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The Violence of the Cross and Children

April 2, 2021 By Traci Smith 5 Comments

In my experience, many pastors and ministry leaders approach the death of Jesus much too casually with children.

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Filed Under: Lent, Parenting Tagged With: cross, Good Friday, Jesus Christ

Maundy Thursday’s Call to Love

April 1, 2021 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

Do you remember observing Maundy Thursday at home last year? It felt like a quaint, one-time experience to share with our households, then years later share as a story with future generations of the family. Except of course, it wasn’t a one-time experience. We’re here again a year later with another Maundy Thursday at home.  

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Filed Under: Lent, Parenting Tagged With: foot washing, Jesus Christ, love, Maundy Thursday, The Gospel of John

The Spiritual Practice of Slathering

March 31, 2021 By Kit Lonergan 3 Comments

It’s late to be writing a post about Lent, but I’m of the modest opinion that the practices you take on in Lent aren’t just seasonal.

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Filed Under: Lent, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Lent, spiritual discipline, spiritual practice

Learning God’s Glory on Palm Sunday

March 28, 2021 By Timothy Gavin Leave a Comment

For years, when I thought of Palm Sunday, I envisioned Jesus riding into Jerusalem with fanfare, celebration, and glory.

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year Tagged With: Haiti, mission trip, Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday at Home

March 24, 2021 By Wendy Claire Barrie Leave a Comment

For the second year in a row, we’ll not be at church on Palm Sunday, and I won’t be in charge of the donkey.

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Filed Under: Lent Tagged With: Holy Week, Illustrated Children's Ministry, Palm Sunday, palms, Prayer, Wendy Claire Barrie

Hope is still there

February 26, 2021 By Cara Meredith Leave a Comment

This year, Ash Wednesday looked like parking in a 12-minute spot on the corner of Bay and Montecito and walking up to the front step of our church building.

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year Tagged With: Ash Wednesday, coronavirus, COVID-19, hope, Lent

Slightly Frantic Liturgy 

May 14, 2020 By Samantha Vincent-Alexander 12 Comments

When I worked with youth, one of my favorite events was an agape meal. It started as a Seder and I eventually started calling it “What Would Jesus Eat” which I found hilarious.

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, psalm, young children

Understanding Jesus’ loneliness on Good Friday

April 10, 2020 By Ryan Kuratko 1 Comment

Apparently, there are different kinds of ‘alone.’

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Filed Under: Lent Tagged With: coronavirus, Good Friday, Holy Week

Maundy Thursday: The At Home Edition

April 9, 2020 By Meaghan Brower 4 Comments

As this article is being written, I am on the 20th day being home with my husband, two small children, and my mother.

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year Tagged With: coronavirus, faith at home, foot washing, Maundy Thursday, young children

Palm Sunday in Extraordinary Times

April 5, 2020 By Sarah Kinney Gaventa 1 Comment

I live in Austin, Texas, where, along with much of the country, I expect to remain under a “Shelter in Place” order during Palm Sunday. What a strange contradiction on a Sunday in which we would ordinarily march around the streets of the church, waving palm branches, and loudly singing, “Hosanna in the highest!”

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year Tagged With: coronavirus, Palm Sunday, palms, parenting, young children

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