How It Ends: Sister Emily Cooper, Graduations, and Graves
About two years ago, my wife and I mounted a six foot long white board on our office wall. We […]
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Everything We Need: A Holy Week Round Up
Okay. Take a deep breath. Holy Week is almost upon us and yet, no matter the planning that goes into
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Chaplain Teddy’s Guiding Light: Helping Children Make Sense of Goodbye
There are moments in life when words feel too small, especially when children are facing loss, illness, or the mystery
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Spontaneous and Rote Prayer with Children
The winter break was coming to its close, and my youngest had a request. “Mommy, can we pray that I
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Teaching the Way of Jesus
“The Jesus I grew up with was zero percent relaxed, but the Jesus I know now carries an ease I’ve
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It Takes a Village
A few months ago, I had an interaction in the parking lot of my local Costco that stayed on my
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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 went
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We’re Almost Close to Meeting Jesus
“We’re almost close to meeting Jesus.” These were the words my 5-year-old grandson, James, joyfully yelled on December 16th as
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Shield the Joyous
I’ve started praying a very specific prayer every time I see the news of another school shooting: shield the joyous, Lord. It
Voyages of Faith: VBS 2024
It is summer! And the joys of summer are especially rich when children’s ministry and creativity merge together in July
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