Summer Church School is well on its way. The Youth Mission Trip is over and all our young people and their mentors are home. It must be time for this CE …
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Children and Eucharist
Our grandson, born in the late 1980s, was blessed to belong to a church that did indeed honor the rich spiritual potential of the young child. At their Sunday morning …
Story-based Approaches to Faith Formation
"These are themes that continue throughout our lives and our relationships with God and one another. Using a Story-based approach to faith formation is grounded in that tradition …
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Reflection: The Christian Duty to Stand Up
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Freedom Riders and their brave journey through the South fighting for the rights of Blacks. From the right to sit at the …
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Bible Study Series: Conversations with Scripture
“To be Christian is to be centered in the God of the Bible,” writes Marcus Borg in The Heart of Christianity. But there are many people in Christian churches who do not …
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Reflection: Storytelling as Essential to Christian Communities
My generation (at least in my experience) is in a place where the desire to know the stories of our families is intensified. I have found myself in a place where I want …
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Digging Deeper: Starting a Small Group Bible Study
Discussion among adults can be a pooling of ignorance or a highly satisfying swapping of insights. When scripture is involved, it makes sense to do all we can to create a …
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Generations & Stewardship
When it comes to stewardship (whether it be of time, talent, or treasure) every generation approaches giving in different ways. Each generation has its own …
A Model for Mother’s Day: Julian of Norwich
In our excessively active world, a world that assaults us daily with e-mail, faxes, junk mail, bills, memos, phone calls and television talk shows, we might think the …
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What Makes a Good Parent?
Remember bringing your baby home from the hospital? I do. We placed our son, in his pumpkin seat, on the dining room table and stared at him. We wondered, "What should we …