NOVEMBER THEME: LOSSES AND ENDINGS.
November 15. Isn’t it true that in spite of all the terrible wars and disasters that we see on TV every day many of us carry on living as normal. We may give some money to a disaster fund or a charity out of a sense of obligation, maybe guilt or compassion. However…
NOVEMBER. THE KINGDOM – WHERE AND WHEN?
November 14. The Kingdom. From Jesus’ own time until now people keep asking about the coming of the Kingdom. “Where is it, what does it look like?” they asked him. Different churches and theologians using the Bible and external signs as described in the Book of…
NOVEMBER. REMEMBERING
MARFAM FAMILY MATTERS, WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 13 November 2024 Memories, remembering and researching aspects of history, especially one’s own, can be very fascinating occupations, as interesting facts may come to light or be resurrected from deep down inside one’s gut….
NOVEMBER. REMEMBER THE FALLEN IN BATTLE
November 12. Anthony shared, “At the West Park cemetery whenever I visit my parents’ grave I pass a tombstone of a young air force pilot presumably killed in action. On the stone is written. ‘He did his duty.’ In the great wars of the 20th century millions of young…
NOVEMBER 11. A DAY TO REMEMBER
November 11. We hear a lot about child trafficking, how these traffickers groom children to become prostitutes. There are complex questions there to be considered. Is that sinful for the children or for the traffickers? Or what about those men who use prostitutes,…
NOVEMBER. GOD IN WHOM WE TRUST.
Stations of the Cross for the Bereaved and Stations of the Cross for the Widowed available from MARFAM . November 10. Sunday 32B. God in whom we trust. When Mrs Mondlana’s husband died unexpectedly he left her with two teenage children and…
NOVEMBER LOSS AND ENDINGS. “LESS IS MORE”
November 9. There is a back-to-front saying these days: “less is more.” What could that possibly mean? Charles sat down with the children when they were quite young. “You know that my father lost everything he owned when his land was taken away from…
RECOVERING JOY AFTER LOSS
November 7. “Have you seen those adverts on street poles or been given leaflets at traffic lights about some healing ministry in our country these days. Is it really possible to “Bring back lost lover” with muti or other practices or is there an element of witchcraft…
NOVEMBER, FACING LOSSES AND ENDINGS.
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 6 NOVEMBER 2024 MARFAM’S theme for this month over the years has regularly focused on loss of different kinds. While in the Church the main emphasis tends to be on those who have died, our focus has mainly been on death, grief and…
NOVEMBER. LOSS, DEATH AND THE POOR.
November 4. Joyce and Pat had both grown up in poor families who had struggled for survival. Education was a great value, but the education in positive values taught at home was equally important. “Even though we are not poor now, so much of what we were…
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