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How can I encourage my child to read?

How can I encourage my child to read?

Reading has always been my passion. Growing up I could usually be found somewhere in the house with ‘my nose in a book.’ Not always helpful if you’re supposed to be washing up or tidying your [...]

John Calvin: What is the truth?

John Calvin: What is the truth?

This book is from the Little Lights series and is the illustrated story of John Calvin and the reformation with short statements of application. This book could be read with infant school age children or read [...]

My 1st book…

My 1st book…

Christian parents are always on the lookout for good new books to aid them in the task of educating their children in the things of God. Carine Mackenzie is well-known to the Christian public as an [...]

Little Hands Learning to Pray

Little Hands Learning to Pray

This is another hardback book in Christian Focus’ Little Hands series for children, written by a prolific author. This book could be used in family prayer times, in small Sunday school classes, or given to children [...]

Praying with children

Praying with children

I remember a pastor, when giving his testimony, explaining that in his late teens he had an experience of being overwhelmed by a sense of sin. He had no Christian background and didn’t know what to [...]

Trick or treat?

Trick or treat?

Growing up, I remember being told by my mum that we didn’t ‘do’ Halloween because it was celebrating evil. I went into school and repeated my mum’s words and you can guess what happened. All my [...]

The challenge of learning disabilities in the church

The challenge of learning disabilities in the church

In our busy lives we strive to attain in our community, in our work and with our family. We help our children to achieve at school, in church and on the sports field, receiving congratulations when [...]

Parents, children and money

Parents, children and money

When my only daughter was born I remember, as a natural pessimist, thinking, ‘Ahh! One day she’ll be a teenager! But, phew, not for a while yet!’. Now, as she is approaching the last stages of [...]

Shepherding a Child’s Heart: Revised and Updated

Shepherding a Child’s Heart: Revised and Updated

Tedd Tripp thinks that our culture and therefore many of our churches have lost their way when it comes to parenting. Biblical parenting, he argues, is neither about producing obedient children who experience nothing of the [...]

Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens

Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens

In a time when teenagers and parents of teenagers receive bad press and negative feedback, and society expects raising teenagers to be a thankless task at best and a constant battle at worst, it is encouraging [...]