All Editorial articles – Page 18
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In case of emergency: Ten uses for a pumpkin
Pumpkins will be all over the supermarkets as we get closer to Halloween.
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“What does God say about suicide?”
Following the suicide of Jarrid Wilson, evangelist Amy Orr-Ewing looks at the Christian response to suicide. You can help your young people find more answers to difficult questions at Reboot on 21st September 2019.
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Starting a new school year
As a new academic year begins, Alex Taylor reflects on what we can do to help support children and young people, particularly those starting secondary school
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Not kid’s play
Evangelist J.John explores how to tackle some of our children’s questions about God
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Craft: The Good Samaritan
Subscribers only: Download as a PDF here. The good Samaritan is a well-told tale, but often a disservice is done by categorising it as a story that is merely about being loving and helping others. These crafts will help us pick up on themes of surprise, wonder, ...
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Asking and discovering
Subscribers only: Download as a PDF here. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find” Matthew 7:7. I’m convinced I had a ‘Samuel moment’ when I was 5. I thought I could hear my mum calling me from upstairs, ...
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September 2019 : Music: You’ve got a friend in me
Subscribers only: Download as a PDF here.ARTIST: Randy NewmanSUITABLE FOR: Under-10s INTRODUCTION With the return of the world’s most famous toy amigos comes the return of the hit song! This session explores what it means to be a good friend and takes some advice from the Bible about how we can be good ...
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September 2019 : Getting to know you
Subscribers only: Download as a PDF here.“Getting to know you, getting to know all about you…” Nope, this issue’s games aren’t based on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical The King and I. It’s the start of a new academic year, so here are some games to help the children and young people in your groups get to know each other better. WEAVING A WEB You will need: a ball of wool This game is suitable for younger children. Sit the children in a circle. Keeping hold of the end of the wool, throw the ball to some- ...
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September 2019 : Parable: Chelsea and the charity shop treasure
Subscribers only: Download as a PDF here. “Oh no, not another one!” Esther put her head in her hands as her friend disappeared into the Oxfam shop. “Come shopping with me,” Chelsea had said. “It’ll be fun,” Chelsea had said. “We’ll try on clothes, get milkshakes and test out some make-up,” Chelsea had said. Well, ...
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September 2019 : Movie: Spider-Man: Homecoming
Subscribers only: Download as a PDF here.CLIP: 00:21:43–00:24:22 RATING: 12A SYNOPSIS Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home to New York, where he lives with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of his new mentor, Tony Stark, Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine, distracted by ...
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Incels
When most of us were teenagers, the experience of being rejected by those we were attracted to was fairly common, and ultimately part of the adolescent experience. There was no wider narrative, no dark forces working behind the scenes to deny us the chance to get some ‘action’, just awkward teenage chat, hideous acne and the overwhelming smell of Lynx deodorant getting in our way. But no longer.?
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Sam Wise: The Eagle has landed
Have you ever cried watching a film? How about reading a book? Or listening to a podcast? How about listening to a podcast while out running on a main road...in daylight? The answers for me to these oddly specific questions is of course yes (if you don’t cry at E.T. I worry about you), no, yes, yes and yes. Yep, that was me, running along the side of Hawk Hill listening to a podcast and having a little cry about it. Let me give you some details.
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The Lost Son: Session 4
MEETING AIM: To identify with the characters and recognise their identity as loved children of a good heavenly Father.
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The Sower: Session 3
MEETING AIM: To encourage the children to think about how they are growing as followers of Jesus, and how they can reach others and help them grow.
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The Sower: Session 3
MEETING AIM: To recognise that not everyone responds joyfully to hearing the good news, but that those who do are like the good, strong soil.
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The Sower: Session 3
MEETING AIM: To show that we need to put into practice God’s word if we are to be fruitful.