"Sharing your church with another person is a gift you can give to yourself not just to them." The Gift of Holy Week In Holy Week the …
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Do You Genuflect?
"Somewhere in my adulthood, I began the practice of genuflecting. I don't remember the day or the service, it just seems to have happened." To Genuflect or Not to …
A Lenten Resolution: Planning for the End of Life
"We are all called to be good and faithful stewards of the many gifts that God has given to us. Leaving our affairs in good order is part of this stewardship, and is a gift of …
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9 Ways to Create Family Worship Services
Kathy Bozzuti-Jones is Associate Director for Faith Formation at Trinity Wall Street. This article first appeared in the Fall 2011 issue of "Trinity News: The Magazine for Trinity …
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Lenten Reflection: Preparing to See The Holy
"As we prepare for the season of Lent and the journey into Easter, you have a rich opportunity to provide and experience an encounter with Christ as he faces the most trying leg of …
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“Feeling Blue” at Christmas
"You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white... But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas." Blue Christmas We've all heard the Elvis Presley song, …
Christmas Evangelism: Practical Tips for Welcoming Church Visitors
What do you see at the front door? Or better, what don’t you see? Is it easy to find the entrance? Is it welcoming? Do this at night too – is it well …
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Digging Deeper: The Incarnation
The incarnation is more than an article of faith reserved for theological textbooks. It is a statement about the manner in which God chooses to relate to creation and to …
Telling Time: Slowing Down in Advent
“Instead we believe that it’s a straight trajectory into the future, and we can go as fast as we please. This can move us away from nature, from rhythm, from others, from God and …
Closing the Back Door
At June 2011 article on the Christian Post states that 80% of congregants are inactive. This of course means that only 20% are active. This isn’t news to most …