min

Social Media Accounts and Passwords: Best Practices for Married Couples

In a world where social media accounts are as common as bank accounts, perhaps more common, it’s wise to discuss the impact that the activity on those accounts can have on a marriage relationship. Our advice would be to take extra precautions, as well as be completely transparent, in order…

25 Jul 2021 6PM 4 min

Restoring Romance in Marriage

How can my husband and I rekindle the romantic flame that brought us together in the first place? We're stuck in a rut. The spark has gone out of our relationship. We don't even seem to have much fun together anymore. How do I raise this subject without seeming to…

22 Jul 2021 6PM 3 min

Protecting Yourself and Your Marriage from Social Media Domination

How can I guard against the danger of online social networking taking up too much of my time and negatively impacting my marriage? When I first started using sites like Facebook I thought they were a great way to keep in touch with family and friends. But now it seems…

21 Jul 2021 6PM 4 min

Overcoming the Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Marriage

How can I prevent memories of childhood sexual trauma from having a negative impact on my relationship with my spouse? I was abused a long time ago and though it wasn't easy, I've forgiven the people who violated me. But after twelve years of marriage I still can't enjoy sex…

20 Jul 2021 6PM 4 min

My Husband Is Physically Abusive

My husband has had a tendency to resort to violent behavior throughout our marriage. I feel trapped. At times I have even feared for my safety, but I don't know what to do. Can you help me?

19 Jul 2021 6PM 4 min