An Epiphany Invitation for Families to Wonder Together
“What goes on in her head?” I wondered aloud, many years ago, watching our brilliant and quirky cattle dog patrol […]
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Jesus’ Invitation to Andrew and to Us This Advent
Searching the Gospel for stories of Andrew, we find him in sentences such as this one from Matthew 10: “Simon,
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Forming Faith in the Chronicles of Narnia
In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed. Clive
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Holy Week at Home
For many families, attending church on a weeknight is challenging, to say the least. School, sports, lessons, orthodontist appointments –
Parenting in the Wilderness this Lent
I remember the jokes that weren’t entirely joking as we entered Lent in 2021…wait, hasn’t the last year been a
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Childhood and the Church
Our children, soon-to-be youth, have important ideas and understandings of the world, their place in it, and their relationship with the Creator to share with us. Are we as the church listening?
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Suppporting Parents and Families Across Generations
When my boys were young, the wisdom of parents who’d already ‘been there, done that,’ was beyond valuable to me.
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Slowing Down for Advent with Young Children
The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, in our modern world, are a source of delighted excitement, building anxiety, and abject stress for so many families.
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What’s In The Word? A Podcast to Help Children and Youth Find Themselves in Scripture
Our churches can, and must, be spaces where children are seen, heard, known, and loved for exactly who they are.
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Laying down our burdens during Lent
The Samaritan woman, whom the orthodox church names Saint Photini, carries a burden of shame along with her water jar as she walks the through heat and dust.
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