As parents, can we model and help our children see prayer as more than pennies we put in the heavenly sweet machine to get what we want? Come and hear an honest and practical conversation about praying with and for our kids with Ed, Amy & Pastor Ste Casey - author of I Prayed and Nothing Changed.

Ed Drew - Director of Faith in Kids
Amy Smith - Writer for Faith in Kids
Ste Casey - is the pastor of Speke Baptist Church in Liverpool. He is also on the executive committee of Biblical Counselling UK (BCUK) - he leads the Liverpool certificate course with his wife Jane. Together they have 6 daughters and he is also a passionate and aerodynamic road cyclist!  

Resources:

I Prayed and Nothing Changed by Ste Casey is out now.

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When did you last make a promise? How did it go? Ed’s promise had him dashing across London while Jam had a great time with a clear plastic cyclone of dust. God’s people have been making promises but they’re not going very well. Fun facts about party food, including the origin story of the Hawaiian pizza. Such a packed show – with a big chunk of Nehemiah, a briefing and a sketch - and a brilliant Awesome Cutlery song about how we are a Good News Family. This is God’s Big Build #5. Only one left!

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Stories of war, battles won by cats, soldiers pretending to be more soldiers and the second most valuable painting in the world. Except it isn’t. With a short prayer - Strengthen my hands! - Nehemiah keeps going for a long time as he contends with stinking fibs made up out of the heads of his enemies. Nehemiah doesn’t really want to be king, does he? A briefing, a sketch and a classic banger from Awesome Cutlery.
Find more resources on God's Big Build HERE.

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We've got a treat for you today from our archive - an absolute gem of an interview with Rachel Wilson.

Finding out your child has autism can turn the world on its head. That was Rachel Wilson’s experience. Hear about the ups and the downs in this conversation with Ed and Amy on one of our most requested topics. 

People: 

Ed Drew - Director of Faith in Kids
Amy Smith - Writer for Faith in Kids
Rachel Wilson - Co-Author of ‘The Life You Never Expected’ with her husband Andrew.

Resources:

• The Life You Never Expected - Rachel & Andrew Wilson
• Unexpected Blessings - Sandra People

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Can you eat upside down? When your tummy rumbles, does that mean you’re hungry? And what do you do when the food runs out? Nehemiah had it all to do in Jerusalem as he led the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls and the gates (including the Dung Gate). And he shows us how we look after in the church for God’s glory. There’s a sketch, a briefing and a sneaky preview of a brand new track from a brand new album from Dumbrocks!

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Have you got the skills to build a wall? What happens when you don’t know how you can help? Ed and Jam are back with Nehemiah who is trying to rebuild walls of Jerusalem with butchers, bakers and candlestick makers. Plus fun facts about another famous wall, a sketch and another press briefing and an old favourite that Jam totally loves by Awesome Cutlery: We are the Church.
Find more resources on God's Big Build HERE.

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The journey continues as Ed & Amy go off-road into the harder parenting moments. Whatever the stage of parenting, there will be situations that take us and our children to our limits. Listen in to a few scenarios....

- The screaming toddler on the floor of the supermarket aisle.
- The lonely child who has no friends to play with in the playground.
- The crisis with a teen that involves the emergency services.

For all of these, Christ has a better story to offer our hearts and for us to hold out to our child.

Ed Drew is the director of Faith in Kids.
Amy Smith is a writer for Faith in Kids.

Resources:

Everyday Talk by John Younts - Talking freely and naturally about God with your children
Count Yourself Calm by Eliza Huie - Taking BIG feelings to a BIG God
Raising Confident Kids by Ed Drew - A Parent's Guide to Grounding Identity in Christ

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When did it go all wrong for you? And what did you do next? And what does that have to do with pajamas? EVERYTHING! Ed and Jam are back with a new series on Nehemiah called God’s Big Build, with the usual fun facts, but also an EXCLUSIVE to a press conference that tells us all we need to know about Nehemiah. Throw in a sketch and song by Slugs and Bugs (Trust in the Lord) and we’re ready to saddle up and clip clop our way back to Jerusalem to get building!

Find out more about God's Big Build HERE

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What better way to start the year than with a hope filled chat with top friends Ed & Amy?

Here is encouragement, honesty and inspiration for the Christian parent to lean in and go again as we:

- explain where we are going
- explore emotions 
- share the hope filled truth we have in everyday walk to school and argue over a screen moments

A great place to begin your parenting adventures of 2025!

Ed Drew is the director of Faith in Kids.
Amy Smith is a writer for Faith in Kids.

Resources:

Everyday Talk by John Younts - Talking freely and naturally about God with your children
Count Yourself Calm by Eliza Huie - Taking BIG feelings to a BIG God
Raising Confident Kids by Ed Drew - A Parent's Guide to Grounding Identity in Christ

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The Table is set! It’s so very nearly Christmas! And it’s been full of surprises. Ed fixed an oven, Jam fixed a vacuum cleaner but the really big surprise is that the good news about Jesus was announced to scruffy shepherds by scary angels. Fun facts about what animals eat, and why Ed and Jam need to hibernate in January. Plus a sketch about a Shepherd race and music from Michael J Tinker, funky angels from his festive album, The King Has Arrived. Oh, and check the oven!

https://michaeljtinker.bandcamp.com/track/the-heavenly-choir-funky-angels

The pool guy YouTube

Get Christmas Brick by Brick Resources from the FiK Website

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