Building Faith
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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"When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him." …
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"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!" -Psalm 107:1 Celebrating Thanksgiving Over the years, Building Faith has …
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"Say thank you annually, to those who volunteer throughout the year. This is the single most important thing to do for the retention of volunteers in the …
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"Try a different classroom configuration, or use a different space. Act things out. It’s OK to take risks." Crafting Lessons to Engage Teens Engagement: we know it when …
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"The overall message of Kids and Prayer is that people can pray to God at any time, in any place, and in many ways." What is Kids and Prayer? Kids and Prayer is a new DVD for …
"Soon the names of those I held in my heart sprung forth on the page, and I prayed for those people while adding circles of color around their names." More than a …
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"And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor." -Luke 2:52 What is a Benchmark? The term 'benchmark' comes from the world of surveying and …
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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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"Your card, note, letter can be a part of the healing process. The most important thing to a person who has lost a loved one, is to know that they are loved and cared …
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