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Saint Matthew – How Jewish was Jesus?

September 21, 2019 By Melissa Wilcox Leave a Comment

I went to seminary as a single, young woman in my mid-twenties after living overseas in Tanzania for three years. I returned to the States […]

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Bible, Feast Days, Judaism, St. Matthew

Trusting That Our Lives Have Meaning

January 24, 2019 By Melissa Wilcox 3 Comments

Bedtime is always a time of revelation and sometimes self-revelation in our household, particularly with our youngest child who is eight-years-old. We have noticed since Thanksgiving that he has been easily frustrated, trying out unsavory words on his older brother, and bursting into tears quite regularly.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: anglican communion, bedtime, Florence Li Tim-Oi, Holy Spirit, meaning of life, saints, violence

What happens when a godparent dies before the child is grown?

October 28, 2018 By Melissa Wilcox 1 Comment

As a family gathers around the baptismal font, the words asked of the godparents are some of the most poignant queries. “Will you be responsible […]

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: baptism, death, godparents

We thanked God for each room in our old home before we moved.

October 7, 2017 By Melissa Wilcox 11 Comments

As a parent, moving a family creates a sense of dread and anticipation all wrapped into one.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, liturgy, moving, parenting, Prayer

Jesus moved. The Israelites moved. And we’re moving too.

June 19, 2017 By Melissa Wilcox 5 Comments

Moving is once again making me realize: all of life is detaching from that which does not last forever and clinging to the good news in Christ.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Book of Common Prayer, Israelites, Jesus, moving, Old Testament, St. John, Temple

My daughter tried to make a bargain with God – then asked me if it would work.

March 31, 2017 By Melissa Wilcox 1 Comment

My daughter tried to make a deal with God – not the point of prayer. But so did the Psalmist.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Bible, Lent, Prayer, Psalms, young children

No Battle Hymns for this Christian Mother

October 10, 2016 By Melissa Wilcox 2 Comments

As Christians, we approach child-raising differently.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: discipline, parenting, virtue

Small Children, Big Questions

July 5, 2016 By Melissa Wilcox 2 Comments

The stark questions of little people, especially around issues of faith and faith identity, can make us very uncomfortable.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Abraham, Godly Play, Jerome Berryman, Judaism, language, Old Testament, questions

Nothing separates us – or our son with special needs – from the love of God.

May 20, 2016 By Melissa Wilcox 11 Comments

Parenting a child with special needs is living with the beloved child you have and not the one you had imagined.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: baptism, Children in church, special needs

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