Tag Archive for: relationships

Why You Should Make Mum a Cup of Tea

By Katrina Roe

Every day around the world six billion cups of tea are drunk. But it’s who we share our tea with that makes it meaningful. Read more

imperfect marriage

Embracing an Imperfect Marriage

By: Focus On The Family

Mark and Jill Savage open up about their own imperfect marriage — how they’ve tried to change each other, struggled with emotional intimacy, and needed counseling to work through their conflict. Read more

self-centred

Me, Myself and I: The Self-Centred World of Teens

By: Rachel Doherty

Teenagers have a reputation for being selfish, but it’s better for parents to see this behaviour as self-centred instead. Read more

valentine

What We Learn About Hearing God from a Valentine

By: Tania Harris

A single friend of mine used to “go on a date with Jesus”. She would mark the event in her diary, set the table for two, light a candle and pray for the evening. I understood the sentiment, but still found it a little cringeworthy. Read more

reconciliation

Healing a Divided Australia: 5 Keys from Psychologist – Collett Smart

By: Clare Bruce

After months of national debate over marriage law, many relationships across Australia are suffering, and in need of some healing. Read more

friends

Making Friends, Loneliness and the Bromance

By: Duncan Robinson

Something unusual and funny happened a couple of weeks ago. I made a new friend. It’s not something I anticipated happening, but I headed to one of my kids birthdays and struck up a friendship with a new buddy. Read more

kindness

Changing Your Relationships through the Power of Kindness

Just thirty days of kindness… you have no idea the difference it can make in a strained relationship.

Focus on the Family spoke with Shaunti Feldhahn on the simple power of being kind. Read more

Restoring Relationships with Good Apologies

By: Ted Cunningham | Focus On The Family

We all deal with difficult relationships. When a relationship is strained we need to find the words that bring healing, not strife and more destruction. Read more

The Power of Forgiveness

Tim Sisarich from New Zealand was asked by “Focus on the Family” to travel the world, making a documentary on the state of the modern family. However, he didn’t count on it raising issues in his own life. Particularly in the area of forgiveness.  Read more