Laying on your side. Waltzing around naked. “Belting your cloak” (hiking up your pants) and outrunning a horse and chariot. Eating …
Continue Reading about Prophets among Us: Offering Youth Space to Live into Prophetic Witness
Laying on your side. Waltzing around naked. “Belting your cloak” (hiking up your pants) and outrunning a horse and chariot. Eating …
Continue Reading about Prophets among Us: Offering Youth Space to Live into Prophetic Witness
Trekking below summer storm clouds, I climbed to a generous overlook of the town we’d lived in for two weeks. My first mission …
Continue Reading about “The Way of Wonder”: A Mission Trip and Pilgrimage Curriculum
For our Confirmation Retreat, I created a series of activities around the baptismal promises that invited movement, reflection, …
Brené Brown says the two most powerful words when we are in struggle are: “Me too.” These simple words can lift us out of …
Continue Reading about Story as a Path to Healing: An Activity for Youth
Movies can be an incredible tool for building empathy and understanding because they offer insight into others' lives. The …
Continue Reading about Step: An Opportunity to Watch and Reflect with Youth
This activity was easy to prepare and accessible to folks of all ages and skill levels. It provided a wonderful opportunity for …
Continue Reading about Creating Meditative Space with A Sand Mandala
"Our students spent a full half-hour focused on interpreting and communicating the ideas we discussed in Confirmation Class …