Sharing faith

Apparently Jesus was actually born at the end of September. It’s all to do with the time of year sheep are out on the hills around Bethlehem and when Herod would have done his census. So Jesus would have been the oldest in his year, if he had gone to a British primary school. Although his earl…

Christmas is the easiest time of the year to invite friends to come with you to church. Which makes it a great opportunity to encourage your children to invite their friends, too. We asked one parent of primary-age children how they do this in their family: When you start talking about Christmas, a…

There are so many ways we can be distracted from the true meaning of Christmas during the holidays. Why not make time for one or more of these resources celebrating the birth our Lord Jesus Christ while you’re enjoying time together as a family this Christmas? Randall Goodgame Sing the Bible F…

Did you know that Jesus' birth and the Christian meaning of Christmas is part of your local school’s curriculum? Well, it is! So let us give you our Christmas lessons written to support you in making the most of this opportunity by offering to teach a lesson in your local school. Even if the t…

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…

LONG READ! 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…