Excited to announce that 'Light in the Darkness' - our brand new graphic novel faithfully illustrating the unchanged text of the Christmas story from the gospel of Luke.
Available to buy now from HERE.
Many of us are serving, and feel like we're sinking. We feel joyless, weary and burdened.
John Hindley shows how Jesus was telling the truth when He offered people an "easy yoke" — a way of serving Him that is joyful and liberating. He explains why serving is so often joyless — and how our identity in Christ changes everything.
If you are serving, but sometimes feel as though you're sinking… you need this ebook!
Get the ebook version for just $1.50 at the checkout using the discount code sws0411.
Offer expires at midday on Thursday.
We're so excited to be partnering with Kipepeo Designs this year, promoting the cards that they make in the huge Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. The cards are lovingly handmade by ladies who live in the slum bringing them a vital source of income - and they are proving incredibly popular!
But the other side of Kipepeo's work is sharing the gospel with the ladies who work there and we are thrilled that they're finding our Good Book Guides useful for doing that. Here are some shots of Margaret, Philgona, Patricia and Millicent studying the Bible before work, looking at the last hours before Jesus' crucifixion in Luke 22-24:
We are so grateful to God for this opportunity not only to support these ladies financially, but also with resources that will help them grow in their knowledge and love of Jesus. Please join us in praying for these ladies and for the work of Kipepeo in the Kibera slum.
See our range of Kipepeo cards HERE.
Jesus takes on church-ianity
There’s one self-cure religion that looks really great, and is very popular in the western world. I know that, because I used to be part of it.
I call it “church-ianity”.
It’s very easy to go to church, sing hymns and enjoy the buildings… but still rely on your own guesses about God, rather than listening to Jesus. And it’s very easy to go to church, do good things and try to obey God… but be relying on these things to cure your sin-disease.
But only Jesus can save, not church. Going to church doesn’t cure you. Trying very hard to obey the Ten Commandments doesn’t cure you. Only Doctor Jesus can do that.... continue reading
Dead men do not rise!
Many times in my life, I’ve been angry and frustrated with God. I’ve wanted to stop being a Christian. I’ve experienced doubts. But I’ve only rarely doubted the facts.
One time I did was in my third year at university. I was studying Philosophy as part of my course, and I left a session with one of the lecturers with serious questions about whether or not Jesus rose from the dead.
The problem the lecturer posed me, and that I struggled with, was this: no amount of evidence should ever make you believe in something that’s impossible. If something’s impossible, then even if the evidence for it is strong, it can’t be true. Pigs don’t fly. So if you see a pig in the sky, then even if it looks just like a pig, you must be mistaken. It must be a balloon painted to look like a pig, or a very oddly shaped cloud in red sunlight. Pigs just can’t fly, so it certainly isn’t a pig.... continue reading
“I want a book to give to students who are willing to give Christianity a look but don’t want to be told they’re wrong, or stupid.”
“I want a book to give to a thoughtful 15-year-old that answers some of his questions about Christianity in a way that doesn’t patronise him, but doesn’t assume he’s about to get A*s in his GCSEs.”
“I know some of my young adult/student/older teen group are struggling with some big questions about faith, and I wish there were something they could read that would encourage them to keep trusting Christ.”
What book would you give these people?
We haven’t known how to answer these questions. Which is why we’re thrilled that Tricky has been written. Yes, we’re biased (we’re the publisher). But Becky Pippert, Rico Tice, Glen Scrivener, Nick McDonald and Jonty Allcock aren’t biased, and they’re excited about it, too.... continue reading
Here’s another sample story from our new release Play through the Bible, introducing pre-schoolers to Jesus through Luke’s Gospel. It is followed by a selection of the play activities included in the book. Each story is supported by a wide range of activities - some very short and simple, some needing props or play equipment, and some very, very messy!
This story is from Luke 5:1-11.
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Lots of people came to Jesus because they knew he could make them feel better. Even more people came to Jesus because they loved to hear him tell them all about God! In today's story Jesus has borrowed a boat. Jesus is sitting in the boat telling lots and lots of people all about God.... continue reading
This week we will be looking at some extracts from a new book for parents with pre-schoolers. It follows on from the very popular Bake through the Bible. Alice Buckley, mum of three and author of Play through the Bible, explains the need for a book like this.
Life with pre-schoolers is exhausting. It’s lovely, and funny, and brilliant too, but oh, it’s exhausting!
We’re trying to teach them to count to five, teach them to use the potty, teach them to please stop drawing on their hands. Sometimes teaching our kids about Jesus feels like one more thing on a never-ending list.
I wrote this book for tired, busy parents.
I wrote this book for parents who want their kids to know Jesus but find it hard to teach them about him.
I wrote this book for parents who know it’s their job to introduce their children to Jesus but have no idea where to start.
I wrote this book for parents who want new ideas for their family Bible times or want something that complements what they are already doing.
In Play through the Bible you will find 20 stories about Jesus with simple words and easy suggestions for making storytime memorable for your whole family.
There are also lots of play ideas to help reinforce the message of the story, offer natural opportunities to talk about Jesus, and above all have fun as you get to know Jesus.
