Content warning: This article discusses the topic of suicide. It’s been 21 years since my first youth ministry job and three …
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Content warning: This article discusses the topic of suicide. It’s been 21 years since my first youth ministry job and three …
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Baptism is a gift, especially in a divided world.In my new picture book, "The Gift of Baptism," the words and illustrations show …
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I was informed, upon joining the university where I spent the last decade of my 40 years in higher education chaplaincy, that the …
When I started at St. John’s in Olney, Maryland, the church's biggest challenge was children's ministry. In its recent past, the …
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Our founding team began Plainsong Farm to create a place to cultivate connections between people, places, and God, a place that …
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You agreed in a pre-pageant haze to take over this year's Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. Lent seemed so far away. Now it's around …
Storytelling can take many forms: oral, digital, and written. A pilgrimage, as the Episcopal Church defines it, is “a journey …
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Sue Vogelman taught kindergarten and first grade for more than 10 years at Sandy Hook Elementary School (SHS) in Newtown, CT. She …
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Editor's note: This article was originally published as "Blessing of the Animals: How to invite your neighborhood into more!" by …
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Families in our parish are eager to “be the hands and feet of Jesus” in our community and we strive to do a service project every …
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