Rogation Days and Earth Day Eastertide is a time to celebrate the earth. On the Christian calendar, …
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What Do Teens Say About Lent?
"How can we take a redeeming stand in the middle of the pressures and demands of contemporary family life? What are the hearty, simple and blessed soups of Christ we can offer?" A …
Yes, I Am Giving Up Something For Lent… Here’s Why
"The purpose of Lenten discipline is to draw closer to Jesus Christ. Full stop. Growing deeper into Christ’s love is the compelling reason to give something up for Lent; and it is …
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That Empty Feeling: What To Do When Nobody Shows Up for Sunday School
"Feelings of resentment bubble up inside you. What do you do? Well, don't pack up your book bag and head out the door. God has a plan, even if you need to scrap your own." That …
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Welcoming College Students
The following suggestions were compiled by Laurie Day, an alum from Willamette University, and Janet Cromwell, Wesley Foundation Director at the University of …
Help Me Come Closer to God by Myself: The Philosophy of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
"This became a process that is a particular way of the adult being with the child in the Presence of God. It is not a curriculum as such; perhaps it is more of a whole new paradigm …
Decorating for Pentecost
"Borrow some wind chimes that you can place near the doors of the church, where the movement of those coming in and out will set up a draught that will cause them to …
A Holy Saturday Reflection
"I'm here with them in the fulcrum..." I I sit on a creaking camp stool surrounded by assorted grim Jesuses who bleed, who hang their heads with …
A Good Friday Reflection: Room for Joy
"Good Friday only works for me because of Easter. Good Friday's exquisite pain is exquisite only because it will end, will be redeemed." For most of …
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Epiphany: What Does it Reveal?
"The birth of Jesus is not the end of the story. Our church year has just begun and we continue to tell the story of God’s love." Christmas Leads to …