"A prophet is someone who tells the truth no matter how difficult telling the truth might be. Every child understands that …
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"A prophet is someone who tells the truth no matter how difficult telling the truth might be. Every child understands that …
Continue Reading about An Advent Song for Children: “Prophets Show the Way”
"At the end of this activity, we are always awed by what God is doing among his people." An hour-long exercise we call …

"Spirituals, folk songs, simple choir songs, fragments of hymns – contemporary or traditional... once a song is memorized a child …
"Read the story of the Jesus Feeding the 5,000, and ponder how Jesus was able to create resources out of …
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Each of the four short plays, around five minutes long, shows different characters and different events in the nativity story. A …
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Something for everyone. Nourishment for spirits of all ages. Perhaps not the quiet and contemplative Advent event I thought I …
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by Robert Hendrickson Young adults are searching for a Church that demands their best. Whether it is in mission, worship, …
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"Put popcorn in the microwave and have children shout out something for which each child is grateful when you hear the sound of …
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Oliver, nearly two, had shown a number of signs that he had some kind of intuitive understanding of baptism …
"For our daily food and drink, our homes and families, and our friends, We thank you, Lord." Two …
