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Church Art Projects for Summer Faith Formation

August 2, 2019 By Christine Hides Leave a Comment

We are made in the image of God and we believe God to be the ultimate Creator. What better way to honor our Creator than to do likewise?

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: art, Building Faith, children, Christian formation, youth

Do you pray for your children?

November 8, 2018 By Christine Hides Leave a Comment

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Building Faith, a ministry of Virginia Theological Seminary My First Prayer for My Children When I was pregnant […]

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Last Camping Trip

July 20, 2018 By Christine Hides Leave a Comment

I would not have guessed that cafeteria style, blue plates decorated with camping images and “Hit the trail!” would have been the trigger that left […]

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Lessons in Imperfection: Advent Edition

December 8, 2017 By Christine Hides Leave a Comment

I must have forgotten to share my peace and joy-filled plan with the kids.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Advent, children, Christmas, crafts, crafts with kids, Family, young children

Raising Children to be Friends

September 26, 2017 By Christine Hides 2 Comments

I asked my girls what they think my husband and I did to nurture their friendship. They attribute their love for each other to some of our core values.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, Children in church, Family, love, parenting, siblings

Finding God in the Carpool Lane

August 13, 2017 By Christine Hides Leave a Comment

I often find myself with 10 minutes in the carpool lane. Rather than scroll through my phone, I reach for my basket.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: back to school, Bible, Book of Common Prayer, discipleship, Prayer, school

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