This year's Advent devotional is called Repeat the Sounding Joy and we want to giev you a sneak peek at it! In this Advent journey through Luke 1 – 2, Christopher Ash brings these familiar passages to life with fresh insight, color and depth.... continue reading
Christmas is coming! We're very excited at The Good Book Company because books are a such a great companion for the entire Christmas season. ... continue reading
If your child’s first attempts at Bible reading aren’t all that inspiring, it’s important to acknowledge and empathise with their frustration – but also to encourage them to come back tomorrow and give it another shot.... continue reading
If there were Oscars for Bible characters I would like to nominate Anna for Best Supporting Actress and Simeon for Best Supporting Actor.... continue reading
This post is about why we, as family, don’t “do Halloween”—and what we do instead. Cue almost as much disagreement as a blog post about why someone doesn’t “do Santa” with their kids…... continue reading
The “sugaring” of stories for children can happen with the way we re-tell Bible stories. There are a number of “standard” stories that publishers—both Christian and secular—churn out year after year. The ones involving animals mainly. But it's hard to find versions of these books that carry with them profound, and often quite dark, truths that the stories carry in scripture. ... continue reading
In this episode we catch-up with Matt Chandler, Lead Pastor at The Village Church and author of Joy in the Sorrow: How a Thriving Church (and its Pastor) Learned to Suffer Well.... continue reading
It’s that time of year again when the seasonal aisle in the grocery store is filled with fake cobwebs and pumpkin buckets, and Christian parents everywhere wonder whether buying the spooky cat-shaped gingerbread biscuits is allowed. ... continue reading
“Hair is everything. We wish it wasn’t so we could actually think about something else occasionally. But it is.”... continue reading
The Bible is very clear that Mary conceived the boy Jesus before she had slept with any man. She was engaged to Joseph but had not slept with him (v 27); she would not sleep with him until after they were married and Jesus was born (Matthew 1 v 25). She was a godly young woman; Joseph was a righteous man.... continue reading
