Over the past few months, in my work, personal life and in the media, I have been noticing occasions that remind me of a relay race. Circumstance has forced some people to pass the relay baton on to others and others to take up the baton. For me this is exciting, it encourages us to …
Picture the scene. A large family meal is taking place, but there are two tables. At one sit all the adults, engaged in conversation and eating politely. At the other table sit the children, complete with plastic crockery, food spilled everywhere in a scene not entirely unlike the Lord of the Flies. Sound familiar? Now …
OPINION: MARYAM EHSANI All children have a right to protection from abuse and violence. Yet children are abused in every country in the world and shockingly a child dies every five minutes as a result of violence. The world’s most vulnerable children are the most at risk, such as those fleeing conflict or natural disasters, …
OPINION: MARK AND LISA SCANDRETTE “You know it’s bad,” a friend said, “when I reach for my phone before I kiss my wife good morning – or when I’m staring at the device in my hand while my kids munch their cereal at the breakfast table.” So many of us live lives of hurry, worry …
There is a view by some that adult worship is more genuine, real or important than children’s worship – but I really don’t think that’s the case.