As we approached Palm Sunday, a dear priest friend in New Zealand concluded her email to me with the sentence, “May we survive the Resurrection.” That sentence has been …
Hot Cross Buns
Origins of Hot Cross Buns It is one of the peculiarities of the observance of the great fast of Lent that several of the customs surrounding it have to do with …
Age-Appropriate Music for Holy Week and Easter
"And when from death I’m free, I’ll sing and joyful be, and through eternity, I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on!" Holy Week and Easter With Holy Week and …
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Reflection: Our Milkman Warren
I was really concerned about my milkman. Warren delivers a gallon of skim, a quart of 2% and a quart of chocolate milk to our house every Thursday morning. Sometimes he leaves a …
Book Review: Curating Worship
In the past two weeks, two new books with very similar titles came across my desk and tugged at my creative soul. Curating Worship by Jonny Baker from Seabury Books has a …
Reflection: Watching My Parents Read the Bible
In their retirement, my parents had a very set evening routine. It didn’t include Antiques Roadshow, but it did include Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune! They’d …
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Book Review: Peanut Butter & Jelly Prayers
"Developing an attitude of thankfulness should be a core component of any disciple of Jesus Christ." I grew up in a home where prayer before dinner (any prayer!) only happened on …
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5 Things to Consider When Choosing a VBS
"Are the songs easy to remember and do they lift your spirit? If children are delighted with the music and spontaneously break into song in the car on the way home, you know that …
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Saint Valentine
"This can become a wonderful service project for children of all ages. Valentines can be made for the sick or homebound, those in long term care facilities, the women and men …
Reflection: Why I’m not Decorating for Christmas this Year
I’m not lowering my expectations, I’m re-arranging them. Where once it was cooking and decorating, it is now laughter, candlelight, flowers, and family that I long to decorate my …
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