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When Nia and I were children: watching my girls grow up

August 8, 2018 By Miriam McKenney 4 Comments

When your children realize that they’re adults, it puts a whole new spin on the phrase “life comes at you fast.” Miriam McKenney wonders whether or not her kids’ faith lives are enough to equip them for adulthood.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: adult children, childhood, children, college, doubt, God, Godly Play, leaving home, returning home, teenagers, teens

Stories of God at Home: A Godly Play Approach

July 6, 2018 By Emily Watkins 1 Comment

Over a decade ago, while in seminary I began researching children’s spirituality. I read whatever I could and looked at (and tried) lots of things, […]

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: Christian formation, Godly Play

Jesus called; St. Andrew answered.

November 30, 2016 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

I imagine hesitation and maybe even resistance into this story. But my children do not.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Bible, discipleship, Godly Play, Jesus, saints, St. Andrew, vocation, young children

Small Children, Big Questions

July 5, 2016 By Melissa Wilcox 2 Comments

The stark questions of little people, especially around issues of faith and faith identity, can make us very uncomfortable.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Abraham, Godly Play, Jerome Berryman, Judaism, language, Old Testament, questions

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