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Bible Time with Pre-schoolers

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 by Kirsten McKinlay

I’m so thankful that my daughter is taught at pre-school by wonderfully experienced Christian teachers… so when a list of recommended Bible resources from one of those gifted and thoughtful teachers finds its way into your child’s book bag,…

The problem with personal Bible reading

January 24, 2023February 6, 2023 by Kirsten McKinlay

Let me be clear from the start: I think personal Bible reading is of inestimable value. In fact, as we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation this year, we should be all the more aware of the immense privilege it is to pick up the…

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The Transcendent Queen

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 by Kirsten McKinlay

I’ve never met the Queen myself, and am very unlikely to do so now, but I love to hear stories from those who have met her personally. So much so, that I actually remember once feeling quite breathtaken when my mum casually mentioned that she’d Scottish…

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Learning the habit of Advent

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 by Kirsten McKinlay

“Will you be closer to Christ because of this Christmas, or further away? Will your heart be softer to him or more callous? Will more fog lie between your eyes and his face, or will you see him with greater clarity and savour him with greater fervour?”[1]…

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How I came to know Jesus – Kirsten McKinlay

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 by Kirsten McKinlay

How would you describe your life before you knew Jesus? My wonderful mum took me to church as a child – perhaps, she might say now, out of a sense of it being the right thing to do, since I had been baptised as a baby. I don’t think she expected church…

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How to Break Up With Your Phone

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 by Kirsten McKinlay

We all know there are countless benefits to smartphones, yet even the secular world is becoming increasingly alarmed by how our phones are changing us for the worse. Like many of us, I really appreciated Tony Reinke’s 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing…

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The best advent devotional I have read

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by Kirsten McKinlay

Last year I used the best advent devotional book I have ever read. To be fair, my reading in this category to date hasn’t been extensive. Nevertheless, I thoroughly recommend to you Christopher Ash’s Repeat the Sounding Joy. This book is a daily…