This fab interactive Christingle is great for a school assembly, all-age worship or Messy Church. Follow the clues to build up the Christingle bit by bit and find out what each part means. As the elements are found and brought up, you can assemble larger versions on a giant Christingle at the front or a … More Christingle Treasure Hunt
I’m one of those people who are quite good at a number of things- but not really expert at them. That’s certainly true musically: having played guitar for years I’m fine if I remember my limitations! … More A many-stringed thing! Look, See, Pray
This is the second round up of Advent devotionals, this time focussing families, children and all-age. The books come from a post on The Hope Filled Family by my friend and fellow ACW (Association of Christian Writers) member, Lucy Rycroft. She goes into much more detail than I have space for here, so I recommend … More Advent Devotionals – 2 – Children / Families
So when the news bombards you with its chosen slant, when political leaders serve their own agenda instead of the people, when Truth seems to be on vacation, and self-interest outmotivates compassion- who are you going to trust? … More Without Fear- Look, See, Pray
You may run screaming at the thought, but Advent Sunday is less than 8 weeks away. Now is the time to think about what you’d like to read in the run up the the World’s Biggest Birthday Party. In this first post, I have a bunch of Advent devotionals suitable for small groups, so that … More Advent Devotionals – 1 – Groups
Have you ever thought about the strange fact that the word “queue” has FOUR silent letters? Queues have been on the news. Fuelled by fuel- the absence of- the great British public has been “hunter-gathering” petrol and diesel and generally blocking the roads near filling stations. Some people have been putting petrol in “just in case” and others have been driven to despair trying to find ANY fuel for essential mileage… … More Form a Queue! – Look, See, Pray
I know, I know, it’s still September. Far too early to mention the ‘C’ word, but I’m going to anyway. Christmas is coming. There, I said it. To comfort you in your distress, here is a lovely Christmas resource for you. It’s a book by a fellow-member of the ACW (Association of Christian Writers), which … More Gift Beyond Measure
Rain falls on us all, just like trouble makes us equal- we all go through it. Question is- how do we respond? … More Singing in the Rain- Look, See, Pray
Yesterday, I took my daughter to uni for the start of term. Always a bit of a wrench driving away and leaving her there, but such is life, eh? Sometimes you just have to pull up your big girl pants and make the best of it. Rather like Esther, who probably had very posh big … More Painting the Poop-Pipe Gold – Esther
Now this little piece of history is a curiosity, and mostly forgotten. But it had a vital purpose, and was part of a campaign that changed the world. … More A Little Piece of History- Look, See, Pray
