If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!“What the lord has joined together let no man put asunder” most definitely is one of the phrases proclaimed by the priest during a marriage ceremony confirming the union of a man and a woman as husband and wife. But [...]
Will you love her, comfort her, honour and protect her, and, forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?” The groom answers “I will”. The minister then says to the bride: Will you love him, comfort him, honour and protect him, and, forsaking all others, be faithful to him [...]
Honesty is the best policy in any relationship and should be its bedrock; there shouldn’t be any form of deception or plan to deceive especially in marriage. Sometimes things happen to us that are beyond our control and sometimes we ask God ‘Why Me?’ Other events occur in our lives as a direct or indirect [...]
Puberty defined in The Penguin Encyclopedia is ‘the period of change from childhood to adulthood characterized by the attainment of sexual maturity and full reproductive capacity’. It begins earlier in girls (age 11) than in boys (about age 13) and lasts between 3 – 5 years.
At this stage it is very crucial that parents educate [...]
God created man and said everything was good. His command to man was to replenish the earth and have dominion over all creation. Marriage was instituted by God when he created Eve out of Adam and brought her to him in the Garden of Eden.
Procreation and replenishment of the earth implies sex and intimacy. The [...]
Finding a wife could be a daunting task and every responsible man would seek to find a wife that would complement him. I suppose we all have our dream wife, and can list the criteria she must meet to qualify.
I thank God for my opening my eyes to see and find my wife. The major [...]
Lighting a unity candle is sometimes incorporated in wedding ceremonies to symbolise two live coming together as one.Ephesians 5:31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. - King James VersionIn the early days, the love between the husband [...]
For those who do not know Adolf Hitler (1889 – 1945), he was one of history’s most brutal leaders. He converted Germany into a fully remilitarized society and launched World War II. He used tremendous forcefulness, charisma, oratory and his ability to appeal to people’s baser instinct to manipulate them. Apart from the oratory bit, [...]
Marriage is a covenant made in the presence of God before witnesses and legalised by signing of the marriage register. In the eyes of God it is sacred and the Bible likens it to the relationship Christ has with the church. Divorce is not part of God’s perfect plan but an exception due to the [...]
And I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride’ were the words of the officiating minister at our wedding, Oh! how wonderful it felt to be married. Planning the wedding was stressful, hectic and demanding. It was difficult coordinating studies, work, preparations and commitments and wedding panning within a short frame [...]
