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The Good Book Club Returns

January 7, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

Yesterday’s Feast of the Epiphany marked the return of The Good Book Club. 

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Filed Under: Good Book Club Tagged With: Bible, children, Exodus, Forward Movement, The Good Book Club

Listen! It’s a Story!

May 15, 2021 By Meredith Baker Leave a Comment

Growing up in Michigan, Uncle Charlie’s “Keys for Kids” radio show was a weekly tradition.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: audiobooks, books, Forward Movement, Podcasts

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

When Spiritual Practices Become Springs in the Desert

February 8, 2020 By Victoria and Frank Logue 2 Comments

“Yes, I understand you are hikers, but have you ever backpacked in the desert?”

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: adult child, Daily Office, desert, Forward Movement, Lent

Telling the Story of God’s Promise through the O Antiphons

November 29, 2018 By Rachel Jones Leave a Comment

This song tells us a very important story, like most songs do. It comes from the heart of God’s people, from across thousands of years, and still means something holy and hopeful every single time we sing it. With titles and word pictures taken from the prophet Isaiah’s conversations about the Messiah, we see all the ways Jesus has come to reconcile the world to himself. Each verse reminds us of a different promise God has bought into being, has made come true, in the person of Jesus.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Advent, Forward Movement, hymns, Music, Prayer

Faith at Home: Planning for Advent

November 25, 2018 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

Advent is officially one week away. How are you feeling about it? Will this be the year you are finally able to slow down and enjoy this season of preparation? Grow Christians tries every November to ready our community to do just that.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Advent, Advent wreath, Forward Movement, liturgy, Posadas, Prayer, Way of Love

Talking about Immigration in an Age of Fear

November 15, 2018 By Hugo Olaiz 1 Comment

I am shaken by the anger and hatred people are expressing today at white supremacist rallies, on social media, and in YouTube clips.

This anti-immigrant sentiment is contrary to Christian values; it is inspired by ignorance, hatred, and fear. But it is also true that immigration is a very complex issue. Many people prefer to shout cheap slogans (“Build the wall!”) rather than exploring the many shades of gray that immigration issues entail. We have a lot of work to do, as individuals, families, and communities, to create a climate of truth-telling and civil discussion around immigration.

Here are a few suggestions of things you can do.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Forward Movement, hospitality, immigration, resource, strangers

I Spy a Giveaway!

September 19, 2018 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago I laid down with my nine-year-old son to read Lindsay Hardin Freeman’s book The Spy on Noah’s Ark. I flipped […]

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Filed Under: Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bible, children's books, Forward Movement, giveaway

Grandpa’s Tent: Talking with children about death

August 10, 2018 By Sarah Kinney Gaventa Leave a Comment

Last night my husband and I went to see the movie based on Fred Roger’s ministry, Won’t You Be My Neighbor. In the 1980s, his show […]

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, children's books, death, Forward Movement, grief

A Note From Your Friends at Forward Movement…

April 16, 2018 By Rachel Jones Leave a Comment

    Dear Friends, Grace and Peace to you and those you love! We hope that this Eastertide is one of joy and growth for […]

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Uncategorized Tagged With: checking in, Family, Forward Movement, Jesus, love

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