Faith in Parents
The Faith in Parents podcast is all about helping families raise children for Jesus. On this stream, you’ll find episodes for parents, presented by Ed and Amy, that cover all the issues we think are important today. We’re not trying to give you the answers, but a few starting points. We hope and pray you’ll be inspired to give it a go. Every family can.
Ed Drew is the Ministry Director and Founder of Faith in Kids. He has worked with children and families for more than 20 years. He is the author of Raising Confident Kids in a Confusing World, Meals with Jesus, The Wonder of Easter and The Adventure of Christmas. He is married to Mary and they have three children.
Amy Smith is the Resources Writer and a Speaker for Faith in Kids. Amy has worked with children and families for over 20 years and is passionate about teaching the Bible to children faithfully, simply and creatively. Amy lives in Liverpool with her husband Ste and their four teenagers.
Faith in Parents
Expectations vs Reality...
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It’s nearly Christmas! Ed and Amy chat honestly about the gap between the Christmas we imagine and the one we actually get – the nits, the nit lotion, the 2am present-opening, the sleepless children and the WhatsApp family polls about who’s bringing the cheese.
They share childhood Christmas memories, talk about the pressure to create a picture-perfect, movie-style Christmas, and gently remind us that “big Christmas joy” doesn’t come from the middle of Lidl or the perfect dinner set – it comes from Jesus, who stepped into our very real, slightly messy lives.
Christmas Resources:
https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/the-adventure-of-christmas-book
https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/the-adventure-of-christmas-tract
https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/come-along-christmas-advent-calendar
Adventure of Christmas Wise Men all age service:
https://www.faithinkids.org/resources/church/the-adventure-of-christmas/
The Christmas Build Up digital advent resource:
https://christmasbuildup.faithinkids.org/