Parents

In the story of the Tower of Babel, we see people condemned to talk past each other, confuse each other and ultimately walk away from each other. Throughout the Bible, we see God slowly including people in his kingdom, with the coming of the Spirit at Pentecost bringing a new spirit of open communic…

The children are bickering, supper is burning, and your patience is thinning. How in the world do you bring prayer into this? Prayer may be a parent’s most potent resource, yet also the most underutilised. We forget to pray. We overthink it. Perhaps prayer intimidates us because we feel we don…

I don’t want to take up your time. It’s the summer. Let’s make this quick! Firstly, the essentials. Have you got a Bible in the house for each of your children? We recommend: Under 5s: The Beginners Bible - it has stood the test of time, and apparently there are even some new pictures. 6-11s: The In…

How on earth do you teach your toddler about Jesus? Chase them round the house reading from a story Bible? Strap them in their highchair or car seat and open the ESV? Wait until they’re a bit older and work it out then? Nope! A quieter day isn’t coming, so set your stall out now! Sa…

We parents love displaying our kids' artwork. It doesn’t matter if the crayon-sketched house is lopsided or if Daddy’s eyes are slightly crossed, whatever our child has created prompts us to praise our child. Wow, we say, you made that! So should be our response when we step outside: Wow…

“Do you remember when Mum made us walk until it was dark?!” My children say this to one another with a shake of their heads and a knowing glance in my direction whenever I say, “It’s really not that far now!” The mad year that is 2020 began for us in the Lake District. …

I’m finding these days bruising. Between my wife and I we have 8 days of work to squeeze into 5 days each week. We are sharing the time with our children, so that one works in (peaceful) isolation, while the other is a mixture of referee, teacher and bringer of light relief to our children. My…

We are thanking God that through lockdown we have been able to support more parents, partner with more churches and engage more children. We won’t be stopping just because the sun has come out. Stick with us as we flick through the Bible following some big themes. Throughout the summer, from M…

For us, family life in lockdown has led to a passion for rescuing wood from skips and growing veggies. When your son runs in from a walk exclaiming excitedly, “Mum, we found a new skip and the man said we could have his pallets” and your daughter prays, “Lord, keep the slugs off th…

So week 7 is over and the exhaustion is starting to kick in. I’m someone who likes to find the positive. Lockdown began for us with a flurry of activity. So many projects and home improvements to do. I looked forward to so much memory making, deep learning and home baking, all in a clean home …