"I think Thanksgiving, just before Advent, is a wonderful opportunity to sum up all the gifts of the …
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"I think Thanksgiving, just before Advent, is a wonderful opportunity to sum up all the gifts of the …
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Does your church ever offer an "Access Sunday"? At certain times of the church year in our lectionary, lessons seem to call to us …
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"The keys are flexibility and fellowship; this is not about the production, but about the children being invited to step forward …
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"From the inviting, well-organized page layouts to the multitude of supplemental resources, the CEB Study Bible was designed to …

Ministering to Expectant Parents By now most congregations have decided one way or the other if their Fall Christian …

"My experience as a priest turned director is that the children stepped up to expectations and challenges with good spirit and …
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"Children and adults get the power of committed, shared work. Sharing in committed work, working together, and taking specific …

"A more positive approach is to see Halloween as an opportunity for celebration of God’s goodness in rescuing us from darkness …
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As a child growing up in the Episcopal Church, my family worshipped in a growing congregation filled with children - …
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“I haven’t told anyone else about this yet . . . ” I have become the holder of many confidences. Musings, plans, ideas, and …
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