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A Saint for the Back Row Dancer

February 24, 2020 By Kit Lonergan 2 Comments

Our faithfulness is not a reality show to be won, but rather transformation for God and glory to God alone.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Acts of the Apostles, dancing, disciple, Faith, Feast Days, saints, St. Matthias

The Scholl siblings’ faithful courage to do what’s right

February 22, 2020 By Bingham Powell 3 Comments

The story of Hans and Sophie Scholl is a powerful story of faith and courage.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Saints Tagged With: baptismal covenant, courage, Faith, martyrdom

Faith, Science, and the Coolness of God

May 23, 2019 By Drew Bunting Leave a Comment

Listen, I’m not saying I once elevated a communion wafer with a robot arm. That would have been Inappropriate. People would be rightly concerned that such irreverence would cause Jesus to jump out of that wafer as fast as he jumped in.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: cloud of witnesses, Faith, Lesser Feasts and Fasts, science, wonder

Offering God Our Gifts and Our Doubts with Saint Andrew

November 30, 2018 By Erin Hougland 1 Comment

Saint Andrew shows us we do have gifts to offer within ourselves and others, however big or small, and we can bring them forward to help feed, heal and bless those around us. And like Andrew, we can hold tight to our faith that no matter what we offer, our offerings are enough for God to work with and make miracles happen in this broken world. 

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: doubt, Faith, Feast Days, gifts, offering, St. Andrew

Parenting Children to Grow Outside Our Comfort Zones

August 20, 2018 By Christian Simmers 6 Comments

From the outside, our youngest daughter looks like a typical developing toddler. If you passed her in the store, you would probably think that she […]

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, Children in church, Faith, Family, parenting

A Language Practice for Pentecost

May 20, 2018 By Tina Clark Leave a Comment

In the Gospel for this Pentecost Sunday, one line jumps out at me in particular as a parent. Jesus says to the disciples,  I did […]

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: children, Faith, Family, youth

Fear, Independence and Scrambled Eggs

May 17, 2018 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

Three months ago I finally carved out time to read the parenting book a church speaker recommended in the fall. This speaker has the reputation […]

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, Faith, Family, parenting

Gabriel’s call, Mary’s “yes” – and my response to my son’s doubt.

April 9, 2018 By Tina Clark 2 Comments

I should’ve been prepared for my own child to tell me he was experiencing doubt. But I wasn’t.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Annunciation, Faith, parenting

As a recovering perfectionist, I know: there’s no perfect way to “do” Holy Week.

March 21, 2018 By Ann Benton Fraser 4 Comments

This Holy Week, God will be at work in us in ways we cannot yet ask or imagine.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: children, Children in church, Easter, Faith, Family, Good Friday, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Palm Sunday

Why the Conversion of St Paul Gives Us Hope for Our Most Passionate and Energetic Children

January 25, 2018 By Tina Clark Leave a Comment

In Saul I recognize the passionate energy of my own boys and many other children I’ve worked with over the years.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Bible, Children in church, conversion, Conversion of St. Paul, discipleship, Faith, Family

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