It was said by my 5 year old son with the wide-eyed amazement of a boy who believed he was the first human ever to make this discovery. In a moment of confusion, I blurted out, “I know”. It seemed the obvious reply to the idea that a solitary, overweight man delivers presents to every ch…
There was a time when I used to hide in my kitchen at the back of the house, with the lights out, for the whole of Halloween evening. I wasn’t afraid of ghosts, ghouls or zombies. I was just unwilling to open my door to strange children. They were strange both because I didn’t know them …
How can we get to Heaven to visit Auntie Chloe?
We’ve received a heart-breaking message from a close friend. She wrote:
"On Thursday last week my sweet, sweet sister Chloe died - she died trusting Jesus and we are confident that she is now safe and home and in his arms.
I have two young childr…
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We’ve received a heart-breaking message from a close friend. She wrote:
"On Thursday last week my sweet, sweet sister Chloe died - she died trusting Jesus and we are confident that she is now safe and home and in his arms.
I have two young children. I wondered if you have any ideas …
Often we find it hard to talk about heaven with children because it reminds us of death and a whole range of uncomfortable topics that our children don’t engage with often. But the Bible holds out Heaven as the greatest hope we can offer our children:
And I heard a loud voice from the throne s…
Knowing how to respond to Halloween can be a challenge when our kids get invited to parties and people knock on our door. What should we do about it as Jesus’s followers?
Check out this helpful video that equips us to think Biblically about Halloween and honour Christ in this season; we do not…