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Love to be Unknown

July 24, 2023 By Samantha Vincent-Alexander Leave a Comment

The person who probably would have been least concerned with how many books he sold was Thomas à Kempis.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Saints Tagged With: books, discipleship, saints

Saint Alban: Finding Solidarity with the Persecuted

June 22, 2023 By Tim Gavin Leave a Comment

Growing up, my older brother and I occasionally found ourselves in hot water.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: discipleship, England, martyrdom

That They All May Be One

April 13, 2023 By Scott Robinson Leave a Comment

A high school friend tells the story of the first time his father, an East Texas boy, visited his mother’s family in the Bronx.

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Saint Lawrence: Reminding Us of the True Treasures of the Church

August 10, 2022 By Tim Gavin Leave a Comment

Since Lawrence was the chief financial officer in Rome, he was given the option by the Roman prefect to surrender the “treasures of the church” and receive his freedom or resist and be put to death.

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Weary and Burdened

March 22, 2022 By Christian Simmers Leave a Comment

What do we do when we, as a congregation, as a community, as a world, are truly exhausted and need the rest Jesus promises? Is that space still in the sanctuary? Or are we meant to seek peace away from our community as we heal?

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, Children in church, COVID-19, discipleship, Family, parenting

Running for Christ with Saint Andrew

November 30, 2021 By Tim Gavin 2 Comments

As Christians, Saint Andrew reminds us that following Christ requires us to surrender our need for notoriety and acclaim.

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Jonathan Daniels and Risking One’s Life for the Gospel

August 14, 2021 By Erin Jean Warde Leave a Comment

I like many have begun, far later than I have an excuse for, to reckon with the history of what I once called home.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, books, discipleship, Martin Luther King, martyrdom, saints, seminary

The Imprint

July 4, 2021 By Susan Caldwell 2 Comments

When I was growing up, my mother always purchased Revere Ware, which she said it was the best. The pots were made with sturdy stainless steel and finished with a copper bottom—a look that was always distinguishable on the stove top.

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Benchmarks for Christians

July 8, 2019 By Sharon Ely Pearson Leave a Comment

From time to time the Forma Facebook Group has a post from someone (clergy, youth minister, Christian educator) who is asking if anyone has a “rubric” for what children should learn in each year of “Sunday School” (or whatever you call it).

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Children in church, Christian formation, discipleship, resource, Sunday School, young children

Witnesses in Jerusalem, Witnesses at Home

July 1, 2019 By Laura Shaver 2 Comments

During my time serving as the communications director for a particular diocese in the Episcopal Church, I was often overwhelmed at the stories of grand ministry taking place all over the globe.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: discipleship, parenting, pilgrimage, travel, vacation bible school, young children

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