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4. Obedient Children

Obedient children

This is the fourth in a series of articles on Family Life by Ben Pitcher Teaching our children obedience is one of the most explicit parenting instructions in the Bible. Paul, in both Ephesians 6v1 and Colossians 3v20 commands children to obey their parents. This same command from God is also embedded in the Ten […]

3. Caring Mothers

Caring mothers

This is the third in a series of articles on Family Life by Ben Pitcher Motherhood is one of the most highly praised roles in the Bible. It is designated as even more important than any role that a husband might aspire to. For instance, whilst Paul says in 1 Timothy that aspiring to be […]

2. Loving fathers

Father and child

The second in a series of articles on Family Life by Ben Pitcher. In a family that is built on the pattern of a loving Heavenly Father — with loving communication as a priority principle — the role of the husband is incredibly lofty and an exceptionally high calling. Mothers are typically understood to have […]

Miscarriage — The bitter and the sweet

miscarriage despair

Excitement and hope in a marriage Marriage brings so much hope for a new couple, as it did for us. Our life together stretched out in front of us — full of hopes and dreams. For me, as with many young sisters, my dreams were quietly wrapped up in the hope of being a mother. […]

1. Family Foundations

Family begins in the marriage

The first of a series of articles on Family Life by Ben Pitcher. An incredible thing about godly parenting is how effectively it contributes to our spiritual development, and how it develops our understanding of our heavenly Father. It allows us to work together with Him and directly contributes to the furthering of His purpose. […]

Busy at home, with children at public school

What Great Things

An interview with an older sister… This sister grew up in the Truth, the eldest in a large Christadelphian family, many of whom live near her. She, in turn, had a large family of her own. All of her children grew up attending Sunday School in a small ecclesia, and the family supported the ecclesia […]