Building Faith
Every Sunday School classroom is neurodiverse. This is true even if you’ve never heard this term before and even if you don’t think that any of the children in your class have a …
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Due to the limitations on indoor worship during the COVID-19 pandemic, we dreamed up a way for people to safely enter into the Christmas story. We created a Journey to Bethlehem …
Taking time to prepare to cross the threshold into church with intention and readiness helps people of all ages worship more deeply.The world outside us is noisy and …
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I love doing fun and creative events with my youth group. One of these special events is a LIVE CLUE Night. Do you know the classic detective board game? We play it in person! This …
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Eleven years ago, I left the parish where I had been a staff member for children’s ministries for 26 years, and joined a small, diverse, welcoming congregation in a nearby town, …
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Pentecost has the potential to be one of the most ridiculously fun days of the entire liturgical year, in my opinion. It’s not every weekend you get to launch things into the air …
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When you read the word labyrinth what comes to mind? Do you remember the first time you heard about a labyrinth? Was it with Jim Henson and David Bowie in 1986? Was it …
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Being human over the last eleven months has been challenging in unprecedented ways. Ways that were simply unimaginable a year ago. The particularities of our circumstances may be …
In a multi-tasking, stressful and just overall busy life, the gentle sound of the beads of my rosary leaving my pocket has become like a church bell calling me to worship. It is …
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Looking for a way to explore God’s Good Creation? Here are a set of daily practices and rhythms which can become the beginning of prayer and a chance to grapple with what it means …
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