I have almost given up on church multiple times. Once, when I was fourteen, my mother was accused of some horrible things by the church leadership, becoming the focus of a …
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Digging Deeper: New Year’s Resolutions
The season of Epiphany is a season of beginnings. It starts in January, the month when popular culture invites us to consider changes we want to make in our lives. Many …
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Ministry On (and Off) the Field
Lisa Chisholm-Holms is the Baptismal Ministry Formation Missioner for the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa (Canada). This article was originally published in the Anglican …
Godly Play and Child Development
Jerome W. Berryman is the founder of Godly Play and has wide experience working with children ages 2-18. He is the author of "The Complete Guide to Godly Play" series (Volumes 1-8) …
Recorded Keynote by John Westerhoff: “Changing Times, Changing Responses”
"Changing Times, Changing Responses" was the title of the keynote address given by The Rev. Dr. John Westerhoff at the Children, Youth and a New Kind of Christianity …
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Digging Deeper: Jesus and his Teaching Milieu
"We can read the gospels in a new light when we see Jesus as a teacher in this milieu. Like many other Jewish teachers, Jesus gathered to himself disciples who were eager to learn …
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Movie Review (and reflections): Bully
I went to the movie all by myself yesterday afternoon - a first for me! I can't tell you whether the "f" word was used or implied with a bleep. I can't tell you how many times …
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The Church Educator Deals with Stress
The following article is from "The Professional Christian Educator in the Local Church" which was published by the Office of Children's Ministries of The Episcopal Church in the …
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Simple Ways to Prayer
"I didn’t recognize it at the time, but these were times of prayer, times when I was filled with God’s love and presence." Time Apart When I was a …
Thanksgiving Activities for Church and Families
"Encourage family members to jot down ways God has blessed them. Younger children can draw or cut out pictures from magazines. Read these together and give God thanks each day or …
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