As the morning sun crested the Seven Sisters east of Asheville, North Carolina, I stood in its pale light near a sparsely …
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As the morning sun crested the Seven Sisters east of Asheville, North Carolina, I stood in its pale light near a sparsely …
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Christian formation does not have to be costly. Yet finding formation resources that are substantive, useful, and affordable can …
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Building Faith has featured a number of articles with prayers and blessings for the seasons and holy days of the liturgical year. …
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In a 2016 article called “On Ash Wednesday, The Power of Scripture,” one of my editor predecessors, Charlotte Hand Greeson, lifts …
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Are you someone who "doesn't really get" poetry? Do you love poems? I'm hoping to bring together people in both categories in my …
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If you’re busy organizing children’s, youth, adult, or parish-wide programs for Lent and Holy Week, we’ve got you. We have …
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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 …
A few years ago I went to pick up my kids at our church preschool. I had trouble finding a parking spot and realized with a …
In 2021, Virginia Theological Seminary produced a 40-minute video, The Way of the Cross (El Vía Crucis), that was made available …
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“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” ~Book of Common Prayer p. 265.This is a difficult, somber, and …
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