Five Children’s Books for the Easter Basket
Here are five excellent children’s books for your family’s faith formation.
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That moment you realize the voice you’re hearing isn’t God – it’s Satan
If we recognize God in our lives, we must acknowledge Satan, too. This post explores how we talk with our children about Satan, and how we recognize Satan working in our lives.
Liturgical Year
I tried to wield Lent over my family’s heads. It doesn’t work.
My attempts to modify others’ behavior during the six weeks before Easter haven’t really been any more effective than my mother’s were.
Our bodies – and our children’s – are a gift from God.
Sexuality and gender seem unique in their capacity to elicit terror in adults and embarrassment in children.
You’ve got a little something on your forehead… kids and Ash Wednesday
How will you begin your Lenten season? Miriam McKenney talks to her teens about their Lenten disciplines and reflects on the importance of taking children to Ash Wednesday worship. When we honor and face death, we prepare ourselves to be welcomed in to new life in Jesus.
The Good Book Club with Kids: Setting Up for Success (Part 3 of 4)
I know that for my family to engage in a Lenten practice it needs to be simple and achievable.
Lent Madness with Children
Participation in Lent Madness can be turned into a family ritual, like lighting the Advent Wreath at dinnertime or saying bedtime prayers together.
Scripture engagement works. My teens dove deeper.
God’s story is rich with adventure, love, deceit, and every situation and emotion imaginable. My kids are hooked. My new theory about reading the Bible with kids: they’re never too young to be challenged, and they’re never too old to wonder. Join us as we read Luke and Acts!
I was finished with marriage, but marriage wasn’t finished with me.
Human beings break their promises. But God doesn’t break promises to us.
Our family’s Twelfth Night traditions help us keep the twelve days of Christmas.
At Epiphany we celebrate that Jesus came as the savior of the whole world.