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Making Room for the Story

March 22, 2023 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

One of the first Grow Christians’ post I remember reading is Making Room in the Basket for the Easter Story by Regina Walton.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: books, children, Easter, Easter basket, faith at home, Forward Movement, Scott Gunn, Traci Smith

Preparing for a Holy Lent with Children

February 17, 2023 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

Lent begins in less than a week. For the first time in three years, it actually feels like the beginning of a new season rather than a continuation of a pandemic-induced eternal Lent.

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Filed Under: Lent Tagged With: faith at home, Forward Movement, Lent, love, SALT, United Thank Offering, Vibrant Church Communications

What do those letters mean?

January 1, 2023 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

As you prepare for worship, whether it’s today or a future Sunday, I invite you to take a few moments to consider some of the symbols we use for Jesus in our church buildings

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: church, Feast Days, Holy Name of Jesus

Seasons of Wonder

November 14, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles 2 Comments

While I’m grateful for my kids’ spiritual maturation, I long for the tactical faith-at-home rituals of their younger years.

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Filed Under: Prayer Tagged With: Bonnie Smith Whitehouse, books, devotional, faith at home

The Edible Theology Project

August 6, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

Our food is a constant reminder of both the goodness and the brokenness of God’s creation.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: books, bread, Christian formation, communion, food, Holy Eucharist

Celebrating James the Apostle with a Pilgrimage

July 25, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

I find it fitting that the church calendar celebrates the Feast of Saint James in July, as every person in my Facebook feed seems to be spending this month on pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago.

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Filed Under: Saints, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Camino de Santiago, pilgrimage, St. James

Envisioning Jesus in Our Own Image

July 21, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles 3 Comments

Mom, I thought Jesus had white skin?

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: art, Jesus Christ, parenting, racism, Sewanee

To all the holy troublemakers in the making

May 13, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles 2 Comments

My children’s bookshelves are lined with thick books about inspiring people.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: books, Meet the Saints, Melody Shobe, saints, Wendy Claire Barrie

Holding onto Hope in Another Pandemic Lent

March 2, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

As we enter into our third Lent of the pandemic, I’m grateful for the muscle memory and predictable patterns I have created for this season. T

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Prayer, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Ash Wednesday, faith at home, Lent, Prayer, SALT, Traci Smith

Your teeth are like a flock of ewes

February 14, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

It only took 40 years, but I finally realized that Valentine’s Day offers the opportunity to reflect on my love for the people nearest and dearest to me. 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: love, marriage, poetry, Valentine's Day

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