Here’s a great little video from #If campaign which is promoting putting the issue of global hunger clearly “on the table” at the G8 summit this summer. With Britain…

Just a read a damning report from War Child arguing that the Syrian conflict has been a war on children. “ Children have not been spared the horror of Syria’s…

    In this 6 minute video Alan Charter who runs the Children Matter network argues from Deuteronomy why it is so important for the family to take seriously its…

  So many young people are like Kay Morgan Gurr’s  brother who said  ” I can believe in God, I can’t believe in the Church.” How we behave today as…

We still have a huge problem in the church seeing young people grow up to become adult members of our churches. This month in Christianity Magazine, Youthworker and IDEA magazine…

Three eight year old children on a school bench in the blistering heat of the Haitian midday sun. They are being very patient as I ask them  about their dreams…

So here is my totally unofficial, unscientific, just for fun list of our family’s top 50 films for children. 50. Prince Caspian 49. Shrek 4 48. Old Yeller 47. Short…

I want to do some thinking out loud about how the church encourages and develops spiritual growth in young people. Here are some questions I am wrestling with as I…

Giving Children a Passion for the Bible: Children’s Ministry Conference These are the slides from my talk at the Children’s Ministry conference. Check out the review of Children’s Bible resources…

Must say, I really enjoyed Torchwood last night. I have a love hate relationship with the programme – but with Russell T Davies scripting this time bang on – it…

A while back i produced a list of helpful resources for engaging with the Bible. Well thanks to some generous publisher i have received some new books i wanted to…

I have three primary school children (aged 10 to 6) and here are the games we love the best: 10. Wii Play A great way to buy an wii extra…

Christmas is of course about more than spending money, eating loads of food and the giving and receiving of gifts. Christmas is all about the birth of Jesus and celebrating…

There comes a time in every father’s life where in the interest of helping his children to integrate socially into their peer group sacrifices must be made. Thinking purely of…

I have five children of primary school age and under. We spent a long time looking at the right console for them – balancing playability, portability, sociability and of course…

Games vary radically in their quality so here is our handy top tips. Classic games everyone should buy if they can: (see also my best games console for kids and…