Below you will find our 6 most recent articles relating to marriage and family from Marriage Australia.
Dive into our previous articles for valuable insights and practical tips that are aimed at building and strengthening Christ centred marriages.
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Some benefits of Marriage
Some benefits of Marriage Higher rates of physically healthy citizens. Higher rates of emotionally healthy citizens. Lower domestic violence rates. Lower crime statistics. Lower teen age pregnancy rates. Lower rates of juvenile delinquency. Throughout time the status of marriage has been and remains under continued pressure as are marriages themselves. This is despite the fact that throughout history to the current time many have concluded that marriage is a cornerstone of society/nations. Researchers, from differing fields of interest,
Date Time/Night Ideas
Creative Ideas For Dating Your Spouse: Date Time/Night Ideas Many think that "Dates" are just at night time 'Date Nights'. It is time to think outside that box and include the idea of a daytime date or a romantic weekend away. We read recently of one wife going to her husband’s workplace and ‘capturing’ him at the start of his lunch break so that they could have that lunch together! The possibilities are only limited by your imagination – ‘lack
The Importance of Marriage
The Importance of Marriage - primarily from the perspective of Scripture. God's Creation "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." (Genesis 1:27 NKJV) Right from the start God made men and women equal, in “the image of God” but with complementary differences as men and women. On the creation of man God placed him in the garden and gave him His vision for
Australia Wide- Great Aussie Date Night
Make this one of your Date Nights To some couples having a weekly date may seem like a no-brainer, but many couples find that despite all the good intentions date nights get put off to another day and that day rarely comes and the opportunity has been missed. Date nights or any date times together do not have to be expensive to be rewarding. These times together are important to you, your spouse and your marriage.
Dating your Spouse
Over time marriages will wilt without regular attention. Investing time in "dating your spouse" may be difficult when you have children, careers, busy, committed lifestyles, but date nights/couple time do not have to be complicated. First, start by agreeing together a time and day, and then put it in the diary, or on the planner. This date should be treated with the utmost importance and not be changed without mutual agreement. When the time comes, switch off the ‘phone,
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Our Need To Submit
In some ways it does not seem possible that in a few days we will be at the start of summer and a few weeks away is Christmas a time when many Christians remember and celebrate the birth and life of our Saviour and also of many family get togethers. Regrettably for some it becomes a time of stress, the reasons are many from busyness, illness, the loss of a loved one, unforgiveness ...to mention but a few.
