I am having a break after a very busy lead up to Christmas and will be returning in two weeks with lots more children’s ministry resources and ideas. The posts over the next fortnight won’t be as frequent but please check out this site in the new year. Thanks for supporting this blog if you [...]
A man sent his elderly parents a mobile phone one Christmas. Here’s how he recalls the experience: “They were excited that now they, too could be part of the instant generation. When Dad unpacked the phone and switched it on, literally within seconds the phone transformed two smiles into a frown! Even after reading the [...]
The background for this poem is Matthew 1:18-25 . It was used as part of a sermon on this passage and was read with an improvised piano backing. The Carpenter’s Cradle Timber now fashioned, and rough sanded down With piles of fresh shavings strewn on the ground. The carpenter ponders each joint and straight [...]
The story is told about a Christmas play where the little children dressed like shepherds, wise men, angels and other characters of Christmas. The highlight of the Christmas play was to show the radiance of Jesus. An electric bulb was hidden in the manger. All the stage lights were turned off, leaving only one light [...]
New research findings have been released suggesting a mother’s taste buds could determine the sex of her children. The study indicates sweet-toothed mums are more likely to produce girls, suggesting chocolate, ice-cream and lollies should be high on the menu for women who want daughters. Read the full article from the Melbourne Herald Sun Newspaper [...]
Christmas trees originated in Germany. The story is told of St. Boniface who travelled from England centuries ago to tell the good news about Jesus to the German people. One dark night he and some of his monks carrying candles, came across some people deep in the forest. They had tied a boy to a [...]
I wrote this Christmas story for a children’s program last year. All you need is a pillow with a white pillowcase and lots of enthusiasm for telling the Christmas story. My Christmas Pillow
