Mary Poppins Returns – A Lesson in the Power of Perspective

By: Laura Bennett

Seeing Mary Poppins Returns hit cinemas brings out the bipolar child in all of us: we’re two parts excited and one part panicked that our childhood favourite is going to be ruined forever. Read more

Combatting Loneliness in the Holidays: 12 Positive Steps You Can Take Today

By: Clare Bruce

For singles or those with a tough home life, holidays can be a very lonely time. Read more

The Best Books I Read in 2018 (and Some Not-So-Good)

By: Sheridan Voysey

What a gift great authors are to this world. Pulling together my thoughts for you on the best books I’ve read, those I’ve had the honour of endorsing, plus the not-so-good titles from this past twelve months has become a favourite annual tradition of mine. Read more

What Do I Say To Someone Who Asks “Why Does God Allow Evil?”

By: Morag Paton

The question of evil is possibly one of the most common barriers to people coming into a relationship with God. Read more

‘BumbleBee’ A Mix of Retro Nostalgia and Feel-Good Themes

By: Laura Bennett

We’re told not to have favourite children, but BumbleBee clearly holds that title in the Transformers family, so it’s no surprise we get to enjoy his origin story in the BumbleBee spin-off. Read more

Warrior Welcome Home: Meet the Army Chaplain Helping Military Men & Women to Heal

By: Clare Bruce

When a soldier returns from deployment in a warzone, it’s inevitable they will return home changed or affected in some way. Read more

3 Keys to a Stronger Family

By: Brett Ryan

Family is where your heart is…….

What do you think when you hear the word “family”? Family can envisage many different experiences and emotions. Some pleasant, but for some, it is the opposite. Read more

The Importance of Creating Simply For Your Own Joy

By: Susan Browning

It’s so easy to get stuck in our ordinary, wouldn’t you agree? If anything motherhood has opened my eyes to the ways I used to be creative when uninhibited by obligation, or creative deadlines. Or well, life. Creativity accesses the child within us all, and when modelled it can pass onto Kingdom expression to the next generation – which is why I think creating for joy ourselves is such an important aspect of our lives. Read more

How to Teach Your Kids to Be an Entrepreneur

By: Rachel Doherty

Parents can teach a child to be an entrepreneur by giving them a chance to develop business skills. That happens best through trial and error. Read more

The Islands of Average, Honour and Shame

By: Duncan Robinson

There are three islands in the world, Average, Honour and Shame. On each of these islands there lives a number of people. Some people start on Honour Island, but most of us start on either Average or Shame Island. Average Island is where the majority of the population dwells. Our hope is one day to catch a one-way ticket to Honour Island. Whether that be through celebrity or prestige or wealth. Our hope is that we might end up on Honour Island. Read more