When Do I Tell My Kids the Truth about Santa?

By: Dr Justin Coulson

Dear Dr Justin,

My husband and I go out of our way to make Christmas a special occasion for our two daughters aged eight and 13. Of course, Santa is a big part of this and we do the whole snow footsteps in our house on Xmas morning and leave out food for the reindeers and Santa etc. Read more

The Great Christmas Awakening – The Greatest Revival of All Time

By: Graham McDonald

How could there be such a reduction in problem drinking? Boxing Day 1903 saw 40,000 people in Wales, mainly miners go to Cardiff for a big celebration and many of them ended up all the worse for their drinking as was quite common. Read more

Tis’ the Season He’s the Reason

By: Sabrina Peters

I love the festive season! The lights, the decorations, the tree, the family gatherings and endless supply of Christmas day leftovers. But why do we celebrate? Read more

Why I Let My Kids go to Schoolies

By: Susan Sohn

Schoolies is an interesting topic and one that seems to evoke a lot of emotion within parents. To send or not to send, to allow or not seems to be the question for most parents. Read more

The One Thing Men Can’t Talk Openly About Yet. But What if We Did?

By: Sheridan Voysey

Last year I took part in a piece for BBC 1’s Breakfast programme. As the cameraman and I were driving to the filming location, he told me a story. Read more

Halloween a Great Opportunity for Good, Says Baptist Minister

By: Clare Bruce

Like it or not, Halloween is entrenched on Australia’s cultural calendar, and is ramping up every year. Read more

Luda’s Operation Christmas Child Shoebox was a Life-Changing Experience

Above: Luda, an Operation Christmas Child ambassador.

By: Clare Bruce

For a little girl called Luda, growing up in Ukraine in the 1990s wasn’t easy. The Soviet Union had collapsed and many nations in the region sunk into poverty. Read more

School Holidays the Perfect Time to Pack Your Christmas Shoebox for a Child Overseas

By: Hope Media

It’s that time of year again: time to take a special shopping trip, pack a shoebox of Christmas gifts for a child in a developing nation, in preparation for Operation Christmas Child. Read more

“The Shoebox Gave Me All I Need, and That’s Jesus” – the Impact of a Few Tiny Gifts

Above: Kojo’s life was impacted by a box of gifts, when he was a little boy growing up in Ghana.

By: Clare Bruce

If you’ve ever packed a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child, you’ll know the joy of sending a little happiness out into the world at Christmas time, to help a child in need. Read more

Listen Deeply, Celebrate Creation in September

By: Anne Rinaudo

Christian movement Common Grace is inviting Australians to share in the wonder of creation with a series of reflections and other resources from their climate justice team. The series, called God’s Beautiful Earth, is available by signing up for a weekly email. Read more