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What we know to do

December 16, 2022 By Christian Simmers Leave a Comment

“Why do you always do the work in the kitchen at church? Why not Dad?”

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Filed Under: Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Advent, church, cooking, gun violence

The Edible Theology Project

August 6, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

Our food is a constant reminder of both the goodness and the brokenness of God’s creation.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: books, bread, Christian formation, communion, food, Holy Eucharist

Celebrating James the Apostle with a Pilgrimage

July 25, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

I find it fitting that the church calendar celebrates the Feast of Saint James in July, as every person in my Facebook feed seems to be spending this month on pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago.

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Filed Under: Saints, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Camino de Santiago, pilgrimage, St. James

The Spiritual Practice of Bible Journaling

June 3, 2022 By Traci Smith Leave a Comment

I’m on vacation for a little while.. a great time to work on some spiritual practices that have become important to me in recent weeks and months.

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Filed Under: Spiritual Practices Tagged With: art, Bible, Bible Study, Christian formation, Traci Smith

Down in the gullies, you make springs to rise

May 17, 2022 By Cara Meredith Leave a Comment

Have you ever had one of those palm-to-forehead moments?

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Filed Under: Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Annunciation, confession, grace, Prayer

An Eastertide Word of the Day

May 3, 2022 By Caroline Rossini 2 Comments

Well, I feel like I need to come clean: I failed.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Bible, Easter, joy, Lent, love, young children

Where did you see God this week?

March 5, 2022 By Caroline Rossini 1 Comment

This Lent, I hope to clear out some of the noise that prevents me from paying attention.

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Filed Under: Lent, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Bible, Bible Study, God, Lent

Holding onto Hope in Another Pandemic Lent

March 2, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

As we enter into our third Lent of the pandemic, I’m grateful for the muscle memory and predictable patterns I have created for this season. T

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Prayer, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Ash Wednesday, faith at home, Lent, Prayer, SALT, Traci Smith

John Coleridge Patteson: The 4 Challenges

September 20, 2021 By Dorian Del Priore Leave a Comment

I was talking about missionary work with one of my college students recently, specifically about the shadow side of missions.

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Filed Under: Saints, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Bishop, Bishop and Missionary, cloud of witnesses, mission trip

Youth Ministry 2021: The Comeback

September 16, 2021 By Miriam McKenney 1 Comment

What’s your new year looking like? For one church, it’s a return to the physical building. Here’s how youth minister Miriam McKenney created a plan for maximum safety and fun in a big pop-up tent.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Prayer, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: bean bags, beanbags, Calvary, coronavirus, Jesus, ministry, Prayer, teenagers, teens, tent, youth, youth group, youth ministry

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