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So… what are you doing for Black History Month?

February 4, 2021 By Miriam McKenney 4 Comments

In the groups I’m in on Facebook, I see questions like, “What’s everyone doing for Lent?” “Should we whisper about Easter?” Before that, it was […]

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: American History, Black History Month, children, churches, clergy, education, Family, formation, history, leaders, Sunday School, teens

Keeping Family Close

January 23, 2021 By Stephanie Snyder Leave a Comment

The Coronavirus pandemic has changed my life and my family’s life since February 2020. The last time I was in a social gathering was at my baby shower in late February.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: coronavirus, Family, traditions

Tradition is Life

December 28, 2020 By Sarah Carr Leave a Comment

“Oh! There are gifts on the mantel!” She says as she drops her backpack and coat on the way in from school.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: Advent, coronavirus, Family, rest, tradition

Growing Christians is Here (and so is a discount code)!

October 27, 2020 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

The day is finally here: October 27th. It’s the publication date for Growing Christians, the first book we created as the Grow Christians community. Last week I shared a sneak peek inside the book on the Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist, and today I’d like to share why we wrote it. 

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting, Saints Tagged With: Bible, Book of Common Prayer, books, children, Family, Feast Days, Forward Movement, Growing Christians, parenting, saints

The Evolving Life of James of Jerusalem

October 23, 2020 By Anne Warner 2 Comments

No, it isn’t just us in modern times—for siblings in the Bible, there’s usually drama.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Family, Jesus, siblings, St. James of Jerusalem

Pandemic Parenting: Letting Our Children Form Us

September 23, 2020 By Miriam McKenney 1 Comment

The choices our adult children make might surprise us. Be ready for anything and open to the Spirit.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: African-Americans, college, COVID-19, daughters, Family, raising daughters, Spirit, teenagers, together, university, young adults

My Cousin-Sister in Gallup, New Mexico

June 17, 2020 By Anne Warner 3 Comments

Autumn is a firstborn daughter, like me, and sixth months my senior. Unlike me, her dad—an artist, teacher and retired cross country coach—is Navajo (Diné).

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: coronavirus, Family, Navajoland, teenagers

To Do or To Be: That is the Question 

May 27, 2020 By Michelle Heed 2 Comments

I miss, no ache, for busyness. In busyness, we find temporary worth, and get an “importance-rush” that nails us to the hamster wheel of frenzy. […]

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: busy-ness, coronavirus, Family, psalm

Compassion in a Pandemic

May 17, 2020 By Christian Simmers 4 Comments

For the past eight weeks, my home base has been designated the Special Pathogens Unit of the hospital, which delivers vital care for hospitalized patients infected with COVID-19.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, compassion, coronavirus, Family, young children

Retreat before the Miracle

March 12, 2020 By Christian Simmers 1 Comment

Growing up, I remember the season of Lent as one of reflection and contemplation. Somewhere in young adulthood, the season lost its peacefulness for me.

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Filed Under: Lent Tagged With: busy-ness, Family, kitchen, Lent, Prayer

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