When Do I Tell My Kids the Truth about Santa?
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