Praying with Lego
We tried praying with Lego with the kids this week and it was honestly kind of brilliant. The kids were engaged. The adults loved it. Creative prayer – accomplished!
Rebecca
Rebecca is a mother of twins, a chaplain at a girls' school, and has experience in child, youth and family ministry. She has a PhD in religious studies from McMaster University and knows everything there is to know about the doctrine of the atonement in the writings of C.S. Lewis. (Jesus and Narnia - Hooray!) She spends most of her time writing, baking cookies, breaking up kid fights, and hanging out with kids, talking about Jesus.
Bread and Water
On June 21, I miscarried twins. It was a devastating experience, and one that I was completely unprepared for – we never are. I remember… Read More »Bread and Water
The Everyday Prayer
If you’re anything like me, you have trouble with prayer: finding time to pray, knowing what to say, remembering to pray in the first place.… Read More »The Everyday Prayer
The Pumpkin Prayer | Poem + Bible Verses + Printables
The pumpkin prayer is such a versatile prayer that you can use in the autumn and around Halloween time. We do a pumpkin carving event… Read More »The Pumpkin Prayer | Poem + Bible Verses + Printables
How to Do Bible Verse Mapping
Verse mapping is an excellent way to dive deeper into your favourite passages of Scripture, and to deepen your understanding of the truths that we… Read More »How to Do Bible Verse Mapping
Wearable Pentecost Crafts! Headband and Ribbon Bracelets
As part of our Pentecost crafts this year, we made these cool wearable crafts that the kids absolutely love. This was a hit at Messy… Read More »Wearable Pentecost Crafts! Headband and Ribbon Bracelets
Paint Blowing Craft for Pentecost
We’re starting to think about Pentecost here at our house, as we prepare our kids’ Bible crafts for the coming month. This paint blowing Pentecost… Read More »Paint Blowing Craft for Pentecost
Painted Wooden Crosses
We made these painted wooden crosses at Messy Church this month, and the kids loved them! This was one of the easiest kids’ Bible crafts… Read More »Painted Wooden Crosses
How to Make a (Almost) Life-Sized Paper Mache Empty Tomb
Our youth and kid project this Easter was pretty ambitious: build a life-sized paper mache empty tomb. No big deal, right? Some boxes, some newspaper… Read More »How to Make a (Almost) Life-Sized Paper Mache Empty Tomb
160+ Promises of God from Scripture
The Bible is simply jam-packed with promises made to us by God. On the grand scale, God’s ultimate promise is to restore and renew all… Read More »160+ Promises of God from Scripture