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In-between delivery

Pele Odiase — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 07:14:25 +0000

Loving people date and when the time is right, the get engaged and marry. After marriage, some are faced with the the challenge of bearing children either unable to conceive or unable to carry the pregnancy to term. Family pressure builds up coupled with pain and depression, the situation doesn’t get any better. Procreation is [...]

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Honouring Parents in Marriage

Pele Odiase — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:50:29 +0000

The biblical commandment to honor parents emphasizes that respect is essential, despite familial challenges. Couples must prioritize their marriage while maintaining respect for parents. Effective communication and unity are crucial in addressing family dynamics. Ultimately, the marital bond should take precedence, fostering a healthy and flourishing relationship.

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Youths and Knife Crimes – Help

Pele Odiase — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:49:05 +0000

It is very sad, disheartening, horrendous and heart breaking to see the increase in knife crimes and deaths of teenagers in our society today. Young lives being wasted just like that. The pain and trauma families that have lost loved ones go through is enormous. The travesty of these crimes hits home when it knocks [...]

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Helping Your Children Relate to their Heavenly Father

Pele Odiase — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:32:52 +0000

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t is important that we do all that we can to encourage the faith walk of our children. We cannot walk that walk for them, but we can certainly cheer them along and help to remove stumbling blocks. There are many ways in which we can do this, but I would like to mention just [...]

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How Do I Tell My Parents I’m Pregnant?

Pele Odiase — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:12:51 +0000

[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]our parents are devout Christians, dedicated and pious. They are well respected in the community, in church and amongst friends. Perhaps they are leaders in church and sometimes are given the opportunity to preach the word. In the eyes of everyone they are the perfect family, happily married with children, and you happen to be [...]

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Are Teenagers Assets or liabilities?

Pele Odiase — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:14:18 +0000

Are you a teenager or do you have teenage children, relatives or friends? This age group is significant in the growth and development process of an individual. At this stage in life, puberty is experienced and ones character is either made or broken. There are folks that dread children in this age group because of [...]

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Food for Thought for Parents

Pele Odiase — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:11:21 +0000

Poetry was one of the subjects we had in primary school. As far I can remember, our poetry class was always exciting and one we looked forward to. Poems were given as home work and we looked forward to the next class to see who could recite them correctly. Two of the poems I can [...]

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