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It’s almost that time again! The time of year when students, teachers, and staff head back to school and we send them off with a Blessing of the Backpacks, a time where they can …
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To download this beautiful resource for use at church or at home as a PDF, click here. Introduction Blessings and prayers are practices that help ground and guide us. Prayer …
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"In that moment, so pregnant with hope, pride, excitement, joy, nervousness, and expectation, we find our everyday sacrament." Sacraments: Those Visible Signs Christians of many …
"We hoped that a prayer station, in some small way, might be a positive and supportive presence for the community." Praying for Students and Teachers A Back to School Prayer …
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"How do we honor the demands on your time, while ensuring that the adults who faithfully prepare lessons have enough critical mass of teens in the room to teach?" High School …
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How many times have you sat down with your leadership team to plan a program and the first question posed is, What’s our theme? This is usually where the program planning …
“The first time my grandmother ever saw a white person was when she was a young girl. She saw them coming and she ran and got her father who went to greet them. Before they left …
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My friend Elizabeth had probably mentioned The Lazy Genius podcast about 45 times before I finally read the book, The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi. On the surface, this book …
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Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary has offered Vacation Bible School reviews for more than 15 years. While the themes, decor, and availability of digital materials …
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