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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

The Hard, Essential Work of Observing Advent

November 28, 2021 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

For the first time in my adult life, I’m nervous about Advent.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Advent, adventword, Episcopal Relief & Development, Family, Lifelong Learning, Music, Virginia Theological Seminary

Thank You, Good-Bye

November 5, 2021 By Elizabeth Bentrup 3 Comments

As part of their visit to Episcopal High School, the Buddhist monks taught the art of constructing sand mandalas through demonstration. Days of demonstration.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, Family, Holy Spirit

Saint Patrick and Marking One Year

March 17, 2021 By Meaghan Brower 3 Comments

I live in Newport, Rhode Island where there is a small but mighty Irish population that has been celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day with vigor for 65 years.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: coronavirus, Family, Feast Days, Music, Patrick

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

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