Talking to someone about their relationship with their dad isn’t an easy conversation, and not one you have too often.
Relationships
Even if we’re practicing good habits regularly, it is easy to derail our relationship by succumbing to bad ones. The good news is there are solutions.
Help is not always about cuddling your grandchild. But it could be doing some chores to keep the family home running with a newborn in the house.
As a mum, I know how easy it is to fall into the trap of seeing other mothers as competitors. When we meet another mum, we start making comparisons.
Anything that distracts us from God, causing us to doubt and seek comfort elsewhere is sinful. So if loneliness comes from a place where you have taken your eyes off God, does that make it a sin?
According to a study conducted by Barna Group, 87% of 16- to 29-year-olds believe that that present-day Christianity is judgemental.
I have seen a similar pattern in healthy Christian marriages: they are intentional with relationship habits that anyone can apply.
Not many know that for worship leader Kim Walker Smith, her journey into music was birthed in the pain of an abusive childhood.
Offence can be like a poison that seeps into your relationships with friends and family, and even cloud the lens through which you view the world.
For couples, it seems falling on the couch, or sitting on our phones is just SO much easier than to engage but to keep the spark alive it’s worth it!