Recently, a parishioner described to me her experience of a funeral at another church. “They kept talking about the person’s ‘transition,’” she said. “It took me a while to figure out that they were using that word as a euphemism for death.”
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My daughter has outgrown her bold statements. But now I miss her brutal honesty.
St. Stephen tells bold truths. Do I encourage that from my children? Read Post »
To wrap our children in cotton and insulate them from reality, from the hard and jagged edges of life, is to do them a deep disservice—because Jesus shows up in those hard places.
How do we talk with children about difficult realities? Read Post »