Family Matters:
Practical Support for the Christian Home


The purpose of Family Matters is to provide information, inspiration and support to Christian families.

We hold the Bible as the inspired, inerrant word of God, which is given to be the rule of faith and life. As the Westminster Confession of Faith states: "The authority of the holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man or Church, but wholly upon God (who is truth itself), the Author thereof; and therefore it is to be received, because it is the Word of God." We strive at all times to honour and glorify God in all that is printed.

Information given in Family Matters should not be taken as legal advice and should not take the place of legal counsel from a qualified lawyer. Views expressed in articles are those of the contributors and are not necessarily those held by the editors.


Contents


Issue 11, August 2001

Insert: For Young Readers


Issue 10, Spring 1998

Insert: For Young Readers

Issue 9, April-June 1997

Insert: For Young Readers

Issue 8, January-March 1997

Insert: For Young Readers

  • A "Different" Letter from Grandma by Thelma Jenkins
  • Simeon and Anna in the Temple by Thelma Jenkins
  • The Storm that Turned a Black Face White by John Mercer

Issue 7, October-December 1996

Insert: For Young Readers

Issue 6, July-September 1996

Insert: For Young Readers

Issue 5, April-June 1996

Insert: For Young Readers

Issue 4, January-March 1996

  • The Problem of Singleness by Dr. David Allen
  • Lifelong Learning by Jim Muncy
  • A Little Child Shall Lead Them by Barbara Cross
  • The Christian Wife by Phyllis Mercer
  • Whom Should You Believe? by Tracy van den Broek
  • Insulation by Sarah Matthess
  • Foolishness to the Greeks by David Smith
  • Dealing with the Down Times by Barbara Cross
  • God's Strange Ways by Faith Cook
  • Report from America: Aftermath of Beijing by Terence Harrison
Insert: For Young Readers

  • The Only Boy Who Was Never Naughty by Thelma Jenkins
  • Pioneer Patchwork by Thelma Harrison
  • A Letter to my Grandchildren by Thelma Jenkins
  • Noel by Mildred Swan

Issue 3, November/December 1995

  • Spiritual Maturity by Nigel Lacey
  • The Christian Wife by Phyllis D. Mercer
  • The Information Explosion, Part 2 by Andrew Haylett
  • Arrows in the Hands of a Warrior by Ferris Lindsay and Steve Sherwood
  • Facing a Fearful Change by Barbara H. Cross
  • C12H22O11 (or sugar!) by Sarah Matthess
  • Christian Education: A Desirable Option or an Absolute Necessity? by Paul Keating
  • Help! My Daughter Wants To Date! by Greg Price, reviewed by Andrew Haylett
Insert: For Young Readers
  • God sends an angel to Mary by Thelma H. Jenkins
  • Dhubu: The lady who couldn't walk by John T. Mercer
  • A letter to my grandchildren by Thelma H. Jenkins
  • Word Puzzle

Issue 2, September/October 1995

  • The Biblical Antithesis in Education by Doug Wilson
  • Hospitality by Barbara H. Cross
  • The Information Explosion, Part 1 by Andrew Haylett
  • A Wife Reflects on the Family, Part 2 by Phyllis D. Mercer
  • The New World Child by Terence Harrison
  • Washday! by Sarah Matthess
  • The Socialization Trap by Rick Boyer, reviewed by Terence Harrison
Insert: For Young Readers
  • A letter to my grandchildren by Thelma H. Jenkins
  • Rex, the man who overcame the large crocodile single-handed by John T. Mercer
  • God and his holy angels by Thelma H. Jenkins
  • Word Puzzle

Issue 1, July/August 1995

  • Parents who Honour Me I Will Honour by Rev. David Field
  • A Feather up my Nose by Lindsey Harland
  • A Wife Reflects on the Family by Phyllis Mercer
  • At Home with CDT by Lynda Keating
  • My Five-Stone Catch by Benjamin Matthess
  • A Little Child Shall Lead Them by Barbara Cross
  • The Love of the World Reproved by William Cowper

Copyright © Family Matters 1995-2001. All rights reserved.
Editors: I.J. & C. Pape, A.J. & A. Haylett, W.R. & S. Matthess.