Film / Book Reviews

New picture book by ODB explains the concept of sin to young children

Zoey and Robey’s Big Fix is a children’s picture book designed to help parents, churches and Christian organisations share the gospel with young children. This book is the first of five titles that Our Daily Bread Ministries (ODB) is producing under its Gospel Before 6 campaign. It was launched on 13 July at the recent Bible Conference, titled The Daunting Privilege: Reaching Children with the Gospel.

Bringing hospitality to places

Imagine this scenario: Two friends, both Christians, catch up at a Christian conference. Between them stands a stranger, also Christian. As the friends converse, they “speak through” the stranger, as if he is not there.

Creation Care and the Gospel

What does being a Christian have to do with saving the earth? What can Christians do to practise both stewardship while tending to their relationship with Christ?

The Generations Project

The Generations Project is impressive for a number of reasons. Firstly, it is not a boring sociology textbook, although the breadth and depth of the research that forms the book, and the authors’ thoughtful conclusions, should qualify it as “a sociology text with a church slant”.

going home is a worthy book of letters

From describing Greenwich, New York as “the haven of low-tax suburbia, the ballast of private equity… and the monotony of finance husbands” (“another life”), to capturing the bustle of Hong Kong in a powerful image of “heels clutched from anxious feet” (“5 foundings”), Jonathan Chan’s debut poetry collection, going home is a masterful display of sensibilities.

Missions by Media

When it comes to missions, we usually think of church volunteers going abroad on short-term mission trips and full-time missionaries living among the natives. Donald Leow, a movie-maker, however, calls himself a “media missionary”.

A legacy of faith – Tales of a Chinatown boy

Ng Fook Kah is a well-loved member of Kampong Kapor Methodist Church. In his autobiography, “Journeys of an Octogenarian”, 89-year old Ng writes of the people and events that have…

Making missions a vision for children

The team that produced Clean Hands, Pure Hearts and Beautiful Feet Daniel could not wait to tell the story of his recovery to others. As he shared his story, some…
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