This Christmas is the Christmas we never thought we’d have to plan for! So, what can we do to make it a good one? In some ways not being able to plan for huge, elaborate group gatherings – nativity plays, carol services, parties – leaves us free to have a bit of a rethink about […]
My favourite part of the JOY edition of Faith at home has got to be the Joyful People Top Trumps. I made Top Trump cards of 8 joyful Bible characters (4 women, 4 men) each of whom has their own song. I also made a blank set for you to create your own ones, either […]
I was recently looking at the Benedictus, otherwise known as the words Zechariah says on the birth of his son, John the Baptist in Luke 1:67-79. It’s a powerful passage, although not as well-known as Mary’s song a few verses earlier in the chapter. As I looked at it, I started to see connections with […]
This year we may well have to change how we celebrate Christmas. Large gatherings and community singing won’t be easy, so let’s be creative and start thinking about what we want to achieve in our Christmas celebrations, and start thinking of new ways to celebrate. One of the things I love most about Christmas is […]
Some things have changed totally over the last few months, and some things haven’t really. Our need for human contact, to be able to speak and be listened to are still the same, if perhaps more apparent due to time apart. Despite us ‘all being in this together’, every family is having a unique pandemic […]
Transition is particularly hard when we’ve already been through a difficult time, don’t really know if where we’re going, and are pretty sure there will be more difficult times ahead. We had all hoped that corona would come and go and things could go back to normal, but sadly that’s not going to happen. If […]
Last week a tragedy happened in a town near us when two young boys were killed in a hit and run. One mother whose daughter knew the boys contacted me asking if I knew of any resources to help them. As it happens, we’ve had a family bereavement this week, as my Grandad died at […]
For me, for faith at home to work, it has to be part of my every day life. We have special things we do at certain points in each week and each year, but the reality of our faith really starts to change our lives when it’s part of what we do each day. I’m […]
It’s sometimes easy to feel that to do faith at home we need lots of resources and materials. I’m very into having specific items to do faith at home activities. I love my Godly Play sets for sharing Bible stories and playing with as we explore where we are in the stories. However, I believe […]
I love open-end activities. They provide choice and freedom which lead to deep exploration and creativity. They are easy to set up, are suitable for any age or size of group, and you can use the same materials each time. They provide safe space to explore spiritual things including Bible stories and how they relate […]
