"Growth in a person's life, growth for a nation, growth spiritually, all depend on our relationship with God. And the basis for that growth is an understanding of God's …
Activity for Lent: Lord’s Prayer Tracing Cross
"May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." -Galatians 6:14 A Spiritual …
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3 Reflections from Forma 2017
"Formation happens when intentional education and information sharing are specifically combined with community worship and personal practice in ways that engage a new way of …
Teach Bible Stories… with a Parachute!
"Children respond, “Hallelujah!” and quickly lift the parachute overhead to launch the soft objects in celebration." The Sign of Jonah in a Parachute! Over a decade ago, for my …
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Confirmation Through the Generations
Through the Ages: 20s By Dorothy Linthicum Hattie Strange, Chicago, Illinois “I did everything backward,” said Hattie Strange in describing her confirmation experience. She was …
Christian Summer Camp Has Lasting Impacts
More than 2 million young people attend Christian camps in the United States every summer. Data from the National Study of Youth and Religion indicate that 39% of all American …
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Confirmation Makes Disciples of the Included
Week after week I arrive at some Episcopal church and there they are seated in a semi-circle. Frequently, younger and older confirmands plus baptismal candidates are included. I …
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Mind, Brain, and Soul: Neuroscience for Christian Formation
My journey as a Christian educator began at age 16 when I signed up to teach third grade Sunday School at the parish in which I was baptized and raised. I didn’t know a thing about …
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Reverse Advent: A Spiritual Discipline of Reaching Out
In a time of uncertainty, Mary and Joseph gathered what they had and traveled to Bethlehem to be counted in the census. What would they eat? Would they be warm? What did they need …
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A Gift to Yourself: Make an Advent Playlist
"I think it’s always reaching for hope.... Always hopeful, always hopeful. And as joyful as it can be. I think we’re striving for joy, and then when you can’t have that, the least …
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