"If we want to nurture children in an understanding of stewardship, we need to find ways to help them experience stewardship and the joy of giving of …
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Digging Deeper: Living Our Faith in the World
In her autobiography An American Childhood, poet and essayist Annie Dillard describes her growth process as a series of awakenings. These “aha” moments marked the stages …
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Age-Appropriate Music for Holy Week and Easter
"And when from death I’m free, I’ll sing and joyful be, and through eternity, I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on!" Holy Week and Easter With Holy Week and …
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Digging Deeper: Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany
"Into this darkness the twenty-fifth of December comes as a celebration of the invincibility of the Light." What is Advent? The time of preparation for Christmas, …
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Light Against Darkness: A Christian History of Halloween
"Of all people, Christians should be joyful. The challenge is to use the creativity of the Creator to celebrate both the light and life He brought into this …
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