In all situations, there are a few guiding principles that can help congregations think about how to proceed with developing a …
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In all situations, there are a few guiding principles that can help congregations think about how to proceed with developing a …
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Social networking is thousands of years old. People gathered around a campfire telling the stories of their ancestors. …
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"You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white... But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas." Blue …
The incarnation is more than an article of faith reserved for theological textbooks. It is a statement about the manner …
How can we ignore the sights and sounds of Christmas bombarding us, and focus on this holy time? How can we give in the true …
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At June 2011 article on the Christian Post states that 80% of congregants are inactive. This of course means …
"Encouraging children to use their gifts and choose behaviors that help build the community and serve others in a positive way …
In the religious education program, teaching compassion and justice can begin in the classroom but gradually opens to …
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by Sharon Ely Pearson When Christopher Columbus first set foot on the white sands of Guanahani island, he performed a ceremony to …
In her autobiography An American Childhood, poet and essayist Annie Dillard describes her growth process as a series of …
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