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Ash Wednesday
Today is Ash Wednesday - the official beginning to Lent. You might have noticed that even though Grow Christians is ...
I bring my kids to Ash Wednesday worship. Here’s why.
As a child, I was somewhat confused about death. I blame Star Wars ...
Talking with kids about the hard stuff in Lent
My 5-year-old daughter most emphatically does NOT believe in “a season for everything.” ...
Why Grow Christians?
Today, I’m a priest in the Episcopal Church and the mother of middle schoolers. But not long ago, I was ...
Heading
Look for Life
I live in Nashville, TN, which means I spent early April navigating a nearly week-long storm. During the moments of ...
In the Garden
When I was in high school, I had the opportunity to visit the Holy Land with my family. We were ...
Love at Drop-Offs and in the Upper Room
There’s a tradition, or I suppose I should call it a rule, in my family: Everyone has to say “I ...
Making Palm Sunday Special for Children
“The disciples brought donkey to Jesus and threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he ...
Holy Week at Home
For many families, attending church on a weeknight is challenging, to say the least. School, sports, lessons, orthodontist appointments - ...
Autopilot, Unpacking, and This Year’s Lent
Our family moved this winter. We're in the same town, just in another house about a mile down the road ...