Why Marriage Based on the 50/50 Principle Doesn’t Work

Posted by Berni Dymet on Mar 8, 2013 in Blessing, Family, Featured, Forgiveness, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Relationships | 4 comments

They say that marriage is about ’50/50′ – this idea of give and take. You get your bit and I get my bit. Give and take. We have to compromise along the way. It sounds entirely reasonable. The problem is, it just doesn’t work. Here’s why:

The Power of a Kiss

Posted by Berni Dymet on Feb 18, 2013 in Family, Featured, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Uncategorized | 1 comment

So many couples – way too many couples – live a passionless marriage.

With all my heart, I’m here to tell you that that’s not what God has planned for you. Marriage is meant to be a deep, intimate, passionate, life-long relationship. 

And there’s a very simple way to recapture the passion; to put the spark back into your marriage. It’s the power of a kiss. Here’s how …

Family Distractions

Posted by Berni Dymet on Nov 27, 2012 in Blessing, Discipleship, Featured, Intimacy, Relationships, Social Media | 10 comments

These days there are so many distractions – social media, smartphones, tablet computers … iThis and iThat – that families are falling apart. Dads answering their mobile phone during dinner, kids texting, mothers internet shopping. How is a family meant to hang together these days? Well, there are some simple answers!

Why Don’t I Feel Quite As Good as I Should?

Posted by Berni Dymet on Sep 10, 2012 in Berni's Life, Discipleship, Growing, Intimacy, Power, Spiritual Warfare | 13 comments

An article in this morning’s Australian Newspaper - You’d Better Sleep On It – outlines some important research on the significant impact of inadequate sleep on our sense of well being. Seems that there’s a very strong correlation between the two. So – if you’re not getting enough sleep, don’t be surprised if you don’t feel on top of the world.

But … there’s another form of regeneration – spiritual regeneration – that we need on a daily basis as well. And as it turns out, most of us are missing out on that as well!

A Book Every Young Woman Should Read, but …

Posted by Berni Dymet on Jul 25, 2012 in Growing, Intimacy, Theology | 1 comment

It’s not often that I endorse someone else’s book … but yet every now and then along comes a book that’s just one out of the box! 

The MICI Message by Janelle Maree is one of those. It’s been written specifically to help one of the most vulnerable groups in our society – young women – to discover who they really are. (Made In Christ’s Image – MICI – which is also the name of Janelle’s free, quarterly eMag).

But … it’s not just for young women. It’s a brilliant read for all of us. So I highly, highly recommend it.

The Diamond Jubilee – A Quiet Reflection

Posted by Berni Dymet on Jun 5, 2012 in Blessing, Church, Intimacy, Worship | 15 comments

You can’t have missed the fact that the Poms have been out in the dismal London rain (I believe they call it “summer”) celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year. And if there’s one thing the Poms know how to do – it’s pomp and ceremony.

But all that celebrating got me to thinking. What would our world look like if those of us who are subjects of the King of Kings, celebrated Him, the way the British are celebrating their Queen?

Rediscovering the Lost Art of Listening

Posted by Berni Dymet on May 22, 2012 in Community, Creative Communication, Growing, Intimacy, Jesus, Leadership, Relationships | 8 comments

Friends, Romans, countrymen … lend me your ears.

That was Mark Anthony in Shakespeare’s  Julius Caesar – calling the people to listen to him after the assassination of big Juli.

Hmm. I wonder how he’d get on today. Because listening these days, is something of a lost art. We’re all so busy. There are so many voices shouting at us. So mostly, we just tune out.

And yet listening is at the very least, one half of the equation in  engaging in genuine communication. So if no one’s listening, well …we have something of a problem. Do ya think?!