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I’m just glad he’s not gay.

December 2, 2022 By Scott Robinson Leave a Comment

And all day I have listened to partisan commentators insist that their own hateful and inflammatory rhetoric against the LGBTQIA+ community cannot be blamed for this incident, because the shooter is “one of their own.” Hypocrites! Viper’s brood!

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: gun violence, hate, love

Relational Theology: The Cornerstone of Our Ethos

November 15, 2022 By Tim Gavin Leave a Comment

Our love for God can only be manifested by our love for our neighbor.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: love, relationship, theology

The Godless Creation

September 27, 2022 By Scott Robinson 2 Comments

I used to quote this passage to my students at the evangelical university where I taught for ten years. They always nodded in sage agreement, murmuring appreciatively—until I told them the verse wasn’t from the Bible. It’s an Islamic hadith, one of a large collection of wisdom sayings that complement and amplify the Qur’an.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Saints Tagged With: creation, godchild, St. Francis

The Loose Tooth and Ordinary Time

September 6, 2022 By Susan Caldwell Leave a Comment

I have been thinking about Jesus’ life on earth and trying to wrap my head around what his life might have been like.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: humanity, imagination, Jesus

Praying Compline with children during this summer of disruption, violence, and injustice

August 22, 2022 By Bonnie Smith Whitehouse

It’s 9 pm on a Tuesday evening, and my 9 and 11 year old boys have just finished their second full day of Camp Mama.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting, Prayer Tagged With: compline, parenting, summer, young children

How Intergenerational Ministry Looks at Saint Michael & All Angels

August 20, 2022 By Susan Caldwell 2 Comments

Early on in my church ministry, I received the book Sticky Faith from a parishioner

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Children in church, Fuller Youth Institute, intergenerational, youth ministry

Building Faith’s Top Picks for Intergenerational Curriculum

July 28, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

Looking for the “best” intergenerational ministry curriculum? Here is a list of Building Faith’s favorite curriculum options based on theology, availability, and pedagogy.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Building Faith, Christian formation, intergenerational

Reflections and a Life Well Lived

June 27, 2022 By Sarah Carr Leave a Comment

For a friendship more separate than equal, we don our funeral black, and sign the guest book on the way in, all our children watching and following our lead with solemnity.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: death, friendship, Jesus Christ

Maundy Thursday’s Pairing of Service and Celebration

April 14, 2022 By Ann Benton Fraser 1 Comment

The world is heavy with sorrow right now.This is not a season that requires take much imagination to ponder Jesus’s suffering on the cross.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Lent Tagged With: Jesus Christ, Maundy Thursday, service

Sabbath by Sprain

January 21, 2022 By Kit Lonergan Leave a Comment

I think it all happened because the eighteen-year-old boy behind the counter called me ma’am.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: humility, rest, Sabbath

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