Jurassic World is out in cinemas today! To celebrate the long-awaited film, we've come up with a new info-graphic: From fossils to films: How do dinosaurs fit with the Bible?... continue reading
My Dad is my favourite man in the world, but I won’t be buying him a gift this Father’s Day.
On Mother’s Day, my mum—having successfully raised four children to adulthood—now basks in a bounty of flowers, chocolates and cards x 4. But come June, my father averages a measly 2.4 Father’s Day cards (and one of them probably a day late). So why the big difference?... continue reading
Nothing says summer more than water-play in the back yard. Here’s a fun game to play in the pool or bathtub—use it to teach your children that that Jesus is the boss over nature!... continue reading
The summer vacation is here! The extra time at home might feel like a welcome relief, or a chaotic nightmare—or both! But for every family, the summer’s a great opportunity to learn together from the Bible. That’s why each week over the summer we’ll be posting an idea to help you get young children to engage with the Bible.... continue reading
Describing God as “she” as well as “he”, as proposed by some influential Anglican clergy this weekend, is a popular idea—with only one problem.
Jesus.... continue reading
It looks like the set of The Adams Family, and the similarity doesn't end there. Because this house in Gardener, Massachusetts, USA—which has been popping up all over social media in the last few weeks—is claimed to be one of America's most haunted house. It has featured on several ghost-hunter TV shows and has a history of deaths and alleged ghost sightings going back decades. Ownership has passed through several hands, as families have moved in, got spooked out, and left.... continue reading
As Ireland goes to the polls today to decide whether or not to allow same-sex marriage, this is a question that Bible-believing Christians there may well be facing before too long. It's a dilemma that Christians in England, Ireland and Wales—not to mention many states in the US—are already having to think through.... continue reading
In tolerant 21st century Britain, your lack of support for something you believe is wrong will no longer be tolerated.
That’s one of the implications of the much-reported “gay cake case”, in which a Northern Ireland bakery run by Christians has been found guilty of discrimination for refusing to decorate a cake bearing a “Support Gay Marriage” slogan.... continue reading
Should Christians eat meat, or just vegetables? It's a more complex question than you might think at first glance, and one we give our attention to during National Vegetarian Week.
There has been growing concern about a whole variety of issues which should rightly affect the way Christians think about this question.... continue reading
Books have been written on how best to support people who self-harm. We don’t have the space to go into detail on a blog. But here are our ten top tips for supporting those who struggle:
Be analytical
Spend time thinking about what the person has been through and listening to them talk. How have they been sinned against? What distorted views do they hold about themselves and God? Are they using self-harm to try to bring cleansing / control / sensation or punishment?... continue reading
