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Advent Calendars for 2023

Growing up our family had one of the Avon Christmas Count-Down Calendars from 1987 with the mouse that moved from one …

I’ve written about how to build a checkout library for children and households before in Creating a Children’s Lending Library for …

About a year ago, our Children’s Formation Committee decided to make a big change to the children's formation program. Our …

When asked, what is your favorite season? I am always compelled to say, “Advent!” (even though I know they probably expect one of …

Advent packs so many rich symbols into a few short weeks. While family time is often scarce, we have found that families try …

I am flattened by how helpless I have felt by the isolation and suffering uncovered, highlighted, and underscored in these past …

Asking the big, hard questions of faith with children is beautiful and challenging work. Even as we hope to nurture their …

Back in December, I dug the signage for our Christmas Eve Services out of storage and put it in front of the church. Despite all …

“God didn’t send a warrior or an emperor? Or even just a really strong person? He sent someone smaller than her!” My …

Research shows that millennial parents (born 1981-1996) and Gen Z parents (born 1997 onward) have a strong connection to social …