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Husbands And Wives

From: (Andrew Bromage) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Women in Leadership Date: 5 Jun 1998 08:22:30 GMT G'day all. Richard Kerr <> writes: >>Until someone can come up with an example of how it would make men >>behave differently to women it's exactly the same as saying that men and >>women ought to behave the same […]

Confessions Of An Abuser

From: Anonymous <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Abuse Issues (was Re: Women in Leadership) Date: Fri, 05 Jun 1998 19:45:53 +1000 B Hall wrote: > Abuse is amazingly widespread. The estimates on the volume of people who > have been sexually abused is enough to make people do a double take. For > some reason, […]

An Abused Person Responds To An ‘Abuser’

From: (B Hall) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Abuse Issues (was Re: Women in Leadership) Date: 5 Jun 1998 20:49:52 GMT Behold! Anonymous () did say unto us: > The purpose of this post is to give an abuser's perspective. And it may > surprise you, but we suffer too (some of us, at least – […]

Some Tips For Valentine’s Day!

I’d like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day and remind you all to go out and get something special for the lady in your life…This one’s important, guys – whether she admits it or not – and you better start making plans now! This can be a dangerous time – If you do the […]

Child Care

GUIDELINES FOR CHILD CARE by Marjorie Lee Chandler, author of AFTER YOUR CHILD DIVORCES, Zondervan, 1997. Most single moms work. Finding adequate child care is a big parenting responsibility. If no one in your extended family can care for your prechoolers, you’ll be awash in a flood of ads for “Happy Days for Tots,” etc. […]

Christmas Family Fun

What carols do these multisyllabic titles refer to? Answers below. 1. Move hitherward the entire assembly of those who are loyal in their belief. 2. Listen, the celestial messengers produce harmonious sounds. 3. Nocturnal time span of unbroken quietness. 4. An emotion excited by the acquisition of expectation of good given to the terrestrial sphere. […]

Subject: Grief: The Hardest Work

Grief: The Hardest Work Thomas F. Fischer, M.Div., M.S.A. Part of being a "seelsorger" certainly has its joys. But it also has its disappointments. Indeed, to be in ministry is to be exposed to tears, heartache, and sometimes seemingly unstoppable tears. Perhaps the hardest part of ministry is the grief and tears of a caring, […]

All About Families Newsletter

Volume 2 Number 47 December 15, 1997 Norman Bales, editor CONTENTS JUST VISITING FEATURE STUDY: DEALING WITH TEMPTATION IF I WERE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT, I WOULD… THE CHRIST-CENTERED WIFE WHAT DO YOU SAY WHEN YOU TALK TO YOURSELF? (Part 2) by Mikal Frazier DEALING WITH TEMPTATION   by Norman Bales INTRODUCTION When we commit […]

When You Lose A Confidant: Working Through The Grief

Thomas F. Fischer, M.Div., M.S.A. Confidants. Without them, leaders cannot function to their full potential. Like everything else in our lives and ministry, these valued and irreplaceable relationships are subject to change. Lyle Schaller was right. The church is like a parade which, though continuously moving down the parade route toward its destination, is characterised […]

Conflict Resolution In The Home

The classic confrontation in the schoolyard or the home where two children come into conflict. There is posturing, petulance, anger, verbal abuse, and, sometimes physical violence. The scene can be repeated in the office and even in social settings. Very few of us enjoy being in conflict with others. OFTEN THE REAL ISSUE HAS NEVER […]