Category Archives: Family

If You are not Dutch you are not …

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

I had intended to meet up with my uncle and aunt and as a consequence I found myself in a country town hall with 150 people dressed in orange clothes. No, it wasn’t a Hari Krishna gathering, but rather, Dutch … Continue reading →

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Three Times Thirteen

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

May 11th, Our 39th Wedding Anniversary … and I remembered! Three times thirteen has no ‘bad luck’ attached but rather, showers of providence. God’s provision and care, His ‘third strand’ of presence, love and grace that kept us through thick … Continue reading →

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Equipping The Troops – a Christian Apologetic Approach

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

If the Laissez faire is foolish and the Fortress method only temporary, how do we prepare our children for a life of Christian faith that can withstand the arguments and abuse that will certainly come. Let me begin by saying, … Continue reading →

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Keep The Drawbridge Closed

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

A few days ago I started a discussion on how we direct our children with regard to faith in this chaotic post-modern environment. The story continues … How do we guide our children in the fraught area of faith? Some … Continue reading →

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Let them Choose

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Yesterday I wrote about the confusing “world of faiths” that has developed in Western countries over the last few generations. It is this faith supermarket that our children enter. I didn’t even mention celebrities and Scientology, or the crazy “God … Continue reading →

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A Scary Bible Verse

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Train a child in the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6 Why is this verse scary? It suggests that the influence that parents have on their children has … Continue reading →

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Nervous Vows

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

Nervous vows, promises to love, all those years ago mumbled in the bluestone church grew rapidly . . . and sporadically, fluently . . . and uneasily, depending on the season or mood, circumstance or storm. But since time has … Continue reading →

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Blind to Blessings

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

I don’t know if other people are like me but sometimes I fail to recognise how blessed I am. My child bride is adding another notch on her belt of life on Tuesday. She is turning ** years of age. … Continue reading →

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Our Lego Addiction

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

There are many things I am nearly addicted to: cheese, ice cream, a good wine & etc. The fear of weight increase and clogged arteries keeps that controlled, but we have a family addiction. I don’t think I have written about it … Continue reading →

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If I Settle On The Far Side Of The Sea

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

… if I settle on the far side of the sea … Psalm 139:9b Psalm 139 resonates with migrants and in particular verse 9b: “ if I settle on the far side of the sea.” Leaving home and leaving everything that … Continue reading →

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